Chinese and overseas reporters are invited to cover the upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conferences (CPPCC), it was announced in Beijing on Monday.

The 3rd Session of the 9th National People's Congress and the 3rd Session of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are to be convened on March 5 and March 3 this year in Beijing respectively, announced the general offices of the NPC Standing Committee and the CPPCC National Committee.

A press center will be set up at the Beijing Great Hall of the People Hotel, responsible for arranging Chinese and foreign correspondents to cover the two meetings.

Resident foreign correspondents in China should send their applications to the press center, and foreign correspondents who temporarily come for the coverage of the meetings should send their applications to Chinese embassies and consulates in foreign countries, commissioner's offices of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong and Macao.

Taiwan reporters who temporarily come to cover the meetings should send their applications to the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

Hong Kong and Macao correspondents should send their applications to the liaison offices of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.

Chinese reporters of the central press organizations should send their applications to the press center and local reporters coming along with the delegations should send their applications to the press center via their delegations.

The deadline for the applications is March 8. (Xinhua)