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December 2008

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ISSN 0943-7533 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 1

Contents

The Main National Leadership of the PRC ...... 2 LIU Jen-Kai The Main Provincial Leadership of the PRC ...... 30 LIU Jen-Kai Data on Changes in PRC Main Leadership ...... 37 LIU Jen-Kai PRC Agreements with Foreign Countries ...... 43 LIU Jen-Kai PRC Laws and Regulations ...... 48 LIU Jen-Kai Hong Kong SAR...... 50 LIU Jen-Kai Macau SAR...... 57 LIU Jen-Kai Taiwan ...... 62 LIU Jen-Kai

ISSN 0943-7533

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The Main National Leadership of the PRC

LIU Jen-Kai

Abbreviations and Explanatory Notes CCP CC Central Committee CCa Central Committee, alternate member CCDI Central Commission for Discipline Inspection CCm Central Committee, member CCSm Central Committee Secretariat, member PBa Politburo, alternate member PBm Politburo, member BoD Board of Directors Cdr. Commander CEO Chief Executive Officer Chp. Chairperson COO Chief Operating Officer CPPCC ’s Political Consultative Conference CYL Communist Youth League Dep.Cdr. Deputy Commander Dep. P.C. Deputy Political Commissar Dir. Director exec. executive f female Gen.Man. General Manager Hon.Chp. Honorary Chairperson Hon.V.-Chp. Honorary Vice-Chairperson MD Military District MPC Municipal People’s Congress MR Military Region NPC National People’s Congress PCC Political Consultative Conference PLA People’s Liberation Army Pol.Com. Political Commissar Pol.Dpt. Political Department PPC Provincial People’s Congress Pres. President RPC Regional People’s Congress V.-Chp. Vice-Chairperson V.-Gov. Vice-Governor V.-Min. Vice-Minister V.-Pres. Vice-President

Chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of autonomous regional governments are equivalent to governors and vice-governors of provinces and to mayors and vice-mayors of , , and . Changes are underlined. Year and month behind a name indicate the date the person assumed the post or was identified in this position. Year and month behind an organisation refer to the date of its establishment under its present name. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 3

Deputy Directors: Chinese Communist Party Fu Sihe 08/04 Jianhua 03/07 17th Central Committee Li Zhiyong 05/07 (f) (exec.) CCm 03/01 CCP CC General Secretary Ercheng 08/03 02/11 CCm 08/04 Zhang 07/03 Secretary-General: Gao Shiqi 06/04 POLITBURO Central Propaganda (Publicity) Department (1976/10) Standing Committee Members Director: PBm CCSm 02/10 Deputy Directors: Hu Jintao 92/10 Gao Junliang 00/10 02/11 Guo Yiqiang 04/05 02/11 Hu Zhenmin 02/10 02/11 Jiao Li 08/10 Li 02/11 Li Congjun CCm 01/07 CCSm 07/10 02/05 07/10 00/04 07/10 Wang CCm 00/06 07/10 CCm 04/12 Secretary-General: Gan Yinglie 01/03 Other Politburo Members 07/10 Central Work Department 02/11 Director: CCm 07/12 02/11 Deputy Directors: 07/10 Chen Xiqing 03/08 02/11 Hu Deping 98/09 Liu Qi 02/11 Yuejin 03/09 Liu Yunshan CCSm 02/11 Li Dezhu 92/11 (f) 07/10 Lou Zhihao 03/09 CCSm 07/10 Sita 06/09 Wang 07/10 Zhu Weiqun 98/10 07/10 Secretary-General: You Luoping 03/12 02/11 02/11 Central International Department (1976/10) 07/10 Director: CCm 03/04 02/11 Deputy Directors: 07/10 Chen Fengxiang 06/01 CCP CC Secretariat (1980/02) Li Jinjun 07/03 Liu Hongcai 03/08 Members: 00/11 CCm 02/11 Li Yuanchao PBm 07/10 Central Commission for Politics and Law 07/10 Secretary: Zhou Yongkang PBm 07/10 Liu Yunshan PBm 02/11 Members: 07/10 Xi Jinping (exec.) PBm 07/10 CCm 07/12 CCm 07/12 CCP Central Military Commission Sun Zhongtong CCm 05/12 CCm 98/04 See under National Military Leadership (f) CCm 05/12 Secretary-General: Zhou Benshun 08/04 Commission for Discipline Inspection Deputy Secretaries-General: Secretary: He Guoqiang PBm 07/10 Chen Jiping 94/02 Deputy Secretaries: Wang Qijiang 08/06 Gan Yisheng 07/01 General Office He Yong CCSm 97/09 Director: Wei Jianrong 08/01 07/10 Li Yufu 07/10 Central Commission for Comprehensive Management (f) CCm 04/01 of Social Security Sun Zhongtong CCm 07/10 Chairperson: Zhou Yongkang PBm 07/11 Zhang Huixin 02/01 Vice-Chairpersons: 07/10 CCm 08/04 Secretary-General: Wu Yuliang 07/11 Chen Jiping 06/01 CCP CC General Office CCm 08/04 Meng Jianzhu CCm 08/04 Director: Ling Jihua CCSm 07/09 Wang Shengjun CCm 06/01 Deputy Directors: Zhou Benshun 08/05 Fan Shijin 03/01 General Office Mao Linkun 03/01 Director: Chen Jiping 94/02 You Xigui 97/12 Zhao Shengxuan 07/08 Central Commission for the Protection of Party Central Bodyguards Bureau Secrets Director: Cao Qing 07/09 Chairperson: Wang Gang PBm 04/01 Central Organisation Department Vice-Chairpersons: Mao Linkun 04/09 Director: Li Yuanchao PBm 07/10 4 December 2008

