摘要
On June 29, 2006, the S ＇tanding Committee of the National People＇s Congress, the Chinese parliament, approved the revisedCompulsory Education Law of the People＇s Republic of China, which became effective for implementation on Septem ber 1. Before the revision, the law had 18 articles with a total of 1,800 characters, which were not divided into chapters. In comparison, the revised law has 63 articles in eight chapters, with a total of 7,000 characters. ＂Thanks to this, the first major revision made to the law since its promulgation in 1986, the law has been expanded both in volume and content,＂ Chen Xiaoya, vice-minister of education, told the Human Rights magazine. ＂Moreover, the revised law is easier to implement.＂
On June 29, 2006, the S ＇tanding Committee of the National People＇s Congress, the Chinese parliament, approved the revisedCompulsory Education Law of the People＇s Republic of China, which became effective for implementation on Septem ber 1. Before the revision, the law had 18 articles with a total of 1,800 characters, which were not divided into chapters. In comparison, the revised law has 63 articles in eight chapters, with a total of 7,000 characters. ＂Thanks to this, the first major revision made to the law since its promulgation in 1986, the law has been expanded both in volume and content,＂ Chen Xiaoya, vice-minister of education, told the Human Rights magazine. ＂Moreover, the revised law is easier to implement.＂
