41st CPPCC Chairmen's meeting opens
( 2002-06-19 08:57 ) (8 )

The 41st chairmen's meeting of the Ninth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened in Beijing Tuesday.

　　The meeting heard reports on preventing the spread of desertification, nine-year compulsory education, solutions to the financial plight of urban dwellers and cities based on natural resources that have been exhausted.