BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Second Session of the Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) ended here Friday afternoon.

    The closing session presided over by CPPCC Chairman Jia Qinglin adopted a political resolution, a resolution on the draft amendment to the CPPCC charter, and a decision on the report on handling of proposals launched since the First Session of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee. The meeting also accepted the report on the work of the Standing Committee of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee and the report by the Proposals Sub-Committee on the examination of proposals.

    Jia described the session as a "complete success".

    "It is a democratic, fact-finding, united and morale-boosting session, a session with fruitful results," he said. "It has demonstrated the vigor and vitality of the patriotic united front under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC)."

    "The session has demonstrated fully the level and charisma of CPPCC National Committee members in discussing and handling state affairs," said Jia.

    He urged CPPCC committees at all levels and all CPPCC members to display their roles to the full and do their utmost to fulfill economic and social development tasks set for 2004, a year crucialto China's reform, opening-up and economic and social development.

    The 2,000-plus CPPCC national committee members strongly endorsed the draft constitutional amendment, currently being examined by the ongoing session of the National People's Congress (NPC).

    The CPPCC members hold that the amendment to the CPPCC charter has embodied the spirit of "going with the times" and will help CPPCC improve and standardize the systems and procedures of performing its duties and functions.

    CPPCC members hailed Premier Wen Jiabao's report on the government work.

    "The report presents an accurate and apt picture of the currentsituation in the country and the solutions the Premier offers to existing problems are pragmatic and feasible," said distinguished economist Lin Yifu.

    "The biggest common understanding achieved at the CPPCC sessionis to carry on with the next round of transition and development with a scientific approach to development and translate into action the "people first" idea. The importance of such consensus can never be overestimated to China at the major cross-road of development," said Chen Qingtai, a CPPCC member and economist fromthe State Council Development Research Center.

    The major advocacy of the ruling party, after getting consensusof all parties and all walks of life, will become state policies and actions of the government in administering state affairs.

    A considerable portion of the 4,312 proposals received and 706 speeches made at this year's CPPCC session are related to such issues as "scientific approach to development", "people first", "agricultural, peasants and rural economy problems", "equilibrium development" and "anti-corruption".

    CPPCC, an organization of the patriotic united front of the Chinese people, is widely esteemed as the country's "largest thinktank", whose suggestions and proposals are highly valued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese Government.

    Jia called on CPPCC members throughout the country to carry outin-depth investigations and study of issues of major importance concerning the national economic development and people's well-being as highlighted in the government work report, offer their policy recommendations and perform in a down-to-earth manner theirduty of political consultation, democratic supervision and participation in the deliberation and administration of state affairs.

    "After the session, we CPPCC members will turn our attention tomajor issues that concern development and policy decisions and pressing problems that concern the well-being of the people," saidLin Yifu.

    Present at the closing session were top CPC and state leaders Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Zeng Qinghong, Huang Ju, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun and Luo Gan. Enditem