Zhao Shengxuan 07/08 Li Jie 04/12 General Office Yang Shengqun (exec.) 98/11 Director: Xia Yong 07/08 National Administration for the Protection of State Secrets Policy Research Centre Director: Xia Yong 05/06 Director: Wang Huning CCSm 03/05 Deputy Directors: Central Organisation Committee Fang Li 04/05 Director: Wen Jiabao PBm 03/03 He Yiting 00/11 Deputy Director: Wang Tiangeng 03/09 Xi Jinping PBm CSSm 08/04 Wang Tianzeng 04/05 Members: Wei Jianlin 03/07 Li Yuanchao PBm CSSm 08/04 Zheng Xinli 01/09 Ling Jihua CSSm 08/04 CCm 08/04 Central Party School CCm 07/08 President: Xi Jinping PBm 07/12 CCm 08/04 Vice-Presidents: Yin Weimin CCm 08/04 08/05 General Office Li Jingtian (exec.) 07/12 Director: Wang Dongming CCm 07/08 Li Junru 00/06 Central Guidance Committee on Ethical and Cultural 01/09 Construction (Spiritual Civilization Steering Sun Qingju 03/10 Academic Committee Committee) Chairperson: Zheng Bijian 00/04 Chairperson: PBm 02/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Vice-Chairpersons: Su Xing 00/04 (f) CCm 03/08 Xing Bensi 00/04 Liu Yunshan PBm CCSm 02/12 General Office People’s Daily Director: ? Director: Zhang Yannong 08/03 Deputy Director: Zhai Weihua 03/09 Deputy Directors: He Chongyuan 05/07 Work Committee for Organs under Central Committee Zhu Xinmin 98/08 Chairperson: Wang Gang PBm 99/03 Editor-in-Chief: Wu Hengquan 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Deputy Editors-in-Chief: Chen Ximing (f) 03/03 Chen Junhong 04/11 He Hulin 03/07 Ma Li (f) 06/00 Huang Yanming 03/11 Mi Bohua 05/03 Jia Xiang 98/06 Yang Zhenwu 06/00 Sun Xiaoqun (exec.) 04/07 Wang Jingmao 91/01 Guangming Daily (1949/06) Wu Shaozu (exec.) 00/06 Editor-in-Chief: Gou Tianlin 05/06 Wu Yuping (f) 03/10 Deputy Editors-in-Chief: Yang Jinyong 06/07 He Dongping 01/02 Zhao Kai 05/04 Li Jingrui (exec.) 95/03 Discipline Inspection Work Committee for Organs under Zhai Huisheng 97/02 Central Committee Zhao Derun 03/10 Secretary: Wu Yuping (f) 03/10 Qiushi (Seeking Truth) (1988/07) Work Committee for Central Government Organs Director: Li Baoshan (act.) 08/03 Chairperson: Ma Kai CCm 08/06 Editor-in-Chief: Li Baoshan 03/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Dep.Eds.-in-Chief: Du Xuefang (f) 08/00 Wang Maohua 97/05 Huang Yanming 01/12 Xia Weidong 03/03 Shao Xujun Zhang Xiaolin 02/07 Yang Yanyin (f) (exec.) 04/12 Zhu Junfeng 97/05 Yu 08/10 Discipline Inspection Work Committee for Central Central Financial and Economic Leading Group Government Organs Head: Hu Jintao PBm 03/06 Secretary: Du Xuefang 08/00 Deputy Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 03/00 General Office Director: Wang Chunzheng 03/03 Party History Research Centre Deputy Director: Chen Xiwen 03/03 Director: Ouyang Song 08/11 Deputy Directors: Central Leading Group for Financial Safety Gu Anlin 01/07 Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 02/11 Li Zhongjie 03/08 Deputy Heads: Long Xinmin 07/04 CCm 02/11 Lü Shiguang 07/03 CCm 02/11 Wang Weihua 03/09 Zhang Baijia 05/08 Central Leading Group for Rural Work Zhang Qihua (f) 03/07 Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 98/00 Deputy Heads: Party Literature Research Centre (1980/05) Hui Liangyu PBm 03/03 Director: Leng Rong CCa 08/03 Xu Youfang 03/07 Deputy Directors: General Office Chen Qun ? 97/08 Director: Chen Xiwen 03/03 06/06 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 5

Members: Central Leading Group for Constitutional Amendment CCa 08/05 Head: Wu Bangguo PBm 03/06 Chen Yunlin 98/05 Members: Du Qinglin 08/05 CCm 03/06 Geng Huichang 08/05 CCm 03/06 Ling Jihua CSSm 08/05 Liu Yunshan PBm CCSm 03/06 08/05 Teng Wensheng CCm 03/06 08/05 Wang Huning CCSm 03/06 Secretary-General: CCm 08/05 Zhang Chunsheng 04/04 General Office Central Overseas Publicity Office (State Council Director: Yang Yingyu 04/04 Information Office) Director: CCm 08/03 Central Leading Group for Publicity, News, Radio and Deputy Directors: Television, and Publication Work 01/05 Li Bing 93/07 Qian Xiaoqian 04/02 Central Leading Group for Party Building Wang Guoqing 00/12 Head: Xi Jinping PBm CCSm 07/12 Secretary-General: Zhao Shaohua (f) 99/09 Deputy Head: Li Yuanchao PBm CSSm 07/12 Central Taiwan Work Office (State Council Taiwan Central Leading Group for Judicial Structure Reform Affairs Office) Head: ? Director: Wang Yi 08/05 Deputy Head: Zhou Yongkang PBm 07/09 Deputy Directors: Sun Yafu 04/02 Central Leading Group for Educational Activities for Ye Kedong 06/08 Maintaining the Advanced Nature of Party Members Zheng Lizhong (exec.) CCa 05/06 Head: He Guoqiang PBm 03/04 Central Compilation and Translation Bureau Central Leading Group for Launching the Campaign Director: Wei Jianhua 97/10 of Extensively Studying and Practicing the Scientific Deputy Directors: Wang Xuedong 05/03 Development Concept Wei Haisheng 04/01 Yu Keping 02/10 Central Leading Group for Propaganda (Publicity) Zhang Weifeng 04/01 and Ideological Work Head: Li Changchun PBm 03/09 Central Research Institute of Culture and History Deputy Head: Liu Yunshan PBm CCSm 03/09 Curator: Yuan Xingpei 08/09

Central Leading Group on Tackling Commercial Institute of Archives (State Archives Administration) Bribery Curator (Director): Yang Dongquan 06/07 Head: He Yong CCSm 06/03 Deputy Curators (Directors): Deputy Heads: Duan Dongsheng 05/03 Li Yubin 07/02 Li Heping (f) 05/11 Li Yufu 06/07 Li Minghua 05/03 Yang Jibo 06/07 Leading Group for State Security Head: Hu Jintao PBm 02/12 Deputy Head: Wen Jiabao PBm 02/12 General Office Director: Dai Bingguo CCm 05/00

Central Coordinating Group for Talents’ Work Head: He Guoqiang PBm 03/06

Central Coordinating Group for Hong Kong and Macau Work Head: Xi Jinping PBm CSSm 07/10 Deputy Heads: CCm 03/07 Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group Head: Hu Jintao PBm 03/06 Central Foreign Affairs Office (State Council Foreign Affairs Office) Director: Dai Bingguo CCm 05/04 Deputy Directors: Du Qiwen 06/10 Qiu Yuanping (f) 04/07 Yuan Tao 03/08

Central Taiwan Affairs Leading Group Head: Hu Jintao PBm 03/06 Deputy Head: Jia Qinglin PBm 03/05 6 December 2008

