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Changes at the top for two provinces

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Government leaders will be elected by the people's congresses in Guangdong and Fujian, which open annual meetings tomorrow.

A number of provincial government officials are expected to step down or be replaced at the end of the two congresses.

Meanwhile, parallel meetings of the People's Political Consultative Conference opened in the two provinces yesterday.

In Fuzhou, Consultative Conference Chairman You Dexin opened the new session. Provincial Communist Party Secretary Chen Mingyi and Governor He Guoqiang attended the opening ceremony.

In his speech, Mr You said the new session carried special significance. 'There are important issues that deputies to this new conference must face - how are we going to enter the 21st century? And what sort of a new era or start do we want?' Mr You told the 600 delegates.

He said 1998 would be a crucial year for mainland reforms especially following the 15th Communist Party Congress last September.

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