The 2nd Plenary Session of the 2nd Session the 11th National People’s Congress will be convened at 9:00am on March 9th, 2009(Monday) at the Great Hall of the People. The session will hear the report on the work of the NPC Standing Committee delivered by Chairman Wu Bangguo of the NPC Standing Committee.
Journalists may enter the Great Hall of the People by passing the security check at the south passage of its East Gate with NPC press cards 80 minutes in advance. Those who hold G2 and G3 Press Cards should be seated in Area No. 3, 5 and 7 in the front of the Second floor. For journalist on all floors, please put an end to your live coverage 5 minutes before the session begins.
The staff of the Press Center will start to hand out the Chinese and English version of the report on the work of the NPC Standing Committee about the session on the Second Floor of the Great Hall of the People in the South 45 minutes the session begins.
Before and after the session, journalists may conduct interviews in the area below the steps out of the East Entrance, or the area outside of the Grand Auditorium of the Great Hall of the People. Journalists may also conduct interviews with the Ministers sitting in on the session in the designated area east of the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People. All interviews should be concluded 10 minutes before the session begins. Please do not conduct interviews on the street west of the Tiananmen Square that might lead to congestion.
For the journalists driving to cover the session, please drive through the East Entrance of the Tiananmen Square and park your vehicle in the designated parking area.
Press Center
2nd Session of the 11th NPC
March 8th, 2009