The Second Session of the 13th National People's Congress(NPC) will hold second plenary meeting at 3:00pm Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Great Hall of the People (GHP).

Journalists with accredited cards are advised to access via the first or second passage to the south of the Eastern Entrance of the GHP, with sufficient leading time (90 minutes minimum) to security clearance.

Journalists with No. 2 and 3 on their press cards shall take seats reserved for the press on the SECOND floor(section 3, 5 and 7), Likewise, those with only No. 3 on the press card will take press seats on the THIRD floor. Media officers from HongKong and Macao and with embassies may access the GHP via the same route as journalists and take seats at the same sections on the second floor. Please be minded that press seats on the second floor can be accessed via the southeastern and southern doors of the Great Auditorium on the second floor.

Please note that live media coverage on all floors have to be wrapped up five minutes before the start of the meeting. Please keep quiet after the opening.

Major documents of the meeting are available 60 minutes before the start of the meeting at Press Conference Hall, north end of the first floor (for Chinese journalists) and south end of the second floor (for foreign journalists).

Before the meeting, media are encouraged to operate in the area below the steps outside the Eastern Entrance (excluding the road to the west of Tiananmen Square).Journalists may interview the NPC deputies at “Deputies’ Passage” at the Central Hall of the GHP. All interviews should be wrapped up 15 minutes before the meeting.

After the meeting, journalists may interview ministers at “Ministers’ Passage” at the North Hall of the GHP.

Media vehicles should access Tiananmen Square via the east end and park at the designated area.