Schedules for NPC, CPPCC annual sessions -- March 9

BEIJING - Following are the schedules for the third sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Monday.

NPC:

-- NPC deputies will hold panel discussions about the annual report of the NPC Standing Committee's work.

-- At 11 a.m., Zhang Mao, minister of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), will give a press conference at the press center of the two sessions.

-- At 3 p.m., Kan Ke and Zheng Shuna, deputy directors of the Commission for Legislative Affairs of the NPC Standing Committee, will give a press conference about the draft revision to the Legislation Law at the press center of the two sessions.

CPPCC:

-- At 9 a.m., members of the 12th CPPCC National Committee will hold panel discussions on the draft revision to the Legislation Law.

-- At 3 p.m., the 12th CPPCC National Committee will hold the second plenary meeting.