英闻天下——21 China to Amend Land Administration Law

 　　Chinese lawmakers will deliberate on amendments² to the Land Administration Law.

 

　　The draft amendment¹ proposes raising compensation for farmers whose collectively-owned land is expropriated and suggests stricter rules to manage excessive land expropriations.

 

　　Song Dahan, the director of the legislative³ affairs office of the State Council, admits problems do exist in land expropriation in China.

 

　　"The expropriation procedures need to be improved. The compensation mechanism⁴ is flawed: the standards are way too low and rigid⁵. For those whose land has been expropriated, the guarantee for their long-term livelihood⁶ is insufficient⁷. The forcible and illegal seizure⁸ of farmers' land threatens social stability."

 

　　The Land Administration Law, passed in 1986, has been revised twice, in 1988 and 2004.

 

　　According to the current law, compensation for rural collective land expropriations and relocations should be "no more than 30 times the average annual output of the land for three years before it is taken."

 

　　However, Song says the ceiling for compensation is not in accordance with the current economic situation.

 

　　"The compensation mechanism does not take other factors into consideration: for example the location of the land, the demand and supply situation, the farmers' employment and social security issues."

 

　　The draft amendment proposes that compensation cover more fields, including rural residences, relocation allowance, social security fees and young crops.

 

　　The amendment also states expropriation cannot be conducted before compensation has been paid out.

 

　　Concrete measures for land expropriation could be made by provincial-level regions under state laws and regulations.

 

　　In recent years, farmers' have held protests over land seizures⁹ across the country.

 

　　This has prompted calls for the better protection of farmers' property rights.

1 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

2 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

3 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

4 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

5 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

6 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

7 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

8 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

9 seizures   

n.起获( seizure的名词复数 )；没收；充公；起获的赃物

参考例句：

• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year. 今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Other causes of unconsciousness predisposing to aspiration lung abscess are convulsive seizures. 造成吸入性肺脓肿昏迷的其他原因，有惊厥发作。 来自辞典例句