The draft amendment to China's Administrative Supervision Law, submitted to China's legislature for its second reading Tuesday, strengthens protection of informants.

The draft amendment said those who reveal an informant's personal information or issues he or she reports would be punished according to law.

Some lawmakers and experts said occasionally those reported on would take revenge against those who had revealed the information. Therefore,increased protection of informants was needed.

The draft amendment said supervision authorities should accept, investigate and handle an informant's reports according to law.

"For tip-offs which informants give their own real names, supervision authorities should tell the informant the results of the investigation," said the draft amendment.

Supervision authorities should keep secret the informant's personal information, issues reported and how they were handled, so as to protect the informant's legitimate rights, according to the draft amendment.

The Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress, or China's legislature, started its bimonthly session Tuesday.