The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, is due to hold its fourth session on March 3.

The proposal was submitted and passed at the 31st meeting of the chairman and vice-chairpersons of the Tenth National Committee of the CPPCC held in Beijing Friday, presided over by Jia Qinglin, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting recently on stepping up and improving the work of the CPPCC, which set clear tasks for the CPPCC in the new century and new phase, reflecting the great importance the CPC Central Committee attached to the development of the CPPCC, Jia said.

He noted that the CPPCC organizations at various levels and all the members should further advance the work of the CPPCC in fulfilling its roles and promote the self-development of the CPPCC,so that the CPPCC can better serve the great practice of building a comparatively prosperous society in an all-round way.

This year's "two sessions" of the Nation People's Congress (NPC) and the CPPCC have very important meanings in uniting and arousing the people of all ethnicities and leading a sound beginning of the 11th national five-year plan period (2006-2010) and, therefore, good preparation must be made for the annual session of the CPPCC, Jia stressed.

The meeting decided to hold the 12th session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee from Feb. 26 to 28, as preparations for the upcoming annual session.

The secretary-general, deputy secretary-general and spokespersons of the CPPCC annual session were also decided at the meeting.

(Xinhua News Agency January 28, 2006)