Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, March 06, 2002
NPC Annual Session Holds Second Plenary Meeting
The second plenary meeting of the Fifth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC), China 's top legislature, opened at the Great Hall of the People Wednesday morning.
The second plenary meeting of the Fifth Session of the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC), China 's top legislature, opened at the Great Hall of the People Wednesday morning.
More than 2,000 NPC deputies attended the meeting, presided over by Vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, Tian Jiyun.
Zeng Peiyan, minister in charge of the State Development Planning Commission, is delivering a Report on the Implementation of the 2001 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the Draft 2002 Plan for National Economic and Social Development.
Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng is scheduled to give a Report on the Implementation of the Central and Local Budgets for 2001 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2002 later Wednesday morning.