Zhang Xuezheng, a deputy to the third session of the 13th National People Congress from Jinan, capital of Shandong province and also Party secretary of processing department of the Laigang Group. [Photo/jinannews.com]

Zhang Xuezheng, a deputy to the third session of the 13th National People Congress from Jinan, capital of China's eastern Shandong province, expressed his feelings about being a deputy at an interview ahead of the congress.

"I'm so proud to be a deputy of the two sessions. It is my responsibility to relay the voices of the people from across the country to the central leadership."

Zhang, also Party secretary of the processing department of Jinan-based steel manufacturer Laigang Group, focuses on the upgrading and future development of steel industry.

For this year's two sessions, he will present his motions and suggestions relating to steel sector upgrading, construction of Jinan's metropolitan area and development of Jinan-Zhengzhou economic circle along the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

The third session of the 13th National People's Congress opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 22 and will be conclude on May 28.