More legislative work underway

Environmental protection, healthcare, national security high on agenda

The National People's Congress will redouble its efforts to draft, revise and deliberate on laws concerning the environment, people's livelihoods and national security this year to provide better standards of living and effectively prevent risks, a spokesman for the country's top legislature said on Monday.

"We're preparing to introduce a law to protect the Yangtze River with the aim of providing legal support for governing the regional environment and ecology," said Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the second session of the 13th NPC.