FROM: General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

SUBJECT: The 10th session of the 11th NPC Standing Committee scheduled from August 24 to 27 will review the draft law regulating people’s armed police, the draft decision by the NPC Standing Committee on modification of laws and the draft resolution by the NPC Standing Committee on handling climate change.

WHEN:16:00 PM, Thursday, August 27, 2009

WHERE: Taiwan Hall of the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China

WHO: Officials from the NPC Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee and the People’s Armed Police Headquarters.

CONTACT: 86-10- 63097241

NOTE: There will be no interpretation service for the press conference. Please raise questions in Chinese.

Journalists interested in the press conference may obtain invitation letters and parking permits from the Information Bureau of the General Office of the NPC Standing Committee (23 Xijiaominxiang, Xicheng District) by showing one’s own valid identification for interviewing. The deadline is 17:00 August 26.

To raise the efficiency of the press conference, any questions concerned on the topic are warmly welcome to zengxb1209@yahoo.cn (E-mail) or 86-10-63097241.

(China.org.cn August 24, 2009)