CONTENTS

　　·Speech at the Meeting Marking the First Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region —— President Jiang Zemin of the People’s Republic of China

　　·Presidential Decree No.40 of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures

　　—Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures

　　·Presidential Decree No.41 of the People’s Republic of China

　　—Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign-Capital Enterprises

　　—Law of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign-Capital Enterprises

　　·Circular of the State Council on Issuing the National Ecological Environment Protection Program

　　—National Ecological Environment Protection Program

　　·Circular of the State Council on the Implementation of the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Strengthening Examination and Supervision of Central Budget

　　·Written Approval of the State Council on the General City Planning Program of Xiamen City

　　·Written Approval of the State Council on the General City Planning Program of Baotou City

　　·Written Approval of the State Council on Issues Concerning the Disputed Areas Along the Administrative Boundaries Between Hunan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Issuing the Proposals of the Ministry of Communications and Other Departments on Rectifying Road Passenger and Freight Transportation Order

　　—Proposals on Rectifying Road Passenger and Freight Transportation Order

　　·Official Letter of the General Office of the State Council on Revoking the Restriction for Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong Taking Turns to Host the National Games

　　·Telegram From President Jiang Zemin to Singapore President S.R. Nathan Expressing Sincere Solicitude to the Relatives of Victims and the Wounded of the Singapore Airplane Accident

　　·Telegram of Congratulations From Premier Zhu Rongji to the Conference Marking the International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People in New York

　　·China’s National Defense in 2000 —— Information Office of the State Council

　　·Presidential Decree of Appointments and Removals

　　·Circular on the Appointments and Removals of Two Officials of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region