A CHINESE ETHNIC MINORITY DELEGATE ARRIVES AT THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE IN BEIJING FOR...

A CHINESE ETHNIC MINORITY DELEGATE ARRIVES AT THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE IN BEIJING FOR A PLENARY SESSION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS. A Chinese ethnic minority delegate wears a traditional hat as she arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for a plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) March 9, 2002. Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the ninth NPC, delivered a speech on Saturday saying the next congress would be elected by the end of January 2003. Li, President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji are expected to be replaced in their government posts when that NPC convenes in March 2003. REUTERS/Andrew Wong