Several Hong Kong NPC deputies shelved plans to raise the issue when China's legislature meets this month.

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The Beijing News also welcomes calls by CPPCC and NPC deputies to quit smoking and remove ashtrays from meeting halls or at least smoke outside.

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Some deputies also worried that Li would be less sympathetic to the NPC's evolution into a more independent body than was his predecessor.

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