十一届五次全国人大新闻记者会英文稿

Welcometothepressconferenceofthe5thsessionofthe11thnationalpeople’scongress.TodaywehaveinvitedthespokesmanofthesessionMr.LiZhaoxingtoreleaseinformationrelatedtotheagendaandarrangementsofthenpcsession.Hewillthenanswerquestionsfromyourelatingtotheagendaofthesessionandtheworkofthenationalpeople’scongress.Now,I’dliketofirstinviteMr.Litomakesomeopeningremarksonthesession’sagendaandrelativearrangements.L&G,GoodMorning,Iwishallofyouhappinessinthespringoftheyearofthedragon.The5thsessionofthe11thnationalpeople’scongresswillopenonthemorningofMarchthe5th.Itwillrun9andhalfdaysandcloseonthemorningofMarchthe14th.Atthejointjustconcludedpreparatorymeeting,thepresidiumandsecretorygeneraloftheupcomingsessionwereelectedandtheagendaofthesessionwasadopted.Followingthepreparatorymeeting,thepresidiumhelditsfirstmeetingwhichappointed14standingchairpersons.Theprogramofthesessionwasadopted.Executivechairpersonsintheprilinarymeetingswerespecified.Andthedeputiesofthesecretarygeneralofthesessionwereappointed.Thedecisionwasmadeonthemethodofvotingonbillsandproposals.Andthedeadlineforsubmittingbillsandproposalswassetat12:00ofMarchthe9th.Therearemanyitemsontheagendaofthesession.Deputieswillhearthedeliberationonthereportontheworkofthegovernment;reviewandproofthereportonplanning;reviewandproofthereportonbudget;deliberateonthedraftmenttothecriminalprocedurelaw;deliberateonthedraftdecisiononthequartersofelectionofthedeputiestothe12thnpc;deliberateonthedraftmethodsfortheelectionofthedeputiestothe12thnpcintheHongkongandMacaospecialadministrativeregionsrespectively;hearanddeliberateontheworkreportofthenpcstandingcommittee;hearanddeliberateontheworkreportofthesupremepeople’scourt;hearanddeliberateontheworkreportofsupremepeople’sprecuratory.TheupcomingnpcsessionisamajoreventinChinathisyearandthemostimportantconferencebeforethe18thnationalcongressofthecommunistpartyofChina.ThesuccessfulsessionthereforehasgreatsignificanceformobilizingtheChinesepeopleofallethnicgroups;torelyaroundthecpccentralcommitteewithcomradeHuJintaoasageneralsecretary;andtoworkinaunitedunrelenting,enterprisingandinnovativewaytoconsolidateandbuildonagoodstartofChina’seconomicandsocialdevelopmentinthe12thfive-tearperiod;maintainsteadyandfasttheeconomicdevelopment;promotesocialharmonyandstability;andstrivefornewsuccessesinbuildingamoderatelyprosperoussocietyinaspects.Theopeningandclosing,aswellasthepreliminarymeetingsofthesessionwillbeopentoChineseandforeignmedia.Discussionsheldbyalargenumberofdelegationswillalsobeopentothemedia.Duringthesession,pressconferenceswillbeheldatthegreathallofthepeopleandthegoldenhallinparticular,andatthemediacenterhotel,theheadquartersofthepresscenter.Leadingofficialsofrelevantstatecouncildepartmentswillbeinvitedtoanswerquestionsonissuesofgreatintereststothepublic,suchasChina’sforeignpolicy,andexternalrelations,economicandsocialdevelopments,fiscalandfinancialpolicyandmaintenanceandimprovementofpeople’slivelihood.AtthepressconferenceafterthecloseofthesessiononthemorningofMarchthe14th,PremierWenJiabaowillanswerquestionsfromChineseandforeignpress.Tofacilitatemediareporting,thepresscenterwillreleaserelevantinformationinatimelyfashiononitswebpageandthroughnewsalertsandtextmessagessenttoyourmobilephone.Thankyou.Nowthefloorisopen.Legaldailyanditswebsite.Mr.Spokesperson,intheagendaofthesessionthatyouhavereleased,theitemofdeliberatingonthedraftmenttothecriminalprocedurelaw;duringthedeliberationofthisdraftbythenpcstandingcommittee,somemembersonthestandingcommitteeandsomeexpertscalledforincorporationintothedrafttheconstitutionalprincipleofrespectingandprotectinghumanrights.Howdoesthedraftthatwillbesubmittedtotheupcomingnpcsessionreflectthatconstitutionalprinciple?You’rerightpointingoutthearticle33oftheconstitutionofthePeople’sRepublicofChinasaysthatthestateprotectsandrespectshumanrights.Thecriminalprocedurelawwasadoptedin1979bythe2ndsessionofthe5thnationalpeople’scongress.Itwasamendedin1996bythe4thmeetingofthe8thnationalpeople’scongress.Thecurrentrevisionofthislawisquiteextensive.Manyarticlesandcourseswillbeaddedandnewparts,chaptersandsectorswillbeincluded.ItwillrepresentamajorreformandimprovementinChina’scriminalproceduresystem.Aftertworeadingsbythenpcstandingcommittee,thenpcstandingcommitteeatits24thmeetinginDecemberlastyeardecidedtosubmitthedraftamendmenttothecriminalprocedurelawtotheupcomingnpcsessionfordeliberation.Respectforandprotectionofhumanrights,asanimportantprincipleinshinedinChina’sconstitution,itisalsotheinherentrequirementofthesocialistsystem.Thisprincipleisreflectedinboththesettingupofprocedureandspecificprovisionsofthecriminalprocedurelaw.Inamendingthecriminalprocedurelawthistime,wewillhandlewelltherelationshipbetweenpunishingcrimeandprotectinghumanrights.Wewillestablishcriminalfactsinanaccurateandswiftmanner,correctivelyapplyrelevantlawsandpunishcriminals;andatthesametime,makesuretheinnocentpeoplewillnotbeconvicted,respectandprotecthumanrights;andensurethecitizenslitigationrightsandotherlawfulrights.Recognizingthatthecriminalproceduresystemhasani