Wu Bangguo (C), member of the Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee,
presides over the fourth meeting of the presidium of the 11th National People's
Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2008.
BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The candidate namelist for China's top
leaders, including top lawmaker, president and vice-president of the state, and
chairman of the Central Military Commission, was finalized Friday afternoon.
The Fourth Presidium meeting of the First Session of the 11th National
People's Congress (NPC) adopted by voting the final namelist of candidates of
the chairman, vice-chairpersons, secretary-general and members of the 11th NPC
Standing Committee, president and vice-president of the state, and chairman of
the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.
The namelist, originally proposed at Wednesday's Third Presidium meeting
for discussion among all delegations, will be put on voting at a plenary meeting
of the NPC session on Saturday.
The presidium also voted to decide to put for voting a draft resolution on
the plan of institutional restructuring of the State Council at the plenary
meeting.
Wang Wanbin, vice secretary-general of the First Session of the11th NPC,
made a report on the handling of motions proposed by NPC deputies.
Wang said a total of 462 motions had been received by the deadline for
accepting motions from NPC deputies, and 460 of them were set forth through the
joint endorsement of more than 30 lawmakers and the other two were proposed by
delegations.
According to him, the motions cover a wide range of issues in the economic,
political and cultural fields. A majority of the motions focus on legislation
for improving people's livelihood and for transforming government functions and
deepening reform of the administrative system.
There are also many motions targeting at improving the socialist legal
system with Chinese characteristics. Some 213 legislation items are covered by
these motions.
"All the motions are well-prepared and of high quality," said Wang.
Friday's Presidium meeting also voted to adopt a report on the handling of
the lawmakers' motions.
