The upcoming First Session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) will bring in China's new generation of state and government leaders, thus the agenda of the session adopted at Tuesday's preparatory meeting has drawn wide attention.

The session, due to open on Wednesday, will elect new NPC Standing Committee chairman, state president and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and decide on the candidate for the premiership of the State Council.

Institutional restructuring of the State Council, China's cabinet, is also on the agenda.

Also to be elected at the session are vice-chairmen, secretary-general and members of the 10th NPC Standing Committee, and vice-president of the PRC.

Deputies to the 10th NPC will decide on candidates for vice-premiers, state councilors, heads of all ministries and commissions, governor of the People's Bank of China, auditor-general of the Auditing Administration, secretary-general of the State Council, vice-chairmen and members of the Central Military Commission of the PRC, and members of various special committees of the 10th NPC.

They will also elect president of the Supreme People's Court and procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

According to the agenda, the deputies will hear and deliberate a series of reports, including the report of government work to bedelivered by the premier, and reports on national economic and social development plan, and on central and local budgets.