CONTENTS

　　·Opinions of the General Office of the Central Committee of CPC and the General Office of the State Council on Strengthening and Improving the Systems for Openness of Village Affairs and Democratic Management 　　

　　·Carrying Forward the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in the Promotion of Peace and Development

　　—A Speech at the Rally Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence —— Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China 　　

　　·Decision of the State Council on Posthumously Conferring on Comrade Chang Xiangyu the Honorary Title of “People’s Artist”

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Strengthening Work Safety in Enterprises Administered by the Central Government

　　·Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Transmitting and Issuing the Outlines for Constructing a National Platform of Basic Conditions for the Development of Science and Technology from 2004 to 2010 Formulated by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Other Departments

　　—Outlines for Constructing a National Platform of Basic Conditions for the Development of Science and Technology from 2004 to 2010 —— Ministry of Science and Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Finance

　　·Decree of the State Council on Conferment and Promotion of the Customs Ranks of Comrade Li Xiaogang and Other 36 Officers

　　·A Letter from the General Office of the State Council in Reply to the Request for Instructions of the Tariff Commission of the State Council on the Relevant Power to Interpret the Newly Revised Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Import and Export Duties

　　·A Letter from the General Office of the State Council in Reply to the Issue on Adjustment to the Enrolment Targets for the Young Cadre Training Program of the National School of Administration and Other Issues

　　·A Letter from the General Office of the State Council in Reply to the Issue Concerning the Renaming of the Hainan Research Institute for the South China Sea 　

　　·A Letter of Congratulations from Premier Wen Jiabao to the Third Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union

　　·Joint Communiqué Between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Togo

　　·Joint Press Communiqué Between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of the Fiji Islands

　　·Joint Statement of the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Mongolia

　　·Joint Press Communiqué Between the People’s Republic of China and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

　　·Joint Press Communiqué Between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the State of Kuwait 　　

　　·Circular on Issuing the Interim Measures for Administration of Family Fosterage —— Ministry of Civil Affairs

　　—Interim Measures for Administration of Family Fosterage

　　·Opinions of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Finance on Providing Medical Aid in Rural Areas

　　·Circular on Taking Further Measures to Implement the System for Strict Protection of Cultivated Land —— Ministry of Land and Resources

　　·Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet —— Information Office of the State Council

　　·Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Relevant Issues Concerning Further Deepening the Reform to the Foreign Exchange Administration in Investment Overseas 　　

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