Chinese lawmakers to meet early next month to deliberate draft laws, reports

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) will convene its 12th session from Nov. 4 to 8 in Beijing.

The decision was made on Friday at a meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee, which was presided over by Zhao Leji, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.

According to the proposed session agenda, lawmakers will review a draft preschool education law, a draft revision to the Law on Protection of Cultural Relics, a draft revision to the Mineral Resources Law, a draft energy law, and a draft revision to the Anti-Money Laundering Law, among others.

Lawmakers will hear a report on financial work, a report on the management of state-owned assets, a report on building world-class universities with Chinese characteristics, a report on the prevention and control of desertification, and more. ■