The Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC & NPC) in 2020 has been postponed! When will the meeting be postponed to?

On the afternoon of February 24, 2020, the closing meeting of the 16th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress was held. It was mentioned in the meeting that the third session of the 13th National People's Congress, also known as the two sessions, will be postponed. So, when will it be postponed to?

When will the Third Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC & NPC) be postponed to?

Another decision passed at the meeting was to postpone the third session of the 13th National People's Congress. The decision clearly states that the third session of the 13th National People's Congress will be appropriately postponed, and the specific meeting time will be decided by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Trivia about the Two Sessions

1. Can delegates to the two sessions take leave?

Since 2006, the CPPCC National Committee has stipulated that the names of all members who are absent without asking for leave will be announced at the end of the meeting.

According to regulations, directly elected NPC deputies should submit written leave applications to the personnel representative working body of the NPC Standing Committee at the same level, which will then report to the chairman of the Standing Committee or the deputy chairman in charge of the work for approval.

For CPPCC members, the Charter of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference does not make clear provisions on leave matters. In accordance with the relevant regulations of local CPPCCs, the CPPCC chairman, vice-chairmen, secretary-general and standing committee members must attend meetings on time, except for special health reasons; if other members are unable to attend meetings on time due to special circumstances, they may apply to the CPPCC chairman for approval in advance.

2. Why does the CPPCC meet two days earlier than the NPC?

Before making a decision, the National People's Congress must first submit the decision to the people and representatives from all walks of life, and conduct consultation, discussion and deliberation in the CPPCC. Political consultation is incorporated into the decision-making level, and sufficient consultation must be carried out before making a decision. Therefore, the CPPCC meeting is held before the National People's Congress meeting.

3. How to become a CPPCC member?

CPPCC members are selected through recommendation and consultation. The current Party Committee and Organization Department decide the general sectors and other standards to be met for the next CPPCC members, and then allocate quotas, determine the list and announce it. The "CPPCC Member Recommendation Form" should be used when making recommendations, and the main items in the form include political achievements, social status, qualifications and abilities for participating in political affairs, and the opinions of the department or unit to which the candidate belongs.

4. Do National People’s Congress representatives serve for five years?

There was a gap of 4 years and 7 months between the first National People's Congress and the re-election of NPC deputies, 5 years and 8 months between the second, 10 years between the third and 3 years and 1 month between the fourth. Later, in the 1982 edition of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, it was officially stipulated that the term of office of each representative was five years.