CONTENTS

　　·Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Further Intensifying the Improvement of Social Security by Taking Comprehensive Measures

　　·Decree No. 320 of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Regulations on Administration of Sand Excavation from the Course of the Yangtze River

　　·Circular of the State Council on Further Standardizing the Administration of Lotteries

　　·Official Reply of the State Council on the Programme for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area and Its Upper Reaches

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Transmission of the Proposals of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce for Relevant Issues on Cutting the Ties between Administrative Organs for Industry and Commerce and Markets Run by Them in Specified Time Limits

　　—Proposals for Relevant Issues on Cutting the Ties between Administrative Organs for Industry and Commerce and Markets Run by Them in Specified Time Limits

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Transmission of the Proposals of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and Other Departments for Further Promotion of Export of Mechanical and Electronic Products in the Course of the Tenth Five-year Plan

　　—Proposals for Further Promotion of Export of Mechanical and Electronic Products in the Course of the Tenth Five-year Plan

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Transmission of the Proposals of the Ministry of Land and Resources for Further Regulation and Rectification of the Order of Mineral Resources Administration

　　—Proposals for Further Regulation and Rectification of the Order of Mineral Resources Administration

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Printing and Issuing the Outline for the Development of Food and Nutrition in China (2001-2010)

　　—Outline for the Development of Food and Nutrition in China (2001-2010)

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Further Strengthening the Work Of Guaranteeing Minimum Subsistence for City Residents

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Relevant Issues on Carrying out Audit Work by Application of Computer Information System

　　·A Telegram from President Jiang Zemin to President Bush on Expressing Sincere Solicitude for the Crash of a US Passenger Airplane in New York

　　·A Telegram from President Jiang Zemin on Congratulating Chowdhury on His Assumption of the President of Bangladesh

　　·News Briefings by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 13, 2001

　　·Circular of the Ministry of Education on Printing and Issuing the Interim Measures for Disposition of Violation of Provisions on Admission Examination for Postgraduates

　　—Interim Measures for Disposition of Violation of Provisions on Admission Examination for Postgraduates

　　·Guiding Proposals of the Ministry of Education for Active Promotion of Offering English Courses in Primary Schools

　　—Basic Requirements for English Teaching in Primary Schools (Trial)

　　·Decree No.4 of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Interim Provisions on Administration of the State Plan for Science and Technology

　　·Decree No. 83 of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for Administration of Domestic Vehicle Transportation Enterprises and Their Vehicles That Transport Customs-controlled Goods in Guangdong Area

　　·Decree No. 84 of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for Control over Goods to Be Transported Overland for Customs Transit in Guangdong Area

　　·Decree No. 85 of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for Control over Goods to Be Transported for Customs Transit Along the Yangtze River

　　·Circular on Strengthening Administration of Examination of Prescription Medicine Advertisements —— State Drug Administration and State Administration of Industry and Commerce

　　·Official Reply of the State Council on Approving the Agreement (II) on the Administrative Boundaries Jointly Demarcated by the People’s Governments of Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province

　　·Official Reply of the State Council on Approving the Agreement on the Administrative Boundaries Jointly Demarcated by the People’s Governments of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Shaanxi Province

　　·Official Reply of the State Council on Approving the Establishment of Langfang Customs

　　·Official Reply of the State Council on Approving the Revocation of Xindu County and the Establishment of Xindu District of Chengdu City in Sichuan Province

　　·Official Reply of the State Council on Approving the Readjustment in the Administrative Division of Some Municipal Districts of Nanning City in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

　　·Appointments and Removals Made by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China