The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, will open its annual session on Saturday in Beijing, a spokesman said Friday.

The session is set to conclude on March 15, said Wang Guoqing, spokesman for the first session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC.

An amendment to the CPPCC charter will be deliberated and adopted at the session, Wang said. Election of new leadership for the top advisory body is also on the agenda.

During the session, political advisers will deliberate on a report about the work of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and a report on how proposals from political advisers have been handled since the previous session, Wang said.

The political advisers will be present at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress as nonvoting participants, hearing and discussing reports including the Government Work Report, he said.

They will also discuss a draft revision to China's Constitution and a draft law on supervision.

Xinhua

(China Daily 03/03/2018 page3)