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　　(Excerpts from ＂Local Legislative Outreach Offices: A Vivid Example of Whole-Process People’s Democracy in China＂ by Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Qiushi Journal, No. 02, 2022)
　　基层立法联系点概念
　　Concept of local legislative outreach offices (LLOOs)
　　基层立法联系点是立足基层人民群众直接参与国家立法的民主立法形式，成为除网上公布法律草案向社会公众征求意见、向部门和地方发函征求意见，以及立法调研、座谈会、听证会、论证会等形式之外的新的群众有序参与国家立法的有效形式，并初步形成国家级、省级、设区的市（自治州）级基层立法联系点三级联动的工作体系。
　　LLOOs have emerged as a new democratic legislative format based on direct participation of local people in national legislation. In addition to publishing draft laws online to solicit opinions from the public, sending letters to departments and localities for their views, and conducting other forms of legislative research, symposiums, hearings, and argumentations, LLOOs have become a new effective organization for enabling orderly public participation in national legislation. A three-tier system of LLOOs is currently being set up, at the national and provincial levels as well as the level of cities pided into districts or autonomous prefectures.