STATE PRESIDENT NPC Standing Committee President: Hu Jintao PBm 03/03 Macau SAR Basic Law Committee Vice-President: Xi Jinping PBm 08/03 Chairperson: Qiao Xiaoyang 99/12 President’s Office Vice-Chairpersons: Director: Chen Shiju 03/10 Li Chengjun 04/12 Li Fei 06/02 11th NATIONAL PEOPLE’S Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee Chairperson: Wang Yunlong 08/03 CONGRESS Vice-Chairpersons: Fang Fengyou 08/04 STANDING COMMITTEE Li Qianyuan 08/03 Chairperson: Wu Bangguo PBm 03/03 Liu Zhenwei 08/12 Chairperson’s Office Sun Wensheng 08/03 Director: Wu Wenchang 99/11 Suo Lisheng 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Wang Yunkun 08/03 08/03 Yin Chengjie 08/03 Chen Zhili (f) CCm 08/03 07/03 03/03 Hua Jianmin CCm 08/03 Education, Science, Culture and Public Health CCm 08/03 Committee 08/03 Chairperson: Bai Keming 08/03 Li Jianguo CCm 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Yongxiang CCm 03/03 Cheng Jinpei 08/03 08/03 Jin Binghua 08/03 (f) CCm 03/03 Li Shuwen 08/03 Wang Zhaoguo (exec.) PBm 03/03 Li Zhijian 08/03 (f) 08/03 Song Fatang 05/12 08/03 Tang Tianbiao 08/03 Secretary-General: Li Jianguo CCm 08/03 Wang Zuoshu 08/03 Deputy Secretary-Generals: Xu Rongkai 06/10 Cao Weizhou 03/08 Han Xiaowu 08/12 Environmental and Resources Protection Committee He Yehui (f) 04/10 Chairperson: Wang Guangtao 08/03 Li Lianning 04/10 Vice-Chairpersons: Qiao Xiaoyang 03/03 Cao Bochun 06/06 Sun Wei 04/10 Chen Ximing (f) 08/03 Wang Qingxi 03/08 Huang Zhiquan 06/10 Wang Wanbin 05/12 Li Chuanqing 08/03 Zhang Shaoqin 08/03 Ni Yuefeng 08/02 NPC Standing Committee Budgetary Work Committee Pu Haiqing 08/03 Wang Jirong 08/03 Chairperson: vacant Yuan Si 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Zhang Wentai 05/12 Feng Shuping (f) 04/10 Yao Sheng 04/10 Financial and Economic Committee NPC Standing Committee Chairperson: Shi Xiushi 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Legislative Affairs Commission Han Yuqun 07/06 Chairperson: Li Shishi 08/02 Hao Ruyu 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: He Keng 08/03 An Jian 03/08 Mou Xinsheng 08/03 Lang Sheng 08/12 Wang Shucheng 08/03 Li Fei 03/03 Wen Shizhen 05/02 Wang Shengming 03/03 Wu Ritu 08/02 Xin Chunying (f) 04/10 Wu Xiaoling (f) 08/03 Yin Zhongqing 08/12 NPC Standing Committee Zhao Keming 08/03 Credentials Committee Chairperson: 08/04 Foreign Affairs Committee Vice-Chairpersons: Chairperson: 08/03 He Huihui (f) 08/04 Vice-Chairpersons: Li Jianhua 08/04 Guo Lei 08/03 Yan Yixin 08/04 Jiang Futang 08/03 Lu Zhonghe 08/03 NPC Standing Committee Ma Wenpu 03/03 Hong Kong SAR Basic Law Committee Nan Zhenzhong 03/03 Chairperson: Qiao Xiaoyang 03/03 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Zha Peixin 08/03 Elsie Leung Oi-sie (f) 06/02 Zheng Silin 08/03 Li Fei 06/02 Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee (1988/03) Chairperson: Huang Zhendong 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Bai Jingfu 08/03 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 7

Chen Sixi 08/12 08/03 Jiang Xingchang 08/03 05/02 Ren Maodong 08/02 Sui Mingtai 08/03 Wang Yifu 08/03 Xu Yongyue 08/03 Zhang Xuezhong 06/12 Law Committee Chairperson: Hu Kangsheng 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Hong Hu 05/02 Li Chong’an 03/03 Li Shishi 08/03 Liu Xirong 08/03 Qiao Xiaoyang 98/03 Sun Anmin 08/03 Zhang Bolin 08/03

Nationalities Committee Chairperson: Ma Qizhi 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Abudurehim Amet 08/03 Hasi Bagen 08/03 Jiamuyang Luosangjiumei 08/03 Tudanquejinima Legqog CCm 08/03 Lei Mingqiu 08/03 08/03 Mou Benli 08/03 Zhou Shengtao 08/03

Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee Chairperson: Gao Siren 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Yujie (f) 08/03 Huang Liman (f) 08/03 Li Zupei 08/03 Liang Guoyang 08/03 Yang Bangjie 08/03 Yang Deqing 08/03 Yu Junbo 08/04 Yu Yunyao 08/03 8 December 2008

