BEIJING — The ninth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee ended on Feb 28.

Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, said at the closing meeting that the upcoming “two sessions” is a major occasion in Chinese politics, urging all advisory body members to perform their duties.

At the closing meeting, the draft schedule and agenda of the third session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee were approved.

Wang Guangya (1st L, front), director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, delivers a lecture during the 7th seminar of the Standing Committee of the 12th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, on Feb 28, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

The work report of the CPPCC National Committee and a report about the handling of proposals to be reviewed at the session were also approved in principle. The Standing Committee also decided the secretary general and deputy secretary generals of the session.

Zhang Qingli will be secretary general of the session, and another 19 people were appointed deputy secretary generals.

At the meeting on Feb 28, Lyu Hong, Li Bing, Li Congjun, Wu Xinxiong, Zhou Shengxian, Hou Shusen, Xie Zhenhua and Cai Wu were appointed members of the CPPCC National Committee.

And the Standing Commitee decided to remove Ling Jihua from the post of vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee. Ling, under investigation for suspected corruption, was also stripped of his membership to the CPPCC National Committee.

The meeting also ratified the decisions made earlier to strip Zhu Mingguo and Ma Jian of their membership of the CPPCC National Committee.