The Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) started its 20th
meeting Tuesday.
The meeting was presided over by Jia Qinglin, chairman of the CPPCC National
Committee and member of the Standing Committee of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau.
In the coming four days, the participants will discuss and
approve a series of decisions regarding the First Plenary Session
of the Eleventh CPPCC National Committee, which is scheduled to
open on March 3.
They heard a report on the drafting of the Draft Work Report of
the Tenth CPPCC National Committee, by Secretary-General Zheng
Wantong, and report on the work of proposal of the Standing
Committee of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee, by Deputy
Secretary-General Yang Zhenjie.
Present at the meeting were vice chairpersons of the CPPCC
National Committee Wang Zhongyu, Liu Yandong, Li Guixian, Zhang
Siqing, Bai Lichen, Luo Haocai, Zhang Kehui, Zhou Tienong, Hao
Jianxiu, Abulaiti Abudurexiti, Xu Kuangdi, Li Zhaozhuo, Huang
Mengfu, Zhang Huaixi, Li Meng, Tung Chee Hwa, Zhang Meiying and
Zhang Rongming.
(Xinhua News Agency January 23, 2008)