STATE COUNCIL MINISTRIES Premier: Wen Jiabao PBm 03/03 Agriculture Premier’s Office Minister : CCm 06/12 Director: Qiu Xiaoxiong 03/06 Vice-Ministers: Vice-Premiers: Chen Xiaohua 08/05 Hui Liangyu PBm 03/03 Fan Xiaojian 00/12 Li Keqiang PBm 08/03 07/08 Wang Qishan PBm 08/03 Niu Dun 04/08 Zhang Dejiang PBm 08/03 Wei Chaoan 06/01 Zhang Taolin 08/08 State Councillors: (1982) Dai Bingguo CCm 08/03 Civil Affairs CCm 08/03 Minister: Li Xueju CCm 03/03 Liu Yandong (f) PBm 08/03 Vice-Ministers: Ma Kai CCm 08/03 Chen Jiechang 03/06 Meng Jianzhu CCm 08/03 06/01 Jiang Li (f) 01/05 State Council’s General Office 03/12 Secretary-General: Ma Kai CCm 08/03 Luo Pingfei 01/05 Deputy Secretary-Generals: Bi Jingquan 08/04 Commerce Qiu Xiaoxiong 08/04 Minister: Chen Deming CCa 07/12 08/08 Vice-Ministers: 08/03 08/04 Xiang Zhaolun 07/01 Fu Ziying 08/04 08/04 03/12 Jiang Yaoping 08/04 Jiang Zengwei 05/10 ORGANS OF THE STATE Ma Xiuhong (f) 03/05 Yi Xiaozhun 05/10 COUNCIL 08/12 Anti-Monopoly Bureau State Bureau of Archives Director: Shang Ming 08/11 See under CCP Culture State Bureau of Secrets Protection Minister: CCm 08/03 See under CCP Vice-Ministers: 01/04 Ouyang Jian 08/12 Wang Wenzhang 08/12 COMMISSIONS Zhao Shaohua (f) 08/09 Zhao Weisui 01/10 Development and Reform Zhou Heping 01/04 Chairperson: CCm 08/03 Education Vice-Chairpersons: Du Ying 05/08 Minister: CCm 03/03 08/04 Vice-Ministers: 08/01 08/12 Peng Sen 08/11 Chen Xiaoya (f) 04/05 07/01 Li Weihong (f) 05/10 Zhang Guobao 99/12 01/04 Zhang Mao 06/06 Zhang Xinsheng 01/04 Zhang Xiaoqiang 03/11 Zhao Qinping 01/04 CCm 03/03 State Language Work Committee Secretary-General: Han Yongwen 06/12 Chairperson: Zhao Qinping 05/11 Ethnic Affairs Environmental Protection (2008/03) Chairperson: CCm 08/03 Minister: CCm 05/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Vice-Ministers: Danzhu Angben 06/04 08/03 Wu Shimin 03/06 Pan Yue 08/03 06/06 Wu Xiaoqing 08/03 Yang Jianqiang 03/06 08/03 Zhou Jian 08/03 Population and Family Planning National Nuclear Safety Administration Director: Li Ganjie 07/01 Chairperson: (f) CCm 08/03 Vice-Chairpersons: Finance Jiang Fan 05/08 Pan Guiyu (f) 01/02 Minister: Xie Xuren CCm 07/08 Wang Peian 06/03 Vice-Ministers: Zhao Baige (f) 03/09 Ding Xuedong 08/04 Li Yong 03/09 Liao Xiaojun 02/09 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 9

Wang Jun 05/11 Xu Deming 08/11 06/12 Yun Xiaosu 04/08 China Geological Survey Foreign Affairs Director: Wang Min 07/05 Minister: CCm 07/04 Deputy Director: Zhong Ziran 07/05 Vice-Ministers: He Yafei 08/07 National Defence Li Hui 08/07 Minister: Liang Guanglie CCm 08/03 Li Jinzhang 06/01 Lü Guozeng 06/01 Public Security Wang Guangya 08/09 Minister: Meng Jianzhu CCm 07/10 Wang Yi 07/09 Vice-Ministers: 04/08 Liu De 05/04 Liu Jing CCm 01/05 Health 05/04 Minister: 07/06 04/05 Vice-Ministers: Yang Huanning (exec.) CCa 08/06 Chen Xiaohong 05/01 Zhang Xinfeng 05/04 Gao Qiang 07/06 Huang Jiefu 01/11 Railways 07/10 Minister: Liu Zhijun CCm 03/03 01/11 Vice-Ministers: Shao Mingli 08/03 Hu Yadong 03/07 Wang Guoqiang 07/03 Lu Chunfang 05/04 08/10 Lu Dongfu 03/07 Peng Kaizhou 02/01 Housing and Urban-Rural Construction (2008/03) Wang Zhiguo 06/09 Minister: CCm 08/03 Vice-Ministers: Science and Technology Chen Dawei 08/03 Minister: 07/04 Qi Ji 08/03 Vice-Ministers: Qiu Baoxing 08/03 Cao Jianlin 06/10 Du Zhanyuan 08/09 Human Resources and Social Security (2008/03) Li Xueyong 98/04 Minister: Yin Weimin CCm 08/03 Liu Yanhua 01/12 Vice-Ministers: Zhang Laiwu 08/09 He Xian 08/03 Hu Xiaoyi 08/03 State Security (1983/06) Ji Yunshi 08/03 Minister: Geng Huichang CCm 07/08 Li Zhiyong 08/03 Vice-Ministers: Sun Baoshu 08/03 Dong Haizhou 06/09 Wang Xiaochu 08/03 06/09 Yang Shiqiu 08/03 Qiu Shi 06/02 Yang Zhiming 08/03 Sun Yonghai 06/06 Zhang Xiaojian 08/03 Supervision (1986/12) Industry and Information (2008/03) Minister: Ma Wen (f) CCm 07/08 Minister: Li Yizhong CCm 08/03 Vice-Ministers: Vice-Ministers: 07/12 08/03 Qu Wanxiang 03/12 08/03 07/12 CCa 08/03 Yao Zengke 07/09 Ou Xinqian (f) 08/03 Xi Guohua 08/03 Transportation (2008/03) Yang Xueshan 08/03 Minister: CCm 08/03 China National Space Administration (CNSA) Vice-Ministers: Director: Sun Laiyan 04/05 Feng Zhenglin 08/03 Deputy Directors: Gao Xiongfeng 08/03 Jin Zhuanglong 04/00 Li Jiaxiang 08/03 Luo Ge 04/11 Weng Mengyong 08/03 China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA) Xu Zuyuan 08/03 Director: Chen Qiufa 08/09 Water Resources Justice Minister: Chen Lei CCm 07/04 Minister: Wu Aiying (f) CCm 05/07 Vice-Ministers: Vice-Ministers: 03/08 Chen Xunqiu 06/05 Hu Siyi 05/12 Hao Chiyong 06/05 Jiao Yong 05/05 Zhang Sujun 05/09 Zhou Ying (f) 05/05 Zhao Dacheng 06/05

Land and Resources Minister: CCm 07/04 ORGANS AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL Vice-Ministers: 99/05 People’s (1948/12) Wang Min 04/08 Governor: Zhou Xiaochuan CCm 02/12 Wang Shiyuan 05/12 Vice-Governors: 10 December 2008

