Press center for China's annual "two sessions" opens

BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A press center for China's annual sessions of its top legislature and political advisory body, known as the "two sessions," opened on Friday at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing.

The fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress and the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will kick off on March 5 and March 4, respectively.

More than 3,000 journalists, including over 1,000 from China's Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and abroad, have registered to cover this year's "two sessions," according to the press center.

A series of press conferences and events will be held, at which senior government officials are expected to answer journalists' questions and elaborate on major policies and development directions.