Legal Aid Law - NPC Observer

[CURRENT TEXT: Chinese, English]

(adopted Aug. 20, 2021, effective Jan. 1, 2022)

Status: Passed
Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
Drafter & Submitter: NPC Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee
Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category II
- Annual: 2020, 2021
Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: August 2021 (Chinese, English)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: June 2021 (Chinese, English)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: January 2021 (Chinese, English)
Legislative Records
- Explanation (Jan. 20, 2021)
- Report on Status of Revision (June 7, 2021)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Aug. 17, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Aug. 19, 2021)
- Presidential Order (Aug. 29, 2021)
Press Conference: N/A

NPCSC Codifies Three-Child Policy, Expands Legal Aid & Updates Military Service Law and Physicians Law (Aug. 24, 2021)
NPCSC Session Watch: Three-Child Policy, Data Privacy, Innovation Policy, Court Reform & New National Law in Hong Kong & Macau (July 28, 2021)
NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Legal Aid Law, Physicians Law, Vocational Education Law Revision & Audit Law Amendment (June 10, 2021)
NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Legal Aid Law, Wetlands Protection Law, Family Education Law, Education Law Amendment, Workplace Safety Law Amendment & Two Other Bills (Jan. 27, 2021)
NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety (Jan. 12, 2021)