Forms of sessions_China National People's Congress

During an NPC session, plenary meetings and meetings of delegations are held. The main tasks of plenary meetings are to listen to the work reports by the NPC Standing Committee, the State Council, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate; to listen to the report on the implementation of the plan for national economic and social development and on the draft plan for national economic and social development; to listen to the report on the implementation of the central and local budgets and on the draft plan for the central and local budgets; to listen to the testimony made by the sponsors of bills submitted to the session for deliberation; to vote on bills; and to elect, appoint or remove personnel in Central Government departments in accordance with the law. There are two kinds of meetings of delegations, plenary meetings and workshops. The main responsibilities of plenary meetings are to examine and approve the reports and bills on the session's agenda.