The Fifth Session of the Ninth National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) closed in
Beijing Wednesday afternoon.
Chinese Party and state leaders Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji,
Hu Jintao, Wei Jianxing and Li Lanqing were present at the closing
session presided over by CPPCC National Committee Vice-Chairman Ye
Xuanping.
Addressing the closing, Li Ruihuan, chairman of the Ninth CPPCC
National Committee, called on the 1,975 CPPCC National Committee
members to sum up their experience while continuing to perform
their duties in order to bring the current CPPCC National Committee
to a successful conclusion and make necessary preparations for the
next CPPCC National Committee.
Li
stressed the role of CPPCC in coordinating relations, saying that
CPPCC organizations at all levels should do more in communicating
all social quarters and rally the people of all walks of life under
the common goal and promote the great unity of the Chinese
nation.
"CPPCC members should reflect timely the real situation of all
aspects of social life and the voices of the people and serve as a
bridge that links the people of all walks of life and the
government," he added.
He
urged CPPCC members to carry out in-depth investigations and study
into major issues concerning the national economy and the
livelihood of the people, and put forward practicable
recommendations so that policies of the government have taken into
consideration the interests of all parties.
He
also urged CPPCC members to keep abreast of the changing situation,
do more creative work and raise the level of their performances so
as to display a dynamic role in maintaining social harmony,
stability and well-coordinated development.
The closing session adopted a political resolution, giving a high
appraisal of the achievements made by the Party central committee
with Jiang Zemin at the core over the past year and expressing full
confidence in realizing the objectives set for the new year.
The political resolution said that the CPPCC members showed great
concerned for a number of problems regarding reform, development
and stability and raised a number of proposals on such problems as
expanding domestic demand, accelerating the development of
agriculture and rural economy, increasing the income of farmers and
expanding employment and reemployment.
The resolution pledged continued hard efforts to do the CPPCC work
well.
The closing session also adopted two other resolutions, accepting
the report on the work of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC Ninth
National Committee and the report on proposals by CPPCC
members.
During the session, CPPCC members attended the Fifth Session of the
Ninth National People's Congress as observers.
(Xinhua News
Agency March 13, 2002)