CONTENTS　　

　　·Address to the Opening Ceremonies of the Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Ministerial Meeting of the 11th Session of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol —— Jiang Zemin

　　·China and Asia Advancing Toward the New Century (Excerpts) —— Zhu Rongji

　　·Decree No. 276 of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Regulations on Supervision and Management of Medical Apparatus and Instruments

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Enhancing the Keeping of Duties and Reporting of Information of Governments at All Levels

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Issuing Several Proposals of the Administrative Office and Immigrants Development Bureau of the Three Gorges Project Construction Committee of the State Council on Ensuring the Immigration and Resettlement of Rural Residents at the Reservoir Construction

　　—Area of the Three Gorges Project

　　—Several Proposals on Ensuring the Immigration and Resettlement of Rural Residents at the Reservoir Construction Area of the Three Gorges Project

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council and the General Office of the Central Military Commission on Issuing the Interim Regulations on Medical Insurance of PLA Soldiers After Retirement From Military Service

　　—Interim Regulations on Medical Insurance of PLA Soldiers After Retirement From Military Service

　　·Joint Press Communique of the Informal Meeting of President Jiang Zemin and President Boris Yeltsin

　　·Sino-Russian Joint Statement

　　·President Jiang Zemin’s Letter to Boris Yeltsin

　　·Comments of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on the Resignation of President Boris Yeltsin on December 31, 1999

　　·Circular on Issuing the Regulations on the Management of State Educational Loans (Trial Implementation) —— Ministry of Education

　　—Regulations on the Management of State Educational Loans (Trial Implementation)

　　·Circular on Issuing the Proposals on Strengthening Supervision, Direction and Evaluation of Educational Works —— Ministry of Education

　　—Proposals on Strengthening Supervision, Direction and Evaluation of Educational Works

　　·Circular on Re-Issuing the Regulations on the Management of the Establishment of Satellite Network Space Station —— Ministry of Information Industries

　　—Regulations on the Management of the Establishment of Satellite Network Space Station

　　·Decree No. 74 of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Regulations on the Management of Trans-regional Processing Trade of the Customs Office of the People’s Republic of China

　　·Decree No. 75 of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Regulations on the Management of the Carry-over of Bonded Processing Trade Goods for Deep Processing in Different Customs Areas of the Customs Office of the People’s Republic of China

　　·Decree No.4 of the National Bureau of Statistics

　　—Interim Regulations on the Management of Statistical Survey Items at Departmental Levels

　　·Decree No. 3 of the State Forestry Administration

　　—Rules for Implementing the Regulations on Protecting New Strains of Plants of the People’s Republic of China (Section on Forestry)

　　·Circular on Issuing the Regulations of the Stock Issuing Examination and Verification Committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission —— China Securities Regulatory Commission

　　—Regulations of the Stock Issuing Examination and Verification Committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission

　　·Decree of Appointment and Dismissal of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China