The Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress held an emergency meeting and immediately authorised the Guangzhou and Shenzhen Governments to urgently requisition houses, facilities, materials, etc. as an emergency epidemic prevention response when necessary. This is the first time since China’s reform and opening up, and also the first time since the 2007 Property Rights Law. The government is authorized to expropriate private property.
The Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress convened an emergency meeting in the morning to adopt the “Decision of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Congress on the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Law”, the municipal and district governments, and the headquarters of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention Work According to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, in the areas of medical and health care, financial security, transportation, market management, and wildlife management, they have the right to implement temporary emergency administrative measures or issue decisions. Vehicles and related facilities are used for epidemic prevention and control, and relevant enterprises and organizations may be required to provide epidemic prevention and control materials and necessities.