中华人民共和国科学技术进步法英文版

中华人民共和国科学技术进步法英文版 　　(Adopted at the Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on July 2， 1993， promulgated by Order No.4 of the President of the People's Republic of China， and effective as of October 1， 1993) 　　Contents 　　Chapter I General Provisions 　　chapter II Science and Technology in Economic Construction and Social Development 　　Chapter III High-tech Research and High-tech Industries 　　Chapter IV Basic Research and Applied Basic Research 　　Chapter V Research and Development Institutions 　　Chapter VI Scientific and Technical Workers 　　chapter VII Measures to Guarantee Science and Technology Progress 　　Chapter VIII Science and Technology Awards 　　Chapter IX Legal Liability 　　Chapter X Supplementary Provisions 　　Chapter I General Provisions 　　Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution with a view to promoting science and technology progress， assigning priority to the development of science and technology and bringing the role of science and technology as the primary productive force into full play in socialist modernization drive， so as to improve the service of science and technology to economic construction. 　　Article 2 The State shall practise a basic guideline of basing economic construction and social development on science and technology and orienting science and technology undertakings to economic construction and social development. 　　Article 3 The State shall protect the freedom of scientific research， encourage scientific exploration and technological innovation so as to raise its science and technology to an advanced level in the world. 　　The State and the whole society shall respect knowledge， esteem talent， value the creative work of scientific and technological personnel， and protect intellectual property rights. 　　Article 4 The State shall， in compliance with the demands of scientific and technological progress and the socialist market economy， restructure and improve the science and technology system， and establish a mechanism capable of effectively integrating science and technology with economy. 　　Article 5 The State shall encourage scientific research and technology development， popularize and apply the achievements made in science and technology， transform traditional industries， develop high-tech industries， and enhance activities employing science and technology to serve economic construction and social development. 　　Article 6 The State shall disseminate scientific and technological knowledge to raise the scientific and cultural level of all the citizens. 　　The State shall encourage government organs， enterprises， institutions， social organizations and citizens to participate in and support activities aimed at science and technology progress. 　　Article 7 The State Council shall formulate science and technology development programmes， determine major science and technology projects and other major projects closely related to science and technology， and secure the coordination of science and technology progress with economic construction and social development. 　　Opinions from scientific and technological workers shall be fully solicited in the course of formulating science and technology development programmes and important policies and determining major science and technology projects and major projects closely related to science and technology， and a principle of scientific decision-making process shall be followed. 　　Article 8 The administrative department in charge of science and technology under the State Council shall be responsible for the macroscopic management and overall coordination of the nation-wide science and technology work. Other administrative departments concerned under the State Council shall be responsible for the relevant science and technology progress work within the scope of their functions and responsibilities as prescribed by the State Council.