China will face considerable pressures caused by increasing housing prices in the next 20 years as a hefty demand for housing will persist amid the nation's accelerated urbanization and industrialization, a senior official said on Monday.

He Shuifa, a member of the country's top political advisory body, finds a quiet spot outside of meeting rooms whenever he can.

A Chinese lawmaker proposed here Monday the establishment of a single system that includes all basic information about every individual, as China acted to amend its electoral law to protect people's right to vote.

China will face considerable pressures caused by housing price rises in the next 20 years as hefty demands for housing will persist amid the nation's accelerated urbanization and industrialization, a senior official said on Monday.

Hong Kong could be used as a trial ground before the Chinese renminbi (RMB) leapfrogs to the international markets as a transaction currency, said a former central bank official in Beijing on Monday on the sidelines of the annual National People's Congress (NPC), the nation's top legislature.

It was 11:30 pm Sunday as 23-year-old Wang Shun, wearing a cheap suit, hauled a tank of restaurant leftovers onto his oil-stained three-wheel motor tricycle that gave off an unpleasant odor.

Kang Houming, a deputy to China's top legislature, finds it not easy to adjust between his many roles: a lawmaker, a listener to petitions and an agent for hundreds of millions of migrant workers.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Sunday called on people of Hong Kong special administrative region (SAR) to promote the constitutional development and democracy according to the Basic Law.

Sitting in a wheelchair, 33-year-old Li Nan beamed with pride as she read through a copy of this year's government work report.

China needs to strive harder to reach its goal of energy conservation set by the 11th Five Year Plan (2006-2010), said Li Pumin, spokesman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).