Tianjin's CPPCC members stride to the Great Hall of the People

Tianjin's CPPCC members attend the first Plenary Session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing on March 3. [Photo/enorth.com.cn]

Another view of Tianjin's CPPCC members arriving at the first Plenary Session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC, March 3 [Photo/enorth.com.cn]

On the afternoon of March 3, the first Plenary Session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

After the meeting, Tianjin's CPPCC members expressed their interests and concerns.

CPPCC National Committee member and vice chairman of the CPPCC's Nankai District Committee Xu Hongling said that she is concerned about providing medicare for the aged this year. She will submit proposals on that issue which she has researched for five years.

Li Linmei, a CPPCC National Committee member and the director of the Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization (Tianjin) said, "I am a researcher about sea water desalination, the proposals I submitted this year are about the promotion of sea water desalination technology. I hope the technology can be promoted in coastal and western regions."

CPPCC National Committee member and the deputy head of Hedong district Ding Mei said she will actively participate in politics and submit proposals and work on the reform of China and Tianjin.

Zhong Mao, a professor at the Nankai Institute of Economics and a CPPCC National Committee member, expressed a special interest in social economic problems and pledged to devote himself to society.