Agenda set for 19th CPC National Congress
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The agenda for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been set at the preparatory meeting for the congress, spokesman Tuo Zhen said Tuesday.
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Tuo Zhen, spokesperson for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, holds a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. [Photo by Jin Liwang / Xinhua] |
Xi Jinping presided over the preparatory meeting at the Great Hall of the People, which was attended by 2,307 Party delegates and specially invited delegates.
There are a total of 2,354 delegates and specially invited delegates to the congress.
A 22-member delegate credentials committee was approved at the meeting. A presidium of the congress consisting of 243 members was also approved.
Attendees also approved the organizational setup and tasks of the secretariat of the congress.
Liu Yunshan was appointed secretary-general of the congress.
Tuo, spokesman for the 19th CPC National Congress, told a press conference that the agenda includes:
-- To hear and examine a report submitted by the 18th CPC Central Committee;
-- To examine a work report of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection;
-- To deliberate and adopt an amendment to the Party's Constitution;
-- To elect the Party's 19th Central Committee and its 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
The congress will open at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and conclude on Oct. 24, the spokesman said.