Hu Xiaolian (f) 05/08 06/06 Ma Delun 07/12 See under CCP Su Ning 03/12 07/01 Currency Policy Committee Chairperson: Zhou Xiaochuan CCm 03/06 ORGANISATION DIRECTLY Branch UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL Governor: Li Mingchang 04/06 Branch WITH SPECIAL STATUS Governor: Ma Jing 00/11 Jinan Branch Governor: Yang Ziqiang 04/06 State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Branch Commission (2003) Governor: Sun Gongsheng 04/06 Chairperson: Li Rongrong CCm 03/03 Shanghai Headquarters Vice-Chairpersons: Director: Su Ning 07/07 Huang Danhua (f) 06/04 Shanghai Branch Huang Shuhe 03/05 Governor: Hu Pingxi 01/07 Jin Yang 08/04 Branch 05/11 Governor: Song Xingguo 03/04 Meng Jianmin 08/09 Tianjin Branch Shao Ning 03/06 Governor: Guo Qingping 04/02 Branch Governor: Xu Lianchu 03/09 ORGANISATIONS DIRECTLY Xi’an Branch Governor: Ao Huicheng 04/02 UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL Auditing Administration (1983) General Administration of Customs Auditor-General: 08/03 Deputy Auditor-Generals: Director: Sheng Guangzu CCm 08/03 Dong Dasheng 00/05 Deputy Directors: Linghu An 01/12 Li Kenong 00/11 Shi Aizhong 04/08 Lu Peijun 08/12 Yu Xiaoming (f) 04/08 Lü Bin 08/01 Sun Songpu 03/11 Wang Songhe 08/12 Smuggling Cases Investigation Bureau WORKING BODIES UNDER THE Chief: Lü Bin 06/12 STATE COUNCIL State General Administration for Industry and Commerce State Council Research Office Director: 06/10 Director: 08/05 Deputy Directors: Deputy Directors: Fu Shuangjian 08/01 Jiang Xiaojuan (f) 04/08 Liu Fan 03/06 Li Bingkun 04/08 Liu Yuting 03/06 Ning Jizhe 07/04 04/08 Tian Xuebin 08/12 Zhong Youping 05/10 Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office General Administration of Press and Publications Director : Liao Hui CCm 97/07 (State Copyright Bureau) Deputy Directors: Director: Liu Binjie 07/04 Hua Jian (f) 08/04 Deputy Directors: Zhang Xiaoming 04/07 08/12 Zhou Bo 03/06 Li Dongdong (f) 06/12 Sun Shoushan 06/12 Overseas Chinese Affairs Office Wu Shulin 04/11 Director: (f) 07/05 Yan Xiaohong 06/12 Deputy Directors: China National Copyright Administration Ma Rupei 07/05 Director: Liu Binjie 07/04 Ren Qiliang 07/06 Deputy Director: Yan Xiaohong 04/05 Xu Yousheng 01/04 Zhao Yang 01/04 General Administration of Work Safety Supervision Director: Luo CCa 08/12 Foreign Affairs Office Deputy Directors: See under CCP Liang Jiakun 03/10 Sun Huashan 03/11 Legislative Affairs Office Wang Dexue 01/03 Director: Cao Kangtai 02/09 Yang Yuanyuan 08/01 Deputy Directors: Zhao Tiechui 08/08 Gao Fengtao 04/11 General Office Song Dahan 98/04 Director: Jin Kening 02/03 Zhang Qiong 03/06 State Administration of Radio, Film and Television Information Office Director: Wang Taihua CCm 04/12 See under CCP Deputy Directors: Hu Zhanfan 01/04 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 11

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COAL INDUSTRY Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) Chairperson: Xu Heyi 06/10 Shenhua Group Corporation Ltd. (Shenhua Group) Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co. Ltd. (1995/10) (GAIG) Chairperson: Zhang Xiwu 08/12 Chairperson: Zhang Fangyou 04/12 China Shenhua Energy President: 07/03 Chairperson: Zhang Xiwu 08/12 Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) STEEL INDUSTRY (SAIC) Chairperson: Hu Maoyuan 08/02 China Iron and Steel Association President: Shen Jianhua 08/02 President: Xie Qihua (f) 05/02 SAIC Motor Corporation Ltd. (SAIC Motor) Chairperson: Hu Maoyuan 05/04 Anben Iron and Steel Group (ABIS) President: Chen Hong 05/04 Chairperson/Pres.: Zhang Xiaogang 07/01 Yuejin Motor (Group) Corporation Baotou Iron and Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. Chairperson: Wang Haoliang 07/12 (Baogang Group) Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) Chairperson: Cui Chen 07/07 Chairperson: Wang Haoliang 06/07 President : Si Yongtao 04/12 President: Chen Zhixin 08/02

Hebei Iron and Steel Group Chang’an Automobile Group Corporation President: Xu Liuping 06/01 Handan Iron and Steel Group Chairperson: Liu Rujun 02/07 China Southern Auto Holdings President: Li Lianping 08/02 President: 06/01

Tangshan Iron and Steel (Group) Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) Chairperson: Wang Yifang 06/04 Chairperson: Xu Ping 05/07 President: Xu Ping 05/06 Magang (Group) Holding Co. Ltd. (Masteel) President: Gu Jianguo 06/01 Geely Automobile Holdings Chairperson: Li Shufu 98/00 Maanshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. Chairperson: Gu Jianguo 07/03 Hafei Motor Co. Ltd. President: Zhu Changqiu 07/03 Chairperson: Liu Tao 05/02

Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Co. Brilliance China Automotive Holding Limited Chairperson: Fan Zhengwei 06/06 Chairperson: Wu Xiao An 06/03 President: Yu Zisu 07/01 President/CEO.: Qi Yumin 06/01 Shenyang Brilliance JinBei Automotive Co. Ltd. Baosteel Group Chairperson: Qi Yumin 06/01 Chairperson: Xu Lejiang 07/01 Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. Baosteel Co. Ltd. Chairperson: Yin Tongyao 05/12 President: Fu Zhongzhe 07/03 Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Shougang Group (Capital Steel) Chairperson: Wei Jianjun 05/07 Chairperson: Zhu Jimin 00/07 President: Wang Fengying (f) 05/07 President: Wang 03/00 China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co. Ltd. Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation (SINOTRUK) President: 05/03 Chairperson: Ma Chunji 01/01 President : Cai Dong 03/06

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AVIATION China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) China National Aviation Holding Co. (CNAH) President:: Hu Maoyuan 07/07 President: Kong Dong 08/04 Vice-President: Wang Yinxiang 08/04 China National Automotive Industry Corporation Ltd. (CNAIC) Chairperson: Kong Dong 08/04 President: Cai Jianjiang 07/02 President: Chen Xulin 99/11 China Eastern Air Holding Co. China Auto CAIEC Ltd. President: Liu Shaoyong 08/12 President: Zhang Fusheng 00/08 China Eastern Chairperson: Liu Shaoyong 08/12 China FAW Group Corporation President: 08/12 President: 07/12 China Southern Air Holding Co. President: 08/12 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 21

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Hainan Airlines (HNA) Group POLICY BANKS Chairman: Chen Feng 07/01 Export-Import Bank of China Airlines Co. Ltd. Chairperson/President: Li Ruogu 05/06 Chairman: Li Xiaoming 08/10 Agricultural Development Bank of China President: Wang Yingming 07/11 President: Zheng Hui 05/02 Co. Ltd.

