Chinese and overseas journalists are being invited to cover the
upcoming 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
(CPC), sources close to the congress said on Thursday.
Applications for covering the congress can be submitted from
Aug. 31 to Oct. 9.
Journalists from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative
regions (SAR) are asked to present their applications to the
liaison offices of the central people's government in Hong Kong SAR
and Macao SAR, and correspondents from Taiwan are asked to submit
their applications to the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State
Council.
Foreign correspondents are required to submit applications to
Chinese embassies and consulates abroad, the Special Commissioner's
Office of the Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong SAR or the Special
Commissioner's Office of the Foreign Ministry in the Macao SAR.
Foreign correspondents in China can present their applications
to the Information Department of the Foreign Ministry.
Reporters from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries
should also present letters of representation from their media
organizations or correspondent certifications when submitting
applications.
During the congress, a media center will be set up in Beijing to
help organize press conferences and arrange interviews for
reporters.
The 17th National Congress of the CPC is scheduled to be
convened in Beijing from Oct. 15.
(Xinhua News Agency August 31, 2007)