Following are the schedules for the third sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wednesday.

NPC:

-- NPC deputies will take one day off.

-- At 5 p.m., executive chairpersons of the session's presidium will hold the first meeting.

-- At 10:45 a.m., Wan Gang, minister of science and technology, will give a press conference at the press center of the two sessions.

CPPCC:

-- At 9 a.m., members of the 12th CPPCC National Committee will hold panel discussions about this year's work and work plan for 2015.

-- At 3 p.m.,the 12th CPPCC National Committee will hold the fourth plenary session.