Editorial : The two aspects of revising the constitution
文章日期:2018年2月27日

【明報專訊】THE CURTAIN is set to rise this weekend upon China's annual major political event "Lianghui", or the Two Sessions of the NPC (National People's Congress) and the CPPCC (National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference). This year's "Two Sessions" is to be attended by new-term delegates of the two organisations at the beginning of their five-year terms. Further, as the first "Two Sessions" after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party, it is tasked with revising the constitution and electing a new term of state leaders. As evidenced by the upcoming constitution amendment and personnel changes, this year's "Two Sessions" will see the abolition of old rules and regulations and the introduction of new ones, and many of the changes in focus could earn a place in the history books. Yesterday the authorities released a proposal made by the party's Central Committee regarding the revision of the national constitution. What grabbed most people's attention was the suggestion that the two-term limits on presidency and vice-presidency be removed, which is likely to have profound ramifications.

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