4. We need to focus on consolidating and improving the mechanisms for regular exchange, first of all taking into consideration the characteristics and advantages of the foreign contact work of the NPC. We must continue to maintain the safeguarding of world peace and promotion of development for all as the objective of our foreign policy and be subservient to and serve the country's overall diplomatic work. We need to maintain continuity and stability in our foreign contact work, extensively engage in friendly contact with the congresses and parliaments of other countries, actively participate in the activities of international and regional parliamentary organizations, increase exchange activities to share governance experience, promote practical cooperation in all areas and make better use of the unique role of the NPC's foreign contact work.
5. The Standing Committee will continue to intensify its self-improvement efforts. We need to improve the work system, carry out surveys and investigations, maintain close ties with the people, conscientiously accept oversight, give full play to the role of the special committees and continuously work to improve the quality of deliberation and the level of our work. We need to continue improving efforts to teach the public about the legal system and vigorously promote implementation of the fifth five-year plan to increase public awareness of the law. Focusing on laws that affect the immediate interests of the people, we need to increase knowledge of the law in society, explain the reasons for passing laws, use the law to solve practical problems and effectively enhance respect for the law and increase awareness of the legal system throughout society. We must continue to improve contacts with local people's congresses and work with them to promote development of socialist democracy and the socialist legal system. Focusing on improving their competence, organs of the NPC should work harder on all aspects of improvement to strengthen their role as collective adviser, assistant and service provider.
Fellow Deputies,
Let us rally closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as General Secretary, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, take Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents as our guide, thoroughly apply the Scientific Outlook on Development, break new ground for the future, strive for greater progress, and work diligently to win new victories in the effort to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects and open up new prospects for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics!