Advisory: Schedules for NPC, CPPCC annual sessions on March 5

Following are the schedules for the fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the fifth session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Sunday.

NPC:

-- The NPC annual session will open at 9 a.m. at the Great Hall of the People. Premier Li Keqiang will deliver a report on the government work.

NPC deputies will examine a report on the implementation of the 2016 plan for national economic and social development, and on the 2017 draft plan for national economic and social development.

The deputies will also examine a report on the implementation of the central and local budgets for 2016, and on the draft plan of central and local budgets for 2017.

The opening will be broadcast live via China National Radio, China Central Television (CCTV), China Radio International and China Global Television Networks. Major news portals will also cover the event.

-- In the afternoon, NPC deputies will hold panel discussions on the government work report.

CPPCC:

-- In the morning, members of the CPPCC National Committee will observe the opening of the NPC session.

-- In the afternoon, members of the CPPCC National Committee will hold panel discussions on the government work report. Endi