All state functionaries shall take a public oath of allegiance to the Constitution when assuming office, read the proposal.

 

-- Chinese President and Vice-President

 

The CPC Central Committee proposed revising the clause "The term of office of the President and Vice-President of the People's Republic of China is the same as that of the National People's Congress, and they shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" to "The term of office of the President and Vice-President of the People's Republic of China is the same as that of the National People's Congress."

 

-- New cabinet function

 

The CPC Central Committee proposed to list ecological advancement as a new function and power of the State Council, or cabinet.

 

Apart from economic affairs and urban and rural development, the State Council also has the function and power of directing and administering ecological advancement, according to a proposed change to a clause under Article 89.

 

-- More cities with legislative power

 

Chinese cities, with subordinate districts, would be granted the power to make local laws and regulations under the proposed constitutional amendment.

 

The people's congresses and their standing committees of these cities would be able to adopt local laws and regulations under the condition that they do not contradict the Constitution, national laws and regulations, and provincial laws and regulations, according to the proposal.

 

The local laws and regulations would take effect after being approved by the standing committees of provincial-level people's congresses.

 

-- Supervisory commissions

 

The CPC Central Committee proposed listing the supervisory commissions as a new type of state organs in the Constitution.

 

According to the proposal, supervisory organs will be listed together with administrative, judicial and procuratorial organs of the State, all of which are created by the people's congresses to which they are responsible and by which they are supervised.