The 13th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) concluded its 22nd session on Saturday, October 17, 2020 and adopted seven bills. We will summarize five of them in some detail below, while briefly noting the other two. The texts of the bills and relevant legislative documents can be found on the individual bill pages linked below.
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NPCSC Session Watch: Patent, Export Control, Personal Information Protection, Wildlife Protection & National Defense
On Tuesday, September 29, the Council of Chairpersons decided to convene the 22nd session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) from October 13 to 17. The NPCSC’s regular sessions ordinarily take place during the last ten days of a month. This upcoming session is likely moved forward to make way for the Communist Party’s Fifth Plenum, scheduled from October 26 to 29. The NPCSC will review at least fifteen bills at its five-day session next month. A quick rundown follows.
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The NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) is soliciting public comments on the following seven bills through September 30, 2020:
| Draft Name | Chinese Text | Explanatory Document |
|---|---|---|
| Copyright Law (2nd Draft Amendment) 著作权法修正案草案二次审议稿 | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Law (2nd Draft Revision) 预防未成年人犯罪法修订草案二次审议稿 | PDF (English) | |
| Animal Epidemic Prevention Law (2nd Draft Revision) 动物防疫法修订草案二次审议稿 | ||
| National Flag Law (Draft Amendment) 国歌法修正草案 | ||
| National Emblem Law (Draft Amendment) 国徽法修正草案 | ||
| NPC Organic Law (Draft Amendment) 全国人民代表大会组织法修正草案 | ||
| NPC Rules of Procedure (Draft Amendment) 全国人民代表大会议事规则修正草案 |
English translations will be provided if and when available. All explanatory documents are in Chinese.
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UPDATE (July 31, 2020): Today, the Hong Kong Chief Executive officially announced the postponement of the Legislative Council elections to next fall. The central government said in a statement that it would seek a decision by the NPCSC on the one-year vacancy of the Legislative Council after its current term expires on September 30.
We did not wake up today expecting to write this blogpost, yet here we are. On Wednesday, July 29, the Council of Chairpersons decided to convene the 21st session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC)—much to our surprise—from August 8 to 11. For the past three terms, the NPCSC’s regular sessions began only during the last ten days of each month in which it was scheduled to meet (with one exception). And this upcoming session bears all the indications of a regular (August) session: its four-day length, a full batch of bills to review, and the State Council’s mid-year reports on budget implementation and economic development (which are heard in August).
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