China's national legislature to be in session for six and a half days
Updated: March 4, 2022 14:10Xinhua
Journalists attend a press conference of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. The press conference was held via video link due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING — China's national legislature will open its annual session on the morning of March 5 in Beijing, a spokesperson said on March 4.
The fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) is scheduled to conclude on March 11, with 10 items on the agenda, Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the session, told a press conference.
Lawmakers will review documents including the government work report and deliberate the draft amendment to the Organic Law of the Local People's Congresses and Local People's Governments, Zhang said.
They will also deliberate the draft decision on the number of deputies to the 14th NPC and their election, and two draft methods for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Macao SAR to elect their deputies to the 14th NPC, Zhang said.
Zhang Yesui (C), spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), speaks during a press conference via video link in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. The press conference of the session was held via video link due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. Zhang took questions from media on the agenda of the session and the work of the people's congresses. [Photo/Xinhua]
A reporter asks a question during a press conference of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. The press conference was held via video link due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. [Photo/Xinhua]
Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), speaks during a press conference via video link in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. The press conference of the session was held via video link due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. Zhang took questions from media on the agenda of the session and the work of the people's congresses. [Photo/Xinhua]
Journalists attend a press conference of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. The press conference was held via video link due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. [Photo/Xinhua]
Journalists attend a press conference of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. The press conference was held via video link due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. [Photo/Xinhua]
Journalists attend a press conference of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) via video link in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. The press conference was held via video link due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements. [Photo/Xinhua]
