Lawmakers study Red Cross revisions
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LAWMAKERS are considering new draft revisions to the Law on the Red Cross Society in a bid to further boost transparency and credibility of the country’s Red Cross societies.
According to the new draft, which was brought for a third reading at a bimonthly session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee this week, Red Cross societies in China and their staff are required to give feedback to donors on the use of their donations in line with the law.
Those in charge and staff members directly responsible who fail to do so could face civil and criminal charges, it said.
China’s Red Cross has in recent years grappled with trust issues. Revision work for the Law on the Red Cross Society began in 2015.
The first reading of the draft revision suggested independent third-party agencies should audit donations.
The second draft expanded the Red Cross societies’ duties in the donation of stem cells and organs.
The third reading, however, specified that Red Cross societies could “participate in and promote” blood, body and organ donations, and could participate in and carry out “work related to” stem cell donations.
The new draft has addressed public concerns, Zhang Mingqi, a vice director of the Law Committee of the NPC, told lawmakers yesterday.
It will better safeguard and regulate Red Cross societies in performing their duties in accordance with the law, and boost its credibility, he said.
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