The Basic Healthcare and Health Promotion Law [基本医疗卫生与健康促进法] takes effect on June 1.
The 13th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) is expected to convene for its 19th session in late June. The Council of Chairpersons is expected to meet in mid-June to decide on the agenda and dates of the session. The NPCSC’s annual legislative and oversight plans for 2020 may be released after the session.
The session may review a draft of the national security law that would be implemented in Hong Kong under the NPC’s recent, May 28 decision.
The following legislative bills may return for further review:
- draft amendment to the Patent Law [专利法];
- draft Law on Governmental Sanctions for Public Employees [公职人员政务处分法];
- draft revision to the Archives Law [档案法];
- draft revision to the Minors Protection Law [未成年人保护法];
- draft revision to the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Law [预防未成年人犯罪法].
- draft Yangtze River Protection Law [长江保护法];
- draft Export Control Law [出口管制法];
- draft Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law [城市维护建设税法]; and
- draft Deed Tax Law [契税法].
The NPCSC is soliciting public comments on the following bills through June 13:
- draft Law on Governmental Sanctions for Public Employees [公职人员政务处分法];
- draft Biosecurity Law [生物安全法];
- draft revision to the Animal Epidemic Prevention Law [动物防疫法];
- draft amendment to the Copyright Law [著作权法]; and
- draft revision to the People’s Armed Police Law [人民武装警察法].
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