NPC session receives 514 motions, 8,360 suggestions

2017-03-14
Xinhua

Staff members of the secretariat of the fifth session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) work in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2017. According to the secretariat, this year’s NPC session received 514 motions and 8,360 suggestions. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING — Altogether 5,210 proposals had been submitted to the annual session of China’s top political advisory body as of March 7, according to a report released on March 13.

Among them, 4,156 have been formalized after being reviewed, according to the report read out at the closing meeting of the fifth session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

A staff member of the secretariat of the fifth session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) introduces the documents of suggestions in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2017. According to the secretariat, this year’s NPC session received 514 motions and 8,360 suggestions. [Photo/Xinhua]

Of the total, 34.72 percent centered on economic affairs and 11.67 percent on political issues. Proposals on social affairs and ecological progress accounted for 35.49 percent and 10.13 percent respectively, the report said.

A total of 1,945 national political advisers raised proposals, accounting for 88.41 percent of the total advisers, it said.

Staff members of the secretariat of the fifth session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) work in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2017. According to the secretariat, this year’s NPC session received 514 motions and 8,360 suggestions. [Photo/Xinhua]