The fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) will hold a plenary meeting Friday morning to deliberate the draft general provisions of the civil law.

Other documents to be deliberated at the plenary include the draft decision on the quota and election of deputies to the 13th NPC, the draft methods for electing deputies to the 13th NPC from Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.

Three press conference are planned at the NPC media center.

-- Officials of the 12th NPC special committees on the NPC's supervisory work at 9 a.m.,

-- Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan and his deputies on financial reforms and development at 10:45 a.m.,

-- Zhang Mao, head of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, on deepening reforms to commerce affairs administration at 3:00 p.m.