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9th National People's Congress 第九届全国人民代表大会 | |
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| 5 March 1998 – 5 March 2003 (5 years, 0 days) Overview | |
| Type | Highest organ of state power |
| Election | Indirect elections |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Li Peng |
| Vice Chairmen | Tian Jiyun,Xie Fei,Jiang Chunyun,Zou Jiahua,Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai,Wang Guangying,Cheng Siyuan,Buhe,Tömür Dawamat,Wu Jieping,Peng Peiyun,He Luli,Zhou Guangzhao,Cheng Kejie,Cao Zhi,Ding Shisun,Cheng Siwei,Xu Jialu, andJiang Zhenghua |
| Secretary-General | He Chunlin |
| Standing Committee | 155 (9th) |
| Members | |
| Total | 2,979 members |
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| Traditional Chinese | 第九屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第九届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 第九屆全國人大 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 第九届全国人大 | ||||||||
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The9th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1998 to 2003 across five plenary sessions. It followed the final session of the8th National People's Congress. There were 2,979 deputies to this Congress.
This was the first congress in which deputies were elected representing the Hong Kong SAR and the new directly administered city of Chongqing.
Elections were held from October 1997 to February 1998 by the 22 provincial and 5 autonomous regional legislatures, as well as the city legislatures of the four directly administered municipalities, which elected their deputies to the NPC.
The 1999 Amendments to thePeople's Republic of China Constitution were adopted by on March 15, 1999.[2]
ThePeople's Liberation Army budget increased 12.8% in 1999 compared to the prior year, marking the Congress' continued interest in military modernization.[3]
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