The following table shows the sessions held by the 12th NPC and its Standing Committee (NPCSC). Our posts that covered those sessions since October 2016 are listed reverse-chronologically below. In the table, the ordinal numbers denote the NPCSC’s regular sessions unless otherwise noted. You can click on each hyperlinked number to view the relevant posts; sessions that we did not cover are not hyperlinked.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | — | — | 32nd (special) | |
| February | 7th | 13th | 19th | 26th | 33rd (final) | |
| March | 1st (NPC) 1st | 2th (NPC) | 3rd (NPC) | 4th (NPC) | 5th (NPC) | |
| April | 2nd | 8th | 14th | 20th | 27th | |
| June | 3rd | 9th | 15th | 21th | 28th | |
| August | 4th | 10th | 16th | 22nd | 29th | |
| September | — | — | — | 23rd (special) | — | |
| October | 5th | 11th | 17th | 24th | 30th | |
| December | 6th | 12th | 18th | 25th | 31st |
2018
12th NPCSC: 33rd Session (Feb. 23–24)
12th NPCSC: 32nd Session (Jan. 29–30)
2017
12th NPCSC: 31st Session (Dec. 22–27)
12th NPCSC: 30th Session (Oct. 30–Nov. 4)
- NPCSC to Consider New Criminal Law Amendment, Apply National Anthem Law to SARs & Hear Judicial Reform Reports
- Explainer: National Anthem Law, New Criminal Law Amendment, and Their Implications for Hong Kong
- NPCSC Criminalized National Anthem Disrespect, Applied National Anthem Law to SARs & Authorized Nationwide Supervision System and Armed Police Reforms
12th NPCSC: 29th Session (Aug. 29–Sept. 1)
12th NPCSC: 28th Session (June 22–27)
12th NPCSC: 27th Session (Apr. 24–27)
12th NPC: 5th Session (Mar. 5–15)
12th NPCSC: 26th Session (Feb. 22–24)
2016
12th NPCSC: 25th Session (Dec. 19–25)
12th NPCSC: 24th Session (Oct. 31–Nov. 7)
Last updated: February 3, 2026, 11:37 EST