BEIJING, March 3  -- Following are the schedules for the third sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Wednesday.

NPC:

-- A preparatory meeting for the third session of the 12th NPC will be held Wednesday morning to elect a presidium and set the agenda of the session.

-- At 11 a.m., the spokesperson for the NPC session will give a press conference on the schedule of the session and issues related to the work of the NPC in the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the session's opening on March 5.

CPPCC:

-- At 9 a.m., members of the 12th CPPCC National Committee will hold panel discussions on the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, and the report of the work on CPPCC National Committee's proposals.

-- At 3 p.m., members of the 12th CPPCC National Committee will continue panel discussions on the two reports.