By Wang Zhuoqiong (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-06-10 07:51

The 16th China Youth League National Congress opens Tuesday in Beijing with a call on members to continue to take part in relief efforts in the earthquake areas.

The youth league has always been considered a power base for future Party leaders and each congress is usually attended by senior Party leaders.

The four-day congress will be given a report on the 15th Chinese Youth League Central Committee, it will revise the league's constitution, and elect a new Central Committee.

"You are going to see some new and younger faces on the committee," Li Jiahua, vice-president of the China Youth University of Politics Sciences in Beijing, said.

Lu Hao, 41, former deputy mayor of Beijing, was appointed the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China last month.

Liao Xuemei, secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of Mianyang city, Sichuan province, said her attendance at the congress represents the "fearless and selfless contribution" of young volunteers in the quake areas in her province.

"We are confident we can win this battle against the disaster and rebuild our homes," she said.

Liao was selected as a member of the Sichuan province delegation because of her immediate organization and mobilization of relief aid to people in Beichuan county, one of the hardest hit areas in the quake last month.

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