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attendance reaching 770, soliciting their views and suggestions on the NPC’s
work, the advancement of democracy and the rule of law, and economic and
social development. We arranged for deputies to consider and discuss drafts

of the amendment to the Constitution, the Supervision Law, the Foreign
Investment Law, the Civil Code, the Organic Law of the NPC, the NPC Rules
of Procedure, the Organic Law of Local People’s Congresses at All Levels and
Local People’s Governments at All Levels, the Legislation Law, and other
laws before they were officially submitted to the NPC for deliberation. We
solicited comments and suggestions on 36 draft laws from deputies working
in relevant fields or possessing relevant professional expertise prior to our
deliberation. Deputy participation in legislative research, drafting, debates,

and evaluations topped 400, and the figure for participation in inspections
into the implementation of laws, research projects, plan and budget
examinations and oversight, and state-owned asset management oversight
exceeded 2,000.

(3) We refined mechanisms for communications with deputies.
Members of the Council of Chairpersons and the Standing Committee

maintained direct contact with 432 deputies. We developed working
mechanisms for special committees and working commissions and
committees to stay in touch with deputies from relevant fields or with
relevant knowledge. Through diverse channels such as meetings, visits,
phone calls, emails, WeChat, and research projects, we strengthened regular
contact with deputies, reached out to those working on the frontline at the

primary level and those with specialized knowledge, and engaged deputies in
all aspects of our work.
(4) We encouraged deputies to maintain close ties with the public.

We organized research projects and group inspection tours for deputies,
with total attendance reaching 8,389, leading to the compilation of 497 reports.
We organized deputies’ research and inspections in places other than where
they were elected in an orderly and well-regulated manner. We arranged for

deputies from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan and from the PLA and the
Armed Police Force to carry out research and inspections in relevant
provinces, autonomous regions, and cities directly under the central
government. We organized for Hong Kong deputies to conduct a remote
video inspection of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. We set rules of
procedure for deputies’ participation in activities of the State Council, the
National Commission of Supervision, the Supreme People’s Court, and the

Supreme People’s Procuratorate. There were more than 9,100 instances of
deputy participation in activities of the State Council and its departments, the

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