Legislative Affairs Commission spokespersons appointed

Spokespersons for the National People's Congress Standing Committee's Legislative Affairs Commission were appointed as the commission held its first news conference on Wednesday.

Zang Tiewei, director of the commission's research department, and Yue Zhongming, director of its legislative planning department, were named as its spokespersons.

"Setting up such a spokesperson system will help people better understand our country's lawmaking, introduce the legislative process in a timely manner and improve communication with the public," Zang told the news conference in Beijing.

He disclosed his department's phone number, saying he and his colleagues would like to study and answer questions about legislative matters from the public.

Zang said the NPC and its Standing Committee had made two laws this year — the Foreign Investment Law adopted in March and the Vaccine Administration Law adopted in June — and amended 10 others, including the Judge Law.

"We'll continue to review draft sections on personal rights and torts of the civil code and draft laws on resource taxes and promotion of basic medical and health care this year," he said.

As for the development of the law on personal information protection, which has been listed on the NPC Standing Committee's legislative agenda, Zang said it was taking time to draft it to ensure that citizens' legitimate rights and interests were safeguarded by rule of law.