Schedules for China's "two sessions" on March 5

BEIJING -- The following are the schedules for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Tuesday.
-- At 9 am, the second session of the 14th NPC will hold its opening meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
-- NPC deputies will hear the government work report to be delivered by Premier Li Qiang.
-- NPC deputies will review the report on the implementation of the 2023 plan for national economic and social development and on the 2024 draft plan, and the draft plan for national economic and social development in 2024.
-- NPC deputies will review the report on the execution of the central and local budgets for 2023 and on the draft central and local budgets for 2024, and the draft central and local budgets for 2024.
-- NPC deputies will hear an explanation on the draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council.
-- NPC delegations will hold meetings to deliberate the government work report.
-- Members of the CPPCC National Committee will sit in on the opening meeting of the NPC session as non-voting participants.
-- Members of the CPPCC National Committee will hold group meetings to deliberate the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and a report on how the proposals from political advisors have been handled.
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