Three of Shanxi province's deputies to the National People's Congress on May 21 discuss a motion to be submitted to the National People's Congress in Beijing. [Photo/Shanxi Daily]

The delegation from North China's Shanxi province to the third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) held a meeting on May 21 to discuss the motions and suggestions to be submitted to the NPC on their behalf, according to local officials. 

After the discussion, the Shanxi delegation had finalized plans to submit motions and suggestions. These concerned revision of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife, the construction of the Beijing-Xiongan-Xinzhou-Taiyuan-Yan'an Passenger Dedicated Line and the environmental protection and high quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Shanxi province. 

Also to be presented are motions and suggestions on the establishment of a Shanxi Synthetic Biology Industry Chain Open Development and Free Trade Zone and the development of Shanxi as a national pilot province for organic dryland farming. 

A national legislator from Shanxi province addresses the third session of the 13th National People's Congress, on May 21. [Photo/Shanxi Daily]

Last year, the Shanxi delegation made four suggestions to the NPC. Among these were suggestions on increasing support for restoration of the environment in the severely impoverished areas of Lyuliang Mountain and on the treatment of water sources in the upper reaches of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. They were listed as key supervision suggestions by the NPC.