Top advisory body to conclude session

BEIJING -- The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top advisory body, will conclude its annual session Thursday morning.

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee, is to deliver a speech at the closing ceremony.

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The country's major news websites, including www.xinhuanet.com run by the Xinhua News Agency, www.people.com.cn run by the People's Daily and www.china.com.cn run by the China International Publishing Group will cover the closing ceremony to be held in the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing.

The annual session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee started on March 3. During the session, political advisors deliberated the work report of the Standing Committee of the 11th CPPCC National Committee and a report on how the suggestions and proposals from CPPCC members were handled since the last session.

They also attended the the Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) as nonvoting delegates. They heard and discussed the government work report and other reports.

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