Members of China's top advisory body have fulfilled their due responsibilities and played an active role in the process of drafting the 11th Five-Year (2006- 2010) Development Program, an official said in Beijing Thursday.

It is a key function of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to assist the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the government in working out the blueprint for the country's economic and social development in the coming five years, said Wu Jianmin, spokesman for the Fourth Session of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee.

After careful studies and discussions on some key issues of the draft, CPPCC members raised some 40 proposals and suggestions concerning nine aspects including the guidelines and goals of the blueprint, building a new countryside, revitalizing the country through science and education, and human resources. At least 26 of them have been adopted by the National Development and Reform Commission, Wu noted.

The spokesman particularly praised the active role played by CPPCC members from Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, stressing that the top advisory body has always attached great importance to their suggestions.

Some of their advices concerning the new five-year program have been adopted, Wu confirmed, expressing the hope that Hong Kong and Macao CPPCC members will continue to put forward suggestions during the imminent annual session of the CPPCC National Committee.

The fourth sessions of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) and CPPCC National Committee will begin on March 3 and 5 respectively, which will last for about two weeks.

During the "two sessions" period, the top legislature and advisory body will examine and deliberate the government's work report and the draft of the 11th Five-Year Development Program.

Numerous representatives from various sectors have participated in revising the two draft documents before they are formally submitted to the upcoming sessions.

On four symposiums presided over by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao last month, delegates of non-Communist parties, personages without party affiliation, economists and sociologists, and representatives of educational, cultural, sports and other social sectors actively voiced their opinions on the drafts.

Wen said their advices are conducive to the improvement of the documents and the central government will carefully study them.

Source: Xinhua