2017 National People's Congress 第十二届全国人民代表大会第五次会议 Dì-shíèr Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Dì-wǔcì Huìyì 5th Plenary Session of the 12th National People's Congress 5 March – 15 March
The 2017 National People's Congress , or the Fifth Plenary Session of the 12th National People's Congress , was held in March 2017 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing , China. It was the last plenary session of the 12th NPC held before elections the next year for the 13th National People's Congress .
The session
At the NPC, Premier Li Keqiang announced an economic growth target of 6.5 percent for next year, the lowest growth target in two decades.[ 1] Some observers argued that the target was too high yet due to China's growing debt problem , industrial overcapacity and economic maturing.[ 2]
Voting results
Resolutions
Topic
For
Against
Abstain
Rate
Premier Li Keqiang 's Government Work Report
2,812
14
8
99.22%
General Principles of the Civil Law
2,782
30
21
98.20%
Report on the Implementation of the 2016 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the 2017 Draft Plan
2,721
89
26
95.94%
Report on the Execution of the Central and Local Budgets for 2016 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2017
2,555
208
71
90.16%
Drafts of electing delegates for the next term
All
2,787
36
13
98.27%
Hong Kong
2,813
13
9
99.22%
Macau
2,811
10
1
99.29%
Chairman Zhang Dejiang 's NPCSC Work Report
2,793
24
17
98.55%
Chief Justice Zhou Qiang 's Supreme People's Court Work Report
2,606
180
45
91.92%
Procurator-General Cao Jianming 's Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report
2,606
180
46
92.02%
Resignation of Xu Xianming from the NPCSC
2,749
27
47
97.38%
References