Legislature drafts agenda for upcoming annual session By (Xinhua) Updated: 2004-03-01 09:03
The seventh meeting of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing
Committee closed on Sunday after the committee passed a draft agenda for the
upcoming second session of the NPC.
Also adopted at the meeting were the draft annual work report of the 10th NPC
Standing Committee, and draft lists of the presidium and secretary generals of
the upcoming NPC session, and a list of nonvoting delegates to attend the
session.
Bo Xilai was appointed Commerce Minister, replacing Lu Fuyuan, who resigned
for health reasons.
During the meeting that lasted from Feb. 26 to 29, members of the NPC
Standing Committee reviewed a report on bird flu prevention and control
presented by the State Council. The draft amendment to the Foreign Trade Law was
submitted for second review and the draft law on promoting the mechanization of
agriculture was discussed for the first time.
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