Chairman: Li Xiaoming 08/10 President: Zhu Yimin 07/11 COMMERCIAL BANKS China TravelSky Holding Co. Corporation (CDB) President: Xu Qiang 07/05 President: CCa 98/04

China Aviation Oil Holding Co. Bank of Communications President: 07/02 Chairperson: 04/06 President: 06/09 China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group China Everbright Bank Corporation (CAS Group) Chairperson: Tang Shuangning 07/06 President: Li Hai 02/10 President: Guo You 04/07

China Merchants Bank COMMUNICATIONS (6 telecom operators) Chairperson: Qin Xiao 01/03 China Mobile Communications Corporation (China President/CEO: Ma Weihua 99/09 Mobile) (1) China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. President: Wang Jianzhou 04/11 Chairperson: Dong Wenbiao 06/07 President: Wang Tongshi 06/07 China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom) (2) China CITIC Bank President: Wang Xiaochu CCa 04/11 President: Chen Xiaoxian 05/11 V.-Pres.: Zhang Chenshuang (exec.) 07/07 China Telecom Corporation Ltd. Hua Xia Bank Chairman/CEO: Wang Xiaochu 07/01 President: Wu Jian 01/08 President/COO: Shang Bing 08/07 Industrial Bank Co. Ltd. China United Telecommunications Corporation (China Unicom) (3) Chairperson: Gao Jianping 04/06 President: Li Renjie 04/06 Chairperson: 04/12 President: ? Development Bank China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. Chairperson: Li Ruohong 99/09 Chairperson: Chang Xiaobing 04/11 President: Michael Zink 06/12 China Network Communications Group Corporation Shanghai Development Bank (China Netcom) (4) Chairperson: Ji Xiaohui 07/05 President: ? V.-Chp.: Fu Jianhua 07/05 China Satellite Communications Corporation President: Fu Jianhua 06/08 (China Satcom) (5) Development Bank President: Rui Xiaowu 06/06 Chairperson: Frank Newman 06/09

China TieTong Telecommunications Corporation (China TieTong) (6) ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (4) Chairperson: Zhao Jibin 04/06 President: Zhang Yongping 04/06 CINDA President: Tian Guoli 07/01

STATE-OWNED COMMERCIAL BANKS (5) Great Wall Bank of China (BOC) Ltd. (1) President: Zhao Dongping 07/01 Hon.Chp.: (f) 85/11 Chairperson: Xiao Gang 03/03 Huarong President: Li Lihui 04/08 President: Ding Zhongchi 06/01 Bank of China (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. President: He Guangbei 03/05 Orient Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (2) President: Mei Xingbao 06/05 Chairperson: Jiang Jianqing CCa 00/02 President: Yang Kaisheng 05/10 Shanghai Stock Exchange Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) (3) President: 07/07 Chairperson: Geng Liang 01/10 22 December 2008

President: Zhang Yujun 08/02

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Chairperson: Chen Dongzheng 01/10 President: Song Liping 08/02

Shanghai Futures Exchange Chairperson: Wang Lihua (f) 00/00 President: Yang Maijun 07/01

INSURANCE

PICC Holding Company President: Wu Yan 07/01 Vice-President: Wang Yi 07/01 PICC Asset Management Company (PICC AMC) Chairperson: Tang Yunxiang 03/07 President: Ren Daode 07/01 PICC Life Insurance Co. (PICC Life) President/CEO: Tang Yunxiang 05/11 PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. (PICC P&C) President/CEO: Wang Yi 03/07 China Reinsurance (Group) Company (China Re Group) President: Liu Jingsheng 05/11

China Life Insurance (Group) Company President: Yang Chao 07/01

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (China Life) Chairperson: Yang Chao 05/00

China Life Insurance Asset Management Co. Ltd. Chairperson: Miao Jianmin 07/02 President: Liu Huimin 07/02 New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (NCI) President: Sun Bing 00/09

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Ltd. Chairperson: Gao Guofu 07/01 President: Lianhong 01/08

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd. Chairperson: Ma Mingzhe 01/04 President: Zhang Zixin 03/09

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Qin Yinhe 08/01 Wang Qian CCa 02/00 NATIONAL MILITARY Political Commissar: Sun Dafa 05/07 Dep.P.C.: LEADERSHIP Sun Sijing 05/12 Chief of Staff: Chen Guoshu 03/03 CCP Central Military Commission Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Sun Sijing 05/12 Chairperson: Hu Jintao PBm 04/09 General Armament Department (1998/04) Vice-Chairpersons: Director: CCm 07/10 Guo Boxiong PBm 02/11 Deputy Directors: Xu Caihou PBm 04/09 Members: Han Yanlin 08/01 Li Andong CCm 01/04 Chang Wanquan CCm 07/10 Zhang Jianqi 04/08 CCm 04/09 Zhu Fazhong CCa 02/01 CCm 04/09 Political Commissar: Chi Wanchun CCm 02/11 Li Jinai CCm 02/11 Dep.P.C.: Huang Zuoxing 06/09 Liang Guanglie CCm 02/11 Chief of Staff: Niu Hongguang 03/03 Liao Xilong CCm 02/11 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Yin Fanglong Wu Shengli CCm 07/10 04/10 CCm 07/10 Commission for Discipline Inspection PLA Navy Secretary: Sun Zhongtong CCm 05/01 Commander: Wu Shengli CCm 06/08 Deputy Secretaries: Deputy Commanders: Xie Houquan 04/01 Ding Yiping 06/08 Zhang Li CCa 04/01 Gu Wengen 08/01 General Office Jin Mao 02/12 Director: Jia Ting’an CCa 03/12 Shen Binyi CCm 00/03 Wang Yucheng 03/09 PRC Central Military Commission Zhang Yongyi 05/01 Chairperson: Hu Jintao PBm 05/03 Zhang Zhannan 06/05 Vice-Chairpersons: Zhao Xingfa 05/01 Political Commissar: Liu Xiaojiang CCm 08/03 Guo Boxiong PBm 03/03 Dep.P.C.: Xu Caihou PBm 05/03 Members: Fan Yinhua 08/07 Kang Chengyuan 04/01 Chang Wanquan CCm 08/03 Wu Huayang 05/01 Chen Bingde CCm 05/03 Chief of Staff: Ding Yiping 06/12 Jing Zhiyuan CCm 05/03 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Xu Jianzhong 08/07 Li Jinai CCm 03/03 Liang Guanglie CCm 03/03 North China Sea Fleet Liao Xilong CCm 03/03 Wu Shengli CCm 08/03 Commander: Su Shiliang 06/05 Xu Qiliang CCm 08/03 Deputy Commanders: Chen Axi 03/12 General Staff Ding Guige 00/08 Chief: Chen Bingde CCm 07/09 Jia Maorong 05/07 Deputy Chiefs: Wang Fushan 01/07 Zhang Shiying 07/09 Ge Zhenfeng (exec.) CCm 02/11 Zhang Yan 01/05 Liu Zhenwu CCm 07/06 Political Commissar: Li Guang 05/05 Ma Xiaotian CCm 07/09 Dep.P.C.: Xu Qiliang CCm 04/07 Zhang Li CCa 00/09 Fu Bohai 04/04 Assistant Chiefs: Jia Peiduo 01/07 Qian Jianjun 07/08 Chen Xiaogong 07/06 Yu Changqi 03/03 Sun Jianguo 06/12 Zhang 04/03 Yang Zhiqi 07/07 Zhao Rongtang 01/07 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Dong Shifu 07/06 Chief of Staff: Zhang Panhong 03/06 General Political Department Dir.Pol.Dpt.: ? Director: Li Jinai CCm 04/09 East China Sea Fleet Deputy Directors: Commander: Tian Zhong 08/01 Jia Ting’an 08/01 Deputy Commanders: Liu Xiaojiang 07/09 CCm 04/12 Du Xiping 05/12 Liu Zhenqi 05/12 Hu Xiangui 03/12 Sun Zhongtong CCa 04/07 Huang Jiang 05/01 Assistant Directors: Li Julin 04/01 Li Xianghua 03/06 Du Jincai 07/06 Wang Laiyou 02/10 Tong Shiping 05/12 Wang Shi’en 01/08 Xu Yaoyuan 08/04 Zheng Bingqing 01/06 General Logistics Department Political Commissar: Xu Jianzhong 06/01 Dep.P.C.: Director: Liao Xilong CCm 02/11 Cai Zhongliang 02/08 Deputy Directors: Cheng Jiarong 04/01 Ding Jiye 08/01 Jiang Hongyun 02/02 Li Maifu 05/12 Li Xiukang 01/08 24 December 2008

