China started training newly elected local legislators, as the
election of the country's county and township people's congresses
is underway.
More than 170 newly elected standing committee members of local
people's congresses from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and northwest
Qinghai Province became the first group of
trainees since the election started from last July.
During the nine-day training starting last Wednesday, the
legislators will focus on a number of key laws including
Constitution, the laws of supervision and election and budget
management under public finance.
Sheng Huaren, vice chairman and secretary-general of the
Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, urged the
local legislators to keep improving themselves to better fulfill
their responsibility.
The election of county and township people's congresses will end
on December 31, 2007.
(Xinhua News Agency December 4, 2006)