A 181-member presidium and secretary-general for the First session
of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) were elected at a
preparatory meeting held in Beijing Tuesday.
Chaired by Li Peng, chairman of the 9th NPC Standing Committee, the
meeting, with an attendance of 2,855 deputies, also adopted the
agenda that will include the election of a new state
leadership.
The presidium is composed of leaders of the Communist Party ofChina
(CPC) and the state, leaders of non-Communist parties and the
All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, personages without
party affiliation, leaders of government agencies and people's
organizations, leaders of all the 35 delegations to the NPC
session, including those from Hong Kong and Macao and the Chinese
People's Liberation Army, deputies representing sciences,
education, literature and art, sports, public health and religions
and other walks of life as well as overseas Chinese and big
minority nationalities.
Wang Zhaoguo was elected secretary-general for the new NPC
session.
Addressing the meeting, Li Peng described the current NPC session
as a "major event following the 16th CPC National Congress in
November 2002" as it would effectuate a state leadership change
that is of vital importance to building a country ruled by law,
building a well-off society in every aspect of life and creating a
new situation in building socialism with Chinese
characteristics.
The agenda adopted for the current NPC Session have 18 items. They
include:
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To hear and examine the government work report;
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To hear and examine a report on the implementation of the 2002
national economic and social development plan and a draft plan for
2003 national economic and social development;
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To adopt the report on the implementation of the 2002 national
economic and social development plan and the plan for 2003 national
economic and social development;
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To hear and examine a report on the implementation of the 2002
central and local budget and the draft budget for 2003;
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To adopt the report on the implementation of the 2002 central and
local budget and the central and local budget for 2003;
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To examine a plan by the State Council for restructuring government
agencies;
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To hear and examine a work report by the NPC Standing
Committee;
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To hear and examine work reports by the Supreme People's Court and
the Supreme People's Procuratorate;
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To examine a draft decision on setting up of specialized committees
of the 10th NPC;
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To examine and adopt draft rules on election and appointment for
the 10th NPC First Session;
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To elect chairman, vice-chairmen, secretary-general and members of
the 10th NPC Standing Committee;
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To elect President and Vice-President of the People's Republic of
China (PRC);
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To decide on candidates for the premiership of the State Council
and for the posts of vice-premiers, state councilors, ministers,
governor of the People's Bank of China, auditor-general, and
secretary-general of the State Council;
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To elect chairman of the Central Military Commission of the
PRC;
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To decide on candidates for the posts of vice-chairmen and members
of the Central Military Commission of the PRC;
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To elect president of the Supreme People's Court and
procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate;
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To approve candidates for the posts of chairmen, vice-chairmen and
members of all specialized committees of the 10th NPC.
The first session of the 10th National People's Congress is
scheduled to last for thirteen and a half days.
(Xinhua News Agency March 4, 2003)
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