What they say

China can do a better job in tobacco control, but it must be promoted step by step according to the national conditions. Now, the government has made up its mind to control smoking, but it also needs to be concerned with farmers who earn a living growing tobacco. I hope the Ministry of Agriculture can cooperate with other agencies, like the UN, to help farmers grow more valuable agricultural products instead of tobacco. Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, former directorgeneral of the World Health Organization, CPPCC National Committee member

Currently, most cultural and scientific exchange programs between China and the world target college students. We should encourage more teenagers to be involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, and draft plans to promote more high-level communication among teenagers from both home and aboard. Yin Ping, deputy chief engineer at Qingdao National Oceanography Laboratory, NPC deputy

Instead of attending vocational school or high school, lots of students in rural areas choose to work in cities after they finish middle school. They are not mature enough mentally and lack the skills to find a good job, so they will easily become unemployed. China should establish a tracking system for students ages 15 to 18 in povertystricken areas who do not attend high school. Governments and parents should guide them to study at vocational schools so they can obtain basic professional skills and live a better life. Ma Yuxia, principal of Henan Experimental High School, NPC deputy