China's top legislature decided to designate December 4 as national Constitution Day amid efforts to enhance the document's implementation and advance the rule of law. China's top legislature adopted the Constitution on Dec. 4, 1982 based on a previous version enacted in 1954. The day is set to enhance social awareness of the Constitution, promote its spirit, and strengthen its implementation, according to the decision. Fully implementing the Constitution is the primary task and basic work for building a socialist nation ruled by law, it added. -- Xinhua.net As one of the propellants of the Chinese National Constitution Day, Wuhan University law professor Qin Qianhong told the SBS that the current constitution has been neglected in China while he was attending The Third World Chinese Legal Philosophy Conference in Sydney. He said the designation of the National Constitution Day would improve the social awareness of the Constitution.
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