The fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress closed at the Great Hall of the people in Beijing on the morning of the 11th after successfully completing its agenda. The Congress approved the government work report and the work report of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. *** The Congress adopted decisions on the number and election of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress, the measures for the election of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the measures for the election of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress by the Macao Special Administrative Region. The closing meeting was presided over by Li Zhanshu, executive chairman of the presidium of the general assembly. Wang Chen, Cao Jianming, Zhang Chunxian, Shen Yueyue, Ji Bingxuan, ailigeng yimingbahai, Wan Exiang, Chen Zhu, Wang Dongming, Bai machilin, Ding Zhongli, Hao Mingjin, Cai Dafeng, Wu Weihua and Yang Zhenwu, executive chairmen of the presidium, were seated at the executive chairman's table on the rostrum. *** 2951 representatives shall attend the meeting, 2758 shall attend and 193 shall be absent. The number of participants shall meet the quorum. At 9 a.m., Li Zhanshu announced the beginning of the meeting. The meeting voted and adopted the resolution of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress on the government work report. The resolution pointed out that the meeting spoke highly of the new major achievements made in the landmark national development in 2021, fully affirmed the work of the State Council, agreed with the overall requirements, objectives, tasks, policies and measures and work deployment of economic and social development in 2022 proposed in the report, and decided to approve the report. The meeting voted and adopted the decision on Amending the organic law of local people's congresses and local people's governments at various levels. The decision shall come into force as of March 12, 2022. The organic law of the people's Republic of China on local people's congresses and local people's governments at various levels shall be amended accordingly and re promulgated in accordance with the decision. After voting, the meeting adopted the decision on the number of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress and the election, the measures for the election of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the measures for the election of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress in the Macao Special administrative region. According to the decision on the number and election of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress, deputies to the 14th National People's Congress will be elected in January 2023. The meeting voted and adopted the resolution of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress on the implementation of the national economic and social development plan in 2021 and the national economic and social development plan in 2022, decided to approve the report on the implementation of the national economic and social development plan in 2021 and the draft national economic and social development plan in 2022, and approved the national economic and social development plan in 2022; The resolution of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress on the implementation of the central and local budgets in 2021 and the central and local budgets in 2022 was adopted by vote, and it was decided to approve the report on the implementation of the central and local budgets in 2021 and the draft central and local budgets in 2022, and approve the central budget in 2022. The meeting voted and adopted the resolution of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress on the work report of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The resolution pointed out that the meeting fully affirmed the work of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in the past year, agreed with the main tasks set out in the report for the coming year, and decided to approve the report. After voting, the meeting adopted the resolutions on the work report of the Supreme People's court and the work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate at the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, and decided to approve the two reports. Subsequently, Li Zhanshu delivered a speech. He said that the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress has successfully completed its agenda. The meeting deliberated and approved the government work report and other reports, deliberated and adopted the decision on Amending the local organic law, the decision on the number of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress and the election, and the two methods for the election of deputies to the 14th National People's Congress by the Hong Kong Special administrative region and the Macao Special Administrative Region. *** *** *** Thanks to the adherence to the core principle of the constitution of the party's overall leadership, the most fundamental thing for the NPC and its Standing Committee to supervise the implementation of the constitution is to ensure that the party's guiding ideology and the party's leading position are unshakable, and that the centralized and unified leadership of the party Central Committee and the people's ownership of the country and the rule of the country according to law can be fully realized; Benefiting from the insistence that all state power belongs to the people, we should give full play to the role of the people's Congress system as an important institutional carrier for the realization of people's democracy in the whole process, and ensure that the people are the masters of the country in the country's political and social life; Benefiting from the correct exercise of power and duties according to law, we not only support the "one government, one committee and two courts" to effectively promote various undertakings, but also ensure the correct exercise of administrative power, supervisory power, judicial power and procuratorial power according to law; Benefiting from efforts to modernize the national governance system and governance capacity, we should give full play to the characteristics and advantages of the people's Congress system, promote the improvement and finalization of the people's Congress system and operating mechanism, and effectively ensure that the country moves forward along the socialist road. Li Zhanshu pointed out that since the current NPC and its Standing Committee performed their duties, all deputies have shouldered the great trust of the party and the people, actively participated in the deliberations of the meeting, put forward high-quality and weighty motions and suggestions, participated in the formulation and revision of important laws from different angles, and made important contributions to the development of the cause of the party and the state. We should maintain a mental state of never relaxing and never slackening, earnestly perform our representative duties and make new and greater achievements in their respective posts. Li Zhanshu said that this year is a very important year in the development of the cause of the party and the state. We should thoroughly implement the spirit of the working session of the Central People's Congress, deeply understand the new mission and tasks of the people's Congress System in the national system and national governance system, adhere to the party's comprehensive leadership, fully implement the constitution, accelerate the improvement of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics, supervise the work of "one government, one committee, two courts" in accordance with the law, and develop people's democracy in the whole process, Ensure that the people are the masters of the country, comprehensively improve the quality and level of the work of the National People's Congress, and take practical actions to welcome the victory of the 20th CPC National Congress. At 9:42 a.m., Li Zhanshu announced that the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress of the people's Republic of China was closed. The conference ended with the majestic national anthem. Also seated on the rostrum were Ding Xuexiang, Liu He, Xu Qiliang, sun Chunlan, Li Xi, Li Qiang, Li Hongzhong, Yang Jiechi, Yang Xiaodu, Zhang Youxia, Chen Xi, Chen Guoguo, Chen miner, Hu Chunhua, Guo Shengkun, Huang Kunming, Cai Qi, you Quan, Wei Fenghe, Wang Yong, Wang Yi, Xiao Jie, Zhao Kezhi, Zhou Qiang, Zhang Jun, Zhang Qingli, Liu Qibao, pabala Geleg Wan Gang, he Houhua, Lu Zhangong, Ma Biao, Chen Xiaoguang, Liang Zhenying, Xia Baolong, Li Bin, Bartel, Wang Yongqing, he Lifeng, Su Hui, Zheng Jianbang, Gu Shengzu, Liu Xincheng, He Wei, Shaohong, Gao Yunlong, and members of the Central Military Commission Li zuocheng, Miao Hua, Zhang Shengmin, etc. Responsible persons of relevant departments of central and state organs, relevant units of the people's Liberation Army and various people's organizations attended or listened to the Congress as nonvoting delegates. Foreign envoys in China attended the meeting. (Xinhua News Agency)