A total of 790 delegates are expected to attend the forthcoming Fifth National Congress of the Chinese Young Pioneers, according to the National Committee on the Work of Young Children.

Of the 790 delegates, 50 percent are members of the Chinese Young Pioneers while the number of assistants is 158, or 20 percent, and the number of volunteer assistants is 29, or 3.7 percent.

Seven are representatives of children from families of rural transient workers in cities.

Over 150 correspondents from over 60 domestic media organizations will come to cover the congress, including 40 young reporters from the China Children's News.

A special website has been created by the organizer of the congress, which is to publish information and data about the congress.

Source: Xinhua