CONTENTS

　　·Circular of the State Council on Further Accelerating the Development of Tourist Industry

　　·Decision of the State Council on Straightening Out and Standardizing Market Economic Order

　　·Circular of the State Council on Readjustment of Members of the State Scientific, Technological and Educational Leading Group

　　·Circular of the State Council on Transmission of the Report of the People’s Bank of China on the Situation of Enterprises Evading and Abolishing Financial Debts

—Report on the Situation of Enterprises Evading and Abolishing Financial Debts

　　·Message of Greetings from Chinese President Jiang Zemin to Lao President Khamtay Siphanhdone on the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Laos

　　·Message of Greetings from Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji to Lao Premier Bounyang Vorachit on the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Laos

　　·Remarks of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on April 26,2001

　　·Foreign Ministry News Briefings on April 26,2001

　　·Foreign Ministry News Briefings on May 2,2001

　　·Circular on Issuing “Proposals on Strengthening the Construction of State Key Enterprise Technology Centers” —— State Economic and Trade Commission

　　—Proposals on Strengthening the Construction of State Key Enterprise Technology Centers

　　·Decree No.81 of the Ministry of Construction of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Supervisory Regulations on Implementation of Civil Engineering Construction Mandatory Standards

　　·Decree of the Ministry of Communications(No.7,2000)

　　—Methods for Implementation of Four Systems in Highway Construction

　　·Decree of the Ministry of Communications (No.8,2000)

　　—Methods on Supervision and Management of Highway Construction

　　·Decree of the Ministry of Communications(No.9,2000)

　　—Regulations on Domestic Waterway Cargo Transportation

　　·Decree of the Ministry of Communications (No.10,2000)

　　—Regulations on Handling of Port Cargos

　　·Circular of the State Taxation Administration on Collecting Turnover Taxes on Financing and Leasing Businesses

　　·Circular of the State Taxation Administration on Certain Problems of Business Taxation Policy on Foreign-Capital Financial Institutions

　　·Circular of the State Taxation Administration on Collecting Individual Income Taxes on the Employed of Lawyer’s Offices

·Official Letter of Reply of the State Council on Agreement With Proposal of Ministry of Finance to Issue Sovereign External Debts