(March 5 -- March 14, 2004)

March 5 (Friday)

9 am -- 11:30 am: Opening of the Session

Report on the Work of the Government by Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council

March 6 (Saturday)

9 am -- 11:30 am: Second Plenary Session

1. Report of the State Council by Chairman Ma Kai of the State Development and Reform Commission on the implementation of the 2003 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the 2004 Draft Plan for National Economic and Social Development

2. Report of the State Council by Minister Jin Renqing of Finance on the implementation of the Central and Local Budget for 2004

March 8 (Monday)

15 pm -- 17:30 pm: Third Plenary Session

Listen to explanations by Vice Chairman Wang Zhaoguo of the NPC Staning Committee on the draft amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China

March 10 (Wednesday)

15 pm -- 17:30 pm: Fourth Plenary Session

1. Report by Chairman Wu Bangguo of the NPC Standing Committee on the Work of the NPC Standing Committee

2. Report by President Xiao Yang of the Supreme People's Count on the Work of the Supreme People's Court

3. Report by Chief Procurator Jia Chuanwang of the Supreme People's Procuratorate on the Work of the Supreme People's Procuratorate

March 14 (Sunday)

15 pm -- 17:30 pm: Fifth Plenary Session

1. Vote on the draft resolution on the work of the Government

2. Vote on the draft resolution on the implementation of the 2003 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the 2004 Draft Plan for National Economic and Social Development

3. Vote on the draft resolution on the implementation of the Central and Local Budget for 2003 and on the Draft Central and Local Budget for 2004

4. Vote on the draft resolution on the work of the NPC Standing Committe

5. Vote on the draft resolution on the work of the Supreme People's Court

6. Vote on the draft resolution on the work of the Supreme People's Procuratorate

7. Vote on the draft decision by the NPC Standing Committee on accepting the resignation requests from Hua Fuzhou and Zhang Geng, Members of the NPC Standing Committee

8. Vote on the Draft resolution on the draft amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Closing of the Session

(Press Center March 5, 2004)