Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, March 04, 2004
Top legislature makes final preparations for annual session
A 175-member presidium for the Second Session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), which begins Friday, was formed at a preparatory meeting attended by 2,747 NPC deputies Thursday morning.
A 175-member presidium for the Second Session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), which begins Friday, was formed at a preparatory meeting attended by 2,747 NPC deputies Thursday morning.
The agenda of the 10-day session was adopted at the preparatorymeeting, presided over by Chairman Wu Bangguo of the 10th NPC Standing Committee.
NPC deputies will hear and deliberate reports on the governmentwork, the budget and the socioeconomic development plan, and approve the draft amendments to the country's Constitution, among others.