Following are the schedules for the third sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Friday.

NPC:

-- NPC deputies will hold panel discussions about the work reports of the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate.

-- At 10 a.m., five NPC deputies, including university presidents and chiefs of provincial education departments, will give a press conference about China's higher education at the press center of the two sessions.

CPPCC:

-- At 3 p.m., the 12th CPPCC National Committee will hold the closing meeting of its third session.