HK, Macao NPC Deputies, CPPCC Members Arrive for Annual Sessions

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HK, Macao NPC Deputies, CPPCC Members Arrive for Annual Sessions

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Hong Kong and Macao delegations tothe coming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC)and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)National Committee arrived in Beijing Saturday.

Henry Ying Tung Fok, vice-chairman of the Ninth CPPCC National Committee told reporters at the airport that Hong Kong has, over the past few years, benefited greatly from the steady and healthy growth of the economy on the mainland.

He expressed the hope that such fast growth would continue intothis year.

Li Chengjun, a Macao NPC deputy, said he expects that the annual NPC session would discuss, among other topics, the implementation of the 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-2005), the reform of large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises and WTO challenges.

The Fifth Session of the Ninth CPPCC National Committee is due to open here Sunday. The Fifth Session of the Ninth NPC is scheduled to open next Tuesday.

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