Hong Kong and Macao deputies to the 11th National People's
Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, were here on Saturday and
Sunday briefed about the country's economic and social development
as well as the people's congress system.
Bi Jingquan, deputy director of the National Development and
Reform Commission, Liao Xiaojun, Vice Minister of Finance and Tian
Chengping, Minister of Labor and Social Security delivered reports
to deputies of the two special autonomous regions so as to prepare
them for the upcoming plenary session in early March.
Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the NPC Standing
Committee Sheng Huaren briefed the deputies major work of the 10th
NPC. Leaders of various NPC committees also gave lectures about the
Constitution and China's people's congress system.
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(Xinhua News Agency February 18, 2008)