The revised Regulations on Recruitment Affairs, signed by both Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and Chairman of Central Military Commission of China Jiang Zemin, were promulgated on Sunday.
The regulations include revisions, supplements and fine-tuning of 22 articles of the previous Regulations on Recruitment Affairs, which had been in force since October 1985 and were considered to be unable to meet the demands of modern-day China.
The revised regulations further defined division of responsibilities, streamlined the relation between officials and the recruitment work, and improved the registration system in the military, laying a good foundation for improving recruitment work.
In the meantime, the revised regulations have made recruitment procedures stricter, while expanding the scope of recruitment, which will make it easier to recruit higher-quality soldiers.
The revised regulations also broadened legal responsibilities and defined penalties given to citizens or institutions that go against military service.
(People's Daily 09/10/2001)
