Top legislature paves way to amend pollution law

The top legislature will be launching special inspections across the country this year to determine if enforcement of the air pollution control law has been effective.

Results from inspections will help legislators decide how to amend the law "to provide more legal backing for smog control", said Fu Ying, spokeswoman for the second session of the 12th National People's Congress, which is scheduled to convene on Wednesday.

Her insight into the top legislature's plan was in response to a question about the heavy pollution in China in which a reporter asked, "Apart from wearing masks, what else can the public rely on?"