Lu Dekang 05/04 Ren Guangli 02/09 China Institute for International Chief of Staff: Zhang Deshun 03/10 Strategic Studies Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Gao Changqing 06/04 President: Xiong Guangkai 97/12 Fleet PLA Military Court Commander: Su Shiliang 08/01 President: Su Yong 06/04 Deputy Commanders: Deng Minglin 02/07 PLA Military Procuratorate Han Linzhi 05/01 Chief Procurator: Gao Laifu 03/04 Su Zhiqian 07/07 Xiao Xinnian 07/08 Liberation Army Daily Xue Tianpei 03/10 Director: Wang Mengyun 05/05 Yang Fucheng 01/09 Editor-in-Chief: Sun Xiaoqing 05/02 Zhang Zhicheng 04/01 Political Commissar: Huang Jiaxiang 06/01 Headquarters of Chinese People’s Armed Police Dep.P.C.: Force (1983/04) Cen Xu 06/01 He Chunxi 05/07 Commander: Qiang Fuchao 04/01 Wu Shuangzhan CCm 99/12 Xu Xiaoye 04/01 Deputy Commanders: Yang Yinglin 03/07 Chen Chuankuo CCm 03/12 Chief of Staff: Du Jingchen 07/07 Huo Yi 06/08 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Hou Jian 05/08 Liu Hongjun 05/07 Xi Zhongchao 03/00 PLA Air Force Zhu Shuguang 96/02 First Political Commissar: Commander: Xu Qiliang CCm 07/09 Zhou Yongkang PBm 02/12 Deputy Commanders: Political Commissar: 07/09 06/01 Dep.P.C.: Jing Wenchun 06/08 Jia Runxing 03/08 Liu Chengjun 05/04 Li Qingyin 05/07 Wang Chaoqun 03/07 Liu Shimin 05/07 Yang Dongming 05/12 Chief of Staff: 06/08 Political Commissar: Deng Changyou CCm 02/05 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Qin Huaibao 03/12 Dep.P.C.: Liu Yazhou 03/12 Rui Qingkai 07/07 Chief of Staff: 06/01 MILITARY REGIONS (7) (1985) Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Xiaolong 07/10 Beijing (Beijing,Tianjin, , , Innner Mongolia) PLA Second Artillery (1966/07) Commander: 07/07 Commander: Jing Zhiyuan CCm 03/01 Deputy Commanders: Deputy Commanders: Yu Jixun 06/08 Duan Duanwu 07/10 Zhang Yuting 06/09 Gao Zhongxing CCa 04/01 Zhao Shuyue 03/01 Huang Hanbiao 06/08 Political Commissar: Peng Xiaofeng 03/12 Jing Wenchun 05/01 Dep.P.C.: Qiu Jinkai 06/01 Gong Yongfeng 00/10 Political Commissar: Fu Tinggui 03/12 Shi Kexin 00/10 Dep.P.C.: Sun Fu 02/08 Huang Jianguo 08/09 Yang Hengzhong 00/10 Yang Jianting 06/01 Zhang Baoshan 05/02 Chief of Staff: Zhang Baoshu 07/10 Zhang Limin 03/12 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Dong Wancai 04/04 Chief of Staff: CCa 06/12 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Chengdu (Chongqing, Sichuan, , , ) Zhang Xiaozhong CCa 02/00 Commander: Li Shiming 07/09 Deputy Commanders: National Defence University Fan Xiaoguang 04/06 President: 07/09 Fang Dianrong 03/08 Political Commissar: Tong Shiping 07/09 Gui Quanzhi 02/09 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Xu Tianliang 03/11 08/01 Lü Dengming 08/03 National Defence Science and Technology University Meng Jinxi CCm 01/07 President: Wen Xisen CCa 99/06 Political Commissar: 05/12 Political Commissar: Zhang Yulin 08/07 Dep.P.C.: Duan Luding 07/07 Information Engineering University Hu Yongzhu 06/12 President: Wang Zhengde 01/07 Ma Zilong 01/04 Political Commissar: Pan Hongliang 00/05 Qu Quansheng 00/07 Chief of Staff: Ai Husheng 07/10 Academy of Military Sciences Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wu 07/07 President: Liu Chengjun 07/09 Guangzhou (, , Guangdong, , Hainan) Political Commissar: Liu Yuan CCm 05/12 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Zhaohai 05/04 Commander: Zhang Qinsheng 07/06 Deputy Commanders: Ding Shouyue 04/07 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 25

