The Ninth National Congress of the Law Society of China opened in the Great Hall of the People on the morning of 10 January. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State Council and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a letter to the Congress, sending greetings to the vast number of lawyers and legal workers across the country and putting forward his hopes for doing a good job of the Law Society.
Xi Jinping stressed that in the new era and new journey, law societies at all levels should adhere to the guidance of the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully implement the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics idea of the rule of law, adhere to the all-round leadership of the Party, adhere to the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the road of the rule of law, adhere to the service of the Party and the overall situation of the country's work, further strengthen their own construction, play a better role in bridging, and do a good job of prospering legal research, service rule of law practice, strengthen the rule of law propaganda, cultivate rule of law talents and other work, and strive to create a new situation for the development of the cause of the Law Society. The majority of legal practitioners should be firm in their confidence in the rule of law, strengthen their mission and commitment, and actively engage in the great practice of ruling the country according to law in an all-round manner, so as to make new contributions to the construction of a socialist state governed by the rule of law at a higher level and the advancement of Chinese-style modernisation. Party committees at all levels should strengthen their leadership of law societies and provide strong support for law societies to carry out their work in accordance with their statutes.
Chen Wenqing, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Central Political and Law Commission, delivered a speech on behalf of the Party Central Committee at the opening ceremony. He said that law societies at all levels should study and implement the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, adhere to the overall leadership of the Party, strengthen political leadership, perform their duties and responsibilities in accordance with the law, strictly enforce discipline and style, and be determined to reform and forge ahead, so as to promote the rule of law in all aspects, and to build a higher level of socialist rule of law country to contribute wisdom and strength. It is hoped that the majority of jurists and legal workers will comprehensively study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law, keep a firm political orientation, be firm in their confidence in the rule of law, take the initiative to serve the overall situation and the people, conduct in-depth juridical research, and work solidly on scientific legislation, strict enforcement of the law, fair administration of justice, and compliance with the law by all people, so as to build up a successful career in the advancement of the modernisation of the Chinese style.
Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Qingwei, President of the Supreme People's Court Zhang Jun, Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Ying Yong, and Vice Chairman of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference He Baoxiang attended the opening ceremony.
On 11 January, the Ninth National Congress of the Law Society of China closed in Beijing, which considered and passed the Resolution on the Report of the Eighth Council of the Law Society of China and the Resolution on the Amendment of the Constitution of the Law Society of China. Wang Hongxiang was elected executive vice president of the China Law Society. The conference elected the vice president, secretary-general and executive director and director, and employed the director, deputy director and members of the new academic committee.
A total of more than 600 delegates of the 9th National Membership of the China Law Society attended this congress. King&Capital Law Firm senior partner Xu Ying lawyer to participate in this meeting.
