BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers gathered here Friday to elect a presidium and set the agenda for the legislative session to open on Saturday.
A 170-member presidium were elected to take charge of the procedures of the Fourth Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), which is scheduled to conclude on March 14.
According to the agenda adopted at the preparatory meeting, the NPC deputies will deliberate the government work report, examine and adopt the Outline of the 12th Five-Year Program on National Economic and Social Development.
Other reports to be heard and reviewed include:
-- the plan for national economic and social development in 2011;
-- the central budget for 2011;
-- report on the work of the NPC Standing Committee;
-- report on the work of the Supreme People's Court;
-- report on the work of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
Nearly 3,000 NPC deputies will attend the annual full session of the national legislature in Beijing.
