党的十六届三中全会是我们党在新世纪新阶段召开的一次十分重要的会议。认真学习贯彻全会精神,大力推进改革,努力加快发展,是摆在我们面前的一项重大任务。地方人大及其常委会作为党领导下的地方国家权力机 The Third Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee is a very important meeting of our party held in the new phase of the new century. Studying and implementing the spirit of the plenum seriously, vigorously promoting reforms and making efforts to speed up development are a major task before us. Local people’s congresses and their standing committees serve as local state power under the leadership of the party