Summary of the Briefing
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2.
of law.
The Commission
was established in 1979 by the NPC
after a decision in 1978 to develop denocracy and the rule
The role and function of the Commission are as
stated in Annex I.
3.
Mistakes had been made since the. establishment of the
PRC, e.g. Cultural Revolution, which highlighted the need
for
the establishment of the rule of law in the PRC so that
might change, legal systems would continue
and the spirit of democracy would be enshrined in law.
while
leaders
Reforms on Democratic Election System
4. A substantial portion of the briefing was devoted to
how the NPC and local People's Congress were constituted.
There were four levels of people's congresses: the
national, provincial
), county () and township
1郷
(27) levels.
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It was stressed that delegates, whether to
the national or local congresses, were democratically
elected. It was also emphasized that power rested with the
the
State Council, other executive
NPC and that
departments, and the
authority from the NPC.
procuratorate all derive
their