Schedule of 1st Session of 11th National People’s Congress (NPC), handily compiled by an investment bank, who sent it along. Check out the excellent China Vitae for bios of key people and who’s on what committee.
March 5:
(1) Government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao
(2) Examining the Report on the Implementation of the 2007 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Report on the Draft 2008 Plan for National Economic and Social Development; and voting on the Plan of National Economic and Social Development for 2008
(3) Examining the Report on the Implementation of the Central and Local Budgets for 2007 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2008; and voting on the 2008 central budget.
March 6:
Group discussions on the government work report
March 7:
Group discussions on the Report on the Implementation of the 2007 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Report on the Draft 2008 Plan for National Economic and Social Development, and the Report on Budgets for 2008
March 8:
NPC Standing Committee work report delivered by Wu Bangguo, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee
March 9:
Group discussions on the NPC Standing Committee work report
March 10:
(1) Work report of the Supreme People’s Court delivered by Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People’s Court
(2) Work report of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate delivered by Jia Chunwang, the procurator-general
March 11:
The plan on the institutional restructuring of the State Council delivered by Hua Jianmin, state councilor and secretary-general of the State Council.
March 12:
Group discussions on the institutional restructuring of the State Council
March 13:
Break
March 14:
Group discussions on the candidates for chairman, vice chairpersons, secretary-general, and members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress; the candidates for state president and vice president; the candidates for chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC.
March 15:
Election of the chairman, vice chairpersons, secretary-general, and members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress; State president and vice president; chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC. Group discussions on the candidates for the premier of the State Council; the candidates for President of the Supreme People’s Court and procurator-general of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate; the candidates for vice chairmen and members of the Central Military Commission of the PRC.
March 16:
Election of the premier of the State Council; the president of the Supreme People’s Court and procurator-general of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate; vice chairmen and members of the Central Military Commission of the PRC. Group discussions on the candidates for heads of all ministries and commissions, governor of the PBOC, auditor general of the National Audit Office and the candidates for members of various special committees of the 11th NPC; the candidates for secretary-general of the State Council.
March 17:
Election of the heads of all ministries and commissions, governor of the PBOC, auditor general of the National Audit Office and the members of various special committees of the 11th NPC; the secretary-general of the State Council.
March 18:
Closing speech made by the State president and chairman of the NPC Standing Committee. NPC concludes.
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