The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Monday began its bimonthly session to review draft laws and prepare for the NPC's annual full session scheduled to begin on March 5.

Legislators will deliberate a draft report on the work of the NPC Standing Committee which is to be submitted to the annual session.

They will also discuss the draft schedule of the annual session, the lists of candidates for the presidium and secretary general and nonvoting attendants.

On the agenda, legislators will continue reading a draft amendment to the Law on the Promotion of Clean Production, start the deliberation of a draft law on assets appraisal and review a report on whether it is necessary to amend two annexes to the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR).

Annex I to the Macao SAR Basic Law provides a method for selecting the SAR's chief executives, and Annex II sets out the method for the formation of its legislative council.