Major officials from key government departments such as the National Development and Reform Commission joined in discussions about how to handle the proposals at the two meetings.

The closing meeting of the Second Session of 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2009. [Xinhua]

According to the report, the CPPCC National Committee will hold a meeting on March 24, when the proposals will be transferred to 168 governments departments and units for further handling.

The 11th CPPCC National Committee has 2,235 members, and 2,103 of them attended the closing meeting of the annual session that kicked off on March 3.

The CPPCC is a patriotic united front organization of the Chinese people, serving as a key mechanism for multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and a major manifestation of socialist democracy.

Members of the CPPCC are representatives of the CPC and non-Communist parties, personages without party affiliation, and representatives of people's organizations, ethnic minorities and various social strata.

The CPPCC also has the representation of compatriots of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, returned overseas Chinese, and specially invited people.

Top CPC and state leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang were present at the closing ceremony.

The CPPCC annual session ran parallel to the annual session of China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC). The CPPCC National Committee members listened to the work reports of the government along with deputies to the NPC.

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