Measures of Beijing Municipality for Implementation of the Law of China on National Defense Education

· Document Number：Announcement No. 59 of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People's Government

· Area of Law： Public Security

· Level of Authority： Provincial Local Regulations

· Date issued：07-27-2007

· Effective Date：09-15-2007

· Status： Effective

· Issuing Authority： Beijing Municipal People's Congress (incl. Standing Committee)

Announcement of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People's Government
(No. 59)
The Measures of Beijing Municipality for Implementation of the Law of China on National Defense Education, adopted at the 37th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12nd Beijing Municipal People's Congress on July 27, 2007, are hereby promulgated and shall be effective as of September 15, 2007.
Standing Committee of the 12th Beijing Municipal People's Congress
July 27, 2007
Measures of Beijing Municipality for Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on National Defense Education
(Adopted at the 37th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th People's Congress of Beijing Municipality on July 27, 2007)
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS 
CHAPTER II NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS 
CHAPTER III NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION IN SOCIETY 
CHAPTER IV SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION 
CHAPTER V LEGAL LIABILITY 
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS 
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 These Measures are formulated for the purpose of implementing the Law of the People's Republic of China on National Defense Education in light of the actual circumstances of this Municipality.
Article 2 These Measures apply to the national defense education activities and support therefor within the administrative areas of this Municipality.
Article 3 This Municipality, through conducting national defense education, helps citizens to enhance their awareness of the importance of national defense, master the basic knowledge of national defense, learn the necessary military skills, develop patriotic enthusiasm and conscientiously perform their obligations to defend the country.
Article 4 In national defense education in this Municipality, the guideline of participation by all the people, long-term perseverance and emphasis on practical results shall be followed, the principle of combining regular education with concentrated education, general education with special education, and education in theories with education in conduct shall be applied, and different contents of education and standards of examination shall be determined and such education and examination conducted among people who are grouped into different categories.
Article 5 To receive national defense education is the right and duty of all citizens.
To popularize and strengthen the national defense education is the common responsibility of the whole society.
Article 6 The people's governments at various levels of this Municipality shall exercise leadership over the work of national defense education within their respective administrative areas, bring the national defense education into the plan for national economic and social development and create conditions for units to organize national defense education and citizens to receive national defense education.
The military organs stationed in Beijing shall assist and support the people's governments at various levels of this Municipality in conducting national defense education.
Article 7 The offices in charge of the work of national defense education at the municipal and the district or county level shall organize, direct, coordinate and inspect the work of national defense education within their respective administrative areas.
The administrative departments for education shall be responsible for the work of national defense education in schools of various types and at various levels, and direct and supervise the schools in conducting national defense education.
The administrative departments for personnel shall be responsible for the work of national defense education in the State organs of this Municipality, bring national defense education into their training schemes and direct and coordinate the organs in conducting national defense education.
The military service organs shall be responsible for the work of national defense education among the militia and reservists and that among the units and personnel other than schools and State organs of this Municipality.
The administrative departments for civil air defense shall be responsible for the work of civil air defense education.
The administrative departments for civil affairs shall conduct national defense education by combining it with activities of supporting the army and extending preferential treatments to the families of servicemen and martys.
The administrative departments for culture, press and publication, radio and television, etc. shall bring national defense education into their respective work plans and conduct national defense education oriented to the social public according to their respective functions and duties.
The competent departments for the work of conscription, national defense scientific research and production, national economic mobilization, national defense communications, protection of military installations, etc. shall take charge of the work of national defense education in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws, regulations and these Measures.
The Trade Union, the Communist Youth League, the Women's Federations and other public groups shall assist the people's governments in conducting national defense education in light of the characteristics of their respective work.
Article 8 The third Saturday in September each year is the National Defense Education Day.
The departments responsible for national defense education shall organize to conduct various national defense education activities by various means on the National Defense Education Day.
CHAPTER II NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
Article 9 The administrative departments for education shall incorporate national defense education into their work plans and make regular assessment of the work of the said education of schools.
Article 10 The schools of various types and at various levels shall bring national defense education into their plans for work and teaching and conduct national defense education in accordance with the Outline of National Defense Education and the relevant provisions of this Municipality.
Article 11 In primary schools and junior secondary schools, national defense education shall be incorporated into related curricular and such education shall be conducted among students by combining classroom instruction with extracurricular activities.
The primary schools and junior secondary schools may conduct national defense education through juvenile cadet schools, organizing military summer camps and inviting after-school activities counsellers.
Article 12 The institutions of higher education, senior secondary schools and schools equivalent to senior secondary schools shall, in conducting national defense education among students, combine classroom instruction with military training, and record the students' scores in national defense education courses in their files.
Article 13 For conducting national defense education, schools shall establish a safety system and formulate a safety plan.
