1988 amendment to the Constitution of China
| Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China | |
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| National People's Congress | |
| Territorial extent | China |
| Passed by | National People's Congress |
| Passed | 12 April 1988 |
| Effective | 12 April 1988 |
| Codification | |
| Acts amended | Constitution of the People's Republic of China |
| Introduced by | Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
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| Status: In force | |
The Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China was proposed by the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and adopted at the first session of the 7th National People's Congress on 12 April 1988.
The amendments included amending Articles 10 and 11 of the Constitution to allow the emergence of private economy and the transfer of land use rights.
History
[edit]On February 28, the CCP Central Committee submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress the "Proposal of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on Amending Certain Articles of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China".[1] On March 12, the twenty fifth session of the Standing Committee of the 6th National People's Congress passed the "Draft Constitutional Amendment" based on the central government's constitutional amendment proposal, and decided to submit it to the first session of the 7th National People's Congress for deliberation.[2] On April 12, the first session of the 7th National People's Congress passed the Constitutional Amendment with 2,821 votes in favor, 22 votes against, and 16 abstentions.[3]
Amendments
[edit]The amendments included amending Articles 10 and 11 of the Constitution to allow the emergence of private economy and the transfer of land use rights.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "中国共产党中央委员会关于修改中华人民共和国宪法个别条款的建议" [Proposal of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on Amending Certain Articles of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China]. National People's Congress (in Chinese). 中国人大网. 1988-02-28. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于中华人民共和国宪法修正案草案". National People's Congress (in Chinese). 中国人大网. 1988-03-12. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ a b "中华人民共和国宪法修正案（1988年）". National People's Congress (in Chinese). 中国人大网. 1988-04-12. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.