Schedules for China's "two sessions" on March 9
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 Saturday.
-- The NPC session will hold group meetings of deputies to deliberate a revised draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council, and the work reports of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
-- The NPC Constitution and Law Committee will review the revised draft revision to the Organic Law of the State Council.
-- The CPPCC National Committee session will hold a plenary meeting in the morning, and hold group meetings in the afternoon.
-- The Chairperson's Council of the CPPCC National Committee will hold a meeting.
-- The CPPCC National Committee will hold a standing committee meeting.
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