CHAPTER III NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION IN SOCIETY
Article 14 State organs shall, in light of the nature and characteristics of their respective work, conduct national defense education among their functionaries through lectures on national defense knowledge, activities on military days and other forms in a planned way.
Functionaries of the State organs engaged in the building of national defense, such as the work of conscription, national defense research and production, national economic mobilization, civil air defense, national defense communications, protection of military installations, shall learn and master national defense knowledge and skills which are essential for the performance of their duties.
This Municipality shall, in light of needs, select the heads or other personnel of relevant units to relevant military academies to receive training in order that they will learn and master national defense knowledge and skills which are essential for the performance of their duties.
Article 15 The national defense education among the militia and reservists shall be conducted in accordance with relevant provisions of the State and the Army.
Article 16 Enterprises and institutions shall incorporate national defense education into education plans for their workers and staff members and conduct such education among them according to the arrangements and requirements of the departments responsible for national defense education.
Enterprises and institutions that shoulder the tasks of national defense research and production, construction of national defense installations and support of national defense communications shall, on the basis of their tasks, formulate corresponding systems and plans for national defense education and conduct such education among their workers and staff members according to their specific conditions.
Article 17 Beijing Daily, Beijing People's Radio, Beijing Television Station, Window of Capital website and other media shall establish columns or make programs to disseminate national defense education knowledge.
Article 18 On National Day, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Day and the National Defense Education Day, barracks may, upon approval, open to the public.
Article 19 The residents' committees and villagers' committees shall cooperate with the relevant departments in conducting national defense education among the local residents and villagers.
CHAPTER IV SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION
Article 20 The people's governments at the municipal and the district or county level shall, according to the need for conducting national defense education, include the funds required for the education in their fiscal budgets by way of guarantee.
Funds needed by the departments responsible for national defense education for national defense education shall be drawn from their respective budgetary funds.
Article 21 Schools of various types and at various levels shall draw the funds for national defense education among students from their budgetary funds in accordance with relevant provisions, and arrange teachers, teaching materials and school hours to guarantee the requirements for national defense education among students.
Article 22 Units and individuals are encouraged to participate in or support national defense education through making donations, providing financial aids or conducting national defense education publicity and research.
Article 23 Funds for national defense education and the property donated or provided to support the national defense education shall be used for such education. No unit or individual may misappropriate or withhold them.
Article 24 Museums, memorials halls, science and technology halls, culture centers, youth and children's palaces that serve the function of national defense education shall provide services in various forms for citizens to receive such education and give preferential treatment or free service to organized national defense education activities.
Article 25 The people's governments at the municipal and the district or county level shall arrange the planning, building and administration of national defense education bases in an overall way.
The national defense education bases shall open gratis to organized students of primary and secondary schools, and to the public on the National Education Day.
Article 26 The people's governments at the municipal and the district or county level shall plan the building and administration of national defense education training institutions in an overall way so as to provide guarantee for the State organs, enterprises, institutions and social groups to conduct national defense education.
National defense education training institutions shall be established and conduct national defense education activities according to law.
Article 27 The offices in charge of national defense education shall organize and coordinate with relevant units to select instructors for national defense education from those who are devoted to national defense education, possess national defense knowledge and necessary military skills, strengthen the training and management of instructors for national defense education and assist the State organs, enterprises, institutions and social groups in conducting national defense education.
Article 28 The offices in charge of national defense education shall, together with the departments for education, personnel, military service, civil air defense, secret-guarding, etc., organize the compilation of teaching materials of basic national defense education knowledge and that of application of such knowledge in accordance with the Outline of National Defense Education and in light of the conditions of different categories of people receiving national defense education and the requirements of national defense education.
Article 29 The offices in charge of national defense education shall formulate the measures for assessing the work of national defense education and conduct assessment on the departments responsible for national defense education.
The departments responsible for national defense education shall establish a responsibility system for national defense education to carry out the work of national defense education.
Article 30 This Municipality shall commend and reward the units and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the work of national defense education.
CHAPTER V LEGAL LIABILITY
Article 31 Any State functionary responsible for national defense education who neglects his duties, abuses his powers or engages in illegalities for personal gains or by fraudulent means shall be given an administrative sanction; where a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated for according to law.
Article 32 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of Article 23 of these Measures, misappropriates or withholds the funds for national defense education shall be ordered by the competent authority to return the misappropriated or withheld funds within a time limit, the persons who are directly in charge and other persons who are directly responsible shall be given administrative sanctions; where a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated for according to law.
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 33 These Measures shall be effective as of September 15, 2007. The Regulations of Beijing Municipality on National Defense Education adopted at the 4th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth People's Congress of Beijing Municipality on July 30, 1993 shall be repealed simultaneously.