The First Session of the 17th Tianjin Municipal People’s Congress opened at Tianjin Auditorium on Jan 24. Acting mayor Zhang Guoqing delivered the governmental report, which examined Tianjin’s 2017 economic and social development plan and presented a draft of the plan for 2018.

The First Session of the 14th Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference opened at Tianjin auditorium on Jan 23. Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee Li Hongzhong, deputy secretary and acting mayor Zhang Guoqing and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal People's Congress Xiao Huaiyuan were in attendance. Executive chairman Zang Xianfu delivered the government work report.