The draft law on activities and environmental protection in Antarctica has been included in the legislation plan of the 13th NPC Standing Committee, and legislators are busy with the research and preparation work, a senior legislator said on Saturday.

一名高级立法委员于周六宣布称：在第13届全国人大常委会上，有关南极洲的活动和环境保护立法方案草案已经提出，立法委员们整积极地做调研和准备工作

China, as a consultative member of the Antarctic Treaty, plays an important role in Antarctic activities. And there's the need to transform the Antarctic Treaty system into domestic laws to clarify responsibilities among various departments and regulate relevant activities, said Cheng Lifeng, a member of the NPC's Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Committee.

全国人大常委会自然资源与环境保护委员会委员程立峰称：中国作为南极条约的协商成员国之一，在南极活动中担任着重要的角色.并且需要将南极条约转变为国内法案来说明不同部门之间的职责并且规范相关活动

In accordance to the legislation agenda, the committee is actively doing research and busy drafting the law, he said at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing annual session of the 13th NPC.

在目前正在进行的第13届人大常委会的前线新闻发布会上程立峰称：根据立法议程，目前委员会正积极的做相关调查并起草法案