Editor's note: The State Council has made 19 amendments to the Government Work Report according to legislators' and political advisers' suggestions. Here are some of the highlights of the amendments and comments from legislators.
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1.Original: To curb the blind expansion of the solar and wind energy industry. |
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Amended: To prevent the blind expansion of the manufacturing capacity of solar and wind energy facilities.
"We should prevent the industry from over-expansion because many local governments blindly launch projects. We should develop new energy. The word "curb" sounds like it is something that we should not do. The amendment is more precise and could help encourage the healthier development of the new energy industry."
Qin Shaode, chairman of Shanghai Social Sciences Association |
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2.Original: To improve management of the safety of school buses. |
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Amended: To improve management of the safety of school buses and on campus.
"In some Western countries, violence frequently occurs on campus. Improving the safety of school buses is just a part of the job to be done. We should pay more attention to ensuring safety on campus because this is in line with parents' hopes and a necessary step to protect students' rights."
Cheng Enfu, director of Academy of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
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3.Original: To improve grassroots self-governance in urban and rural areas. |
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Amended: To improve grassroots self-governance in urban and rural areas and make social organizations play a more active role in social management.
"The involvement of more social organizations could make social management more scientific and reasonable. Bringing non-governmental organizations and seniors', women's and young people's organizations into the process of social management could allow more views to be heard and would help the government optimize public services."
Zeng Qinghong, mayor of Jiujiang city, Jiangxi province |
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4.Original: To strengthen and improve petition work. |
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Amended: To strengthen and improve petition work and improve the mechanisms to receive the public's appeals and opinions.
"As a judge, I think it's quite necessary to set up efficient channels for the public to express their opinions and make appeals. The mechanism should first address the problem of how people can make their expressions be heard and then how the Party, the government and judicial bodies deal with them."
Kang Weimin, president of Hunan High People's Court |
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5.Original: To support the coordination of enterprises that "go out" by investing overseas and help them jointly develop. |
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Amended: To support the coordination of enterprises that "go out" by investing overseas and help them jointly develop and regulate and develop labor outsourcing.
"It is not only the enterprises that go out, but also workers. Labor outsourcing could help promote employment and deal with the large quantity of surplus labor in rural areas. Currently, there are some illegal labor companies in the market. Better regulation of labor outsourcing could help protect outsourced workers' rights and better develop the industry."
Yin Guangjun, deputy president, China Council for Promotion of International Trade, Cangzhou sub-council |
