Clarify land laws first

Law-makers shouldn't use obscure terms to strip people of house-owning rights, says an article in Chongqing Times. Following is an excerpt:

As for the upcoming revision of the Land Management Law, people are most concerned about whether they will still own their houses without paying extra money after their 70-year land use right expires.

According to reports, the latest revision of the law may rule that the citizen's rights to own houses will be renewed 70 years after the purchase not "freely and automatically" but "according to related regulations". It means, as experts said, people will probably have to pay to renew their house rights.