The spokesperson for the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress will meet the press at 4:30 p.m. on October 17 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the media center of the congress announced on October 15.

Journalists from the Chinese mainland, the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao, and Taiwan, as well as other countries and regions have been invited to the event, the media center said.

The event will be broadcast live on China Central Television (CCTV).

The CPC national congress, a five-yearly event, will be convened in Beijing, starting October 18. A total of 2,287 delegates have been selected from across China to attend the congress. They started to arrive in Beijing on the morning of October 15.

(Xinhua News Agency October 15, 2017)