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The second plenary meeting of the First Session of the 10th
National People's Congress (NPC), convened in Beijing Thursday,
decided to set up nine special committees under the 10th NPC.
The nine special committees are: the Ethnic Affairs Committee, the
Law Committee, the Committee for Internal and Judicial Affairs, the
Financial and Economic Committee, the Education, Science, Culture
and Health Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Overseas
Chinese Affairs Committee, the Environment and Resources Protection
Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
The 9th NPC had the same committees.
Thursday's meeting also decided on a name list of the chairman,
vice chairmen and members of the 10th NPC Financial and Economic
Committee, and Fu Zhihuan was selected as the chairman of the
committee.
The chairman, vice-chairmen and members of another eight special
committees will be decided on later during the current 10th NPC
First Session.
The NPC special committees are subjected to the leadership by the
NPC and its Standing Committee. Their main functions are to study,
deliberate and examine and formulate the relevant motions set forth
by lawmakers.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2003)
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