List of role models of justice for the people to be unveiled on Dec 27

The Ministry of Justice held a press briefing on Dec 23, disclosing that the unveiling ceremony for the list of role models of justice for the people in a new era will be held on Dec 27.

According to the ministry, the ceremony will be recorded at the China Media Group (CMG) and broadcast on two TV channels, CCTV 1 and CCTV 12, in mid-January, 2020.

It was disclosed at the press briefing that the ceremony will be closely focused on the theme "remain true to the original aspiration, keep the mission firmly in mind, justice for the people".

Some of the role models will be interviewed at the ceremony which will also feature song performances.

The schedule for the follow-up events was also announced at the press briefing.

Officially launched on Nov 15, 2018, the publicity campaign for role models of justice for the people in a new era was the first large year-long publicity campaign hosted by the Ministry of Justice after its restructuring.

Nearly 50 million ballots were cast during a 15-day online balloting period, drawing an extraordinary public response.