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China considers granting Sansha city local legislative power

Xinhua, March 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

National legislators proposed to grant the local legislative power to Sansha city of south China's Hainan Province, said the national legislature Thursday.

The report was submitted to the presidium of the National People's Congress (NPC) annual session for review by the NPC Law Committee, in charge of gathering NPC deputies' opinions about the draft revision to the Legislation Law during panel discussions and preparing an improved version of the bill.

Established in 2012, Sansha is one of the country's youngest cities, and was not included in the bill when it was submitted at this session.

The city government is located on the 2.13-square km Yongxing Island, the largest island in the Xisha Islands group in the South China Sea. Endi