BEIJING — Following are the schedules for the second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on March 7.

NPC:

— NPC delegations will hold a plenary meeting to examine the report on the implementation of the 2018 plan for national economic and social development and the 2019 draft plan for national economic and social development, and the report on the implementation of the central and local budgets for 2018 and the draft plan of central and local budgets for 2019 in the morning.

— NPC deputies will attend panel meetings to examine the report on the implementation of the 2018 plan for national economic and social development and the 2019 draft plan for national economic and social development in the afternoon.

— At 9:00 am, China's Minister of Finance Liu Kun, and vice-ministers Cheng Lihua and Liu Wei will give a press briefing on the country's fiscal and tax reforms and fiscal work.

— At 10:50 am, another press conference will take place at the newsroom for the NPC annual session, where Liu Yongfu, director of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, will answer questions on the country's battle against poverty.

CPPCC:

— Members of the 13th CPPCC National Committee will hold panel discussions on the reports on the national economic and social development plans and central and local budgets in the morning.

— Political advisers from different sectors will hold joint meetings in the afternoon to discuss the Government Work Report based on the reality in their sectors.