Addressing the closing meeting, Zhao urged lawmakers to maintain the correct political orientation in their work, fulfill their duties in accordance with the law, take on responsibilities, and continuously improve the quality of the work of people's congresses.

　　He called for practical, efficient, thorough and meticulous preparations and organization for the upcoming third session of the 14th NPC.

　　Zhao also called on lawmakers to make thorough preparations and arrangements for next year's work in accordance with the key tasks of the NPC Standing Committee for 2025, as well as its work plans on legislation, oversight, deputies and foreign affairs.

　　Zhao chaired a meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee before the closing meeting and presided over a lecture for lawmakers after the closing meeting.

　　He also granted letters of appointment to members of the sixth-term Macao Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the NPC Standing Committee.■

　　Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, poses for a group photo with members of the sixth-term Macao Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the NPC Standing Committee after granting letters of appointment to them at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

　　Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, grants letters of appointment to members of the sixth-term Macao Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Tao)