Draft law to ensure kids' privacy, safety

Preschoolers' personal information will be protected as per regulation

A draft law focusing on protecting privacy and safety of preschool children will have its third review next week.

The draft law is expected to enhance the privacy protection of preschool children, with tightened supervision on the security in and around kindergartens, an official from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said on Friday.

Huang Haihua, spokesman for the NPC Standing Committee's Legislative Affairs Commission, told a news conference that giving stronger privacy protection for preschool children is planned to be added in a new version of the draft law that will be further reviewed by legislators next week.