China's top legislature is to vote on the draft amendments to the annexes to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, it was announced on Wednesday. The draft amendments deal with methods of selecting Hong Kong's Chief Executive and forming the Legislative Council.

The decision was made at a meeting of the Chairmen's Council of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee. The meeting was presided over by Chairman Wu Bangguo.

Legislators also decided submit to a vote the draft amendments to the Law on Officers in Reserve Forces, the draft People's Mediation Law and a proposal for the NPC to ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.