Gao Chunxiang 04/04 Xiong Ziren 03/01 Gao Shouwei 04/02 Xu Jianzhong 06/01 Gu Wengen 06/05 Chief of Staff: 07/09 Lü Dingwen 08/01 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: ? Ou Jingu 03/01 Wang Jitang 08/01 Shenyang (, , ) Zhang Shiming 07/06 Commander: 07/10 Zheng Qin 08/01 Deputy Commanders: Political Commissar: 07/09 Liu Yahong 04/04 Dep.P.C.: Shi Xiangyuan 06/12 Huang Jiaxiang 06/01 Song Caiwen 05/12 Tian Yigong 08/01 Zhou Laiqiang 04/07 Zhang Rucheng 07/07 Political Commissar: Huang Xianzhong 05/12 Zhou Yuqi CCa 04/12 Dep.P.C.: Zhu Yongqing 03/03 Pan Ruiji 05/08 Chief of Staff: Fang Fenghui 03/00 Zhang Tiejian 08/01 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Zhang Yang 05/07 Chief of Staff: Jinan (, ) Hou Shusen 05/12 Commander: CCa 04/09 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Hongyao 08/01 Deputy Commanders: He Weirong 03/06 Li Lianghui 01/04 Liu Zhongxing 03/08 Yang Zhiqi 04/04 Ye Aiqun 03/08 Zhang Hetian 06/08 Zhang Zhannan 04/10 Zhong Shengqin 02/02 Political Commissar: Liu Dongdong CCm 02/11 Dep.P.C.: Chen Zhangyuan 05/06 Du Hengyan 08/01 Yin Fengqi 01/02 Zhao Taizhong 02/07 Chief of Staff: 08/01 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Jian 06/01

Lanzhou (, , Qinghai, , Tibet) Commander: 07/07 Deputy Commanders: Guan Kai 06/04 Guo Hongchao 06/09 Qiu Yanhan CCm 02/01 Zhao Jianzhong 07/07 Zheng Shouzeng 00/03 Zhu Qingyi 06/09 Zou Gengren 00/08 Political Commissar: 07/09 Dep.P.C.: Li Guohui 08/08 Liu Zhenqi 04/08 Tao Fanggui 02/08 Wang Jinxiang 05/02 Zhang Qiuxiang 03/12 Chief of Staff: CCa 07/10 Dir.Pol.Dpt.: Wang Jianmin 06/07 Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Cdr.: Hua Shifei 05/03 Pol.Com.: Nie Weiguo CCa 05/03 Nanjing (Jiangsu, , , , , Shanghai) Commander: Zhao Keshi 07/07 Deputy Commanders: Jiang Jianzeng 05/10 Lin Bingyao 01/11 Wang Hongguang 05/12 08/01 Xu Chengyun 05/11 Xu Hongmeng 06/06 Xu Xiaoyan 05/10 Zhao Guojun 00/03 Political Commissar: Chen Guoling 07/07 Dep.P.C.: Gao Wusheng 05/07 Wang Wei 06/09 26 December 2008

Qin Wengui 00/07 Qu Dongyu 05/07 MASS ORGANISATIONS Shen Changyu 05/07 Wang Xiao 06/01 Zeng Zhixiong 05/07 Communist Youth League of China (1925/05) Zhang Jiyu 05/07 Zhang Qingwei CCm 04/01 16th CYL CC Zhu Yanfeng CCa 00/07 First Secretary: 08/05 Secretaries: All-China Students’ Federation (1919/06) He Junke 05/12 President: Liu Kai 05/07 Lu Yongzheng 05/12 Luo Mei 08/06 All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese Wang Hongyan 08/06 (1958) Wang Xiao 03/07 Yang Yue (exec.) 01/12 7th National Committee President: Lin Jun CCa 08/01 All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) (1925/05) All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (1981/12) Hon.Pres.: 97/11 15th Executive Committee President: Liang Guoyang 05/01 President: Wang Zhaoguo PBm 02/12 Vice-Presidents: China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (1949/03) Chen Rongshu 08/10 President: 06/11 Chen Xiurong (f) 03/09 Erkenjiang Tulahong 08/10 Chinese Writers’ Association Huang Danhua (f) 08/10 President: Tie Ning (f) CCa 06/11 08/10 Ni Jianmin 08/04 Chinese Dramatists’ Association Qiao Chuanxiu (f) 08/04 Sun Baoshu 02/01 Hon.Chp.: Zhang Geng 98/12 (f) CCa 05/12 Chairperson: Shang Changrong 05/06 Wang Tong 08/10 Xu Zhenhuan 03/09 Chinese Artists’ Association Zhang Mingqi 08/04 President: Jin Shangyi 98/09 First Secretary: Sun Chunlan (f) CCa 05/12 Chinese Film Artists’ Association All-China Women’s Federation (1949/03) President: Wu Yigong 03/12 10th Executive Committee Chinese Musicians’ Association Hon.Pres.: President: Fu Gengchen 99/12 Chen Muhua 98/09 03/08 All-China Journalists’ Association (1931) President: Chen Zhili CCm 08/10 President: Tian Congming 06/10 Vice-Presidents: Chen Xiurong 03/08 China Overseas Friendship Association (1997/05) Hong Tianhui 05/12 President: Liu Yandong (f) PBm 03/09 Huang Qingyi CCm 02/12 Jiang Li 08/10 Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Meng Xiaosi 08/10 Foreign Countries (1953/05) Pan Guiyu 08/10 President: Chen Haosu 00/10 Qiao Chuanxiu 08/10 Vice-Presidents: Reziwan Aibai 08/10 Tang Xiaoqing 08/10 Feng Zuoku 07/05 Wang Jirong 03/08 Jing Dunquan 05/12 Xu Lili 08/10 Li Jianping 07/05 Zhao Shi 08/10 Li Xiaolin (f) 97/02 Zhen Shi 08/10 First Secretary: Huang Qingyi CCm 03/08 China Association for International Friendly Contacts (CAIFC) All-China Youth Federation (1949) President: Li Zhaoxing 08/04 10th Committee China Association for Cultural Exchange with Foreign President: Yang Yue 06/01 Countries Vice-Presidents: President: Sun Jiazheng 08/07 Cai Zhenhua 95/07 Chen Mingjin 05/07 Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (1949/12) Chen Zhangliang 95/07 President: Yang Wenchang 06/06 Chen Zhaoxiong 95/07 Ekenjan Tulahon (exec.) 04/01 Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits Guo Lei 05/07 (ARATS) Huang Yinghao 05/07 President: Chen Yunlin 08/05 Jidimajia 00/07 Liao Minghong 05/07 Association for International Understanding of China Liu Zhiqiang 04/01

Lu Ke 05/07 (AFIUC) Peng Liyuan (f) 05/07 President: Cm 99/02 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 27

Chinese People’s Association for Peace and China Association for the Promotion of the Glorious Disarmament Cause President: (f) 97/05 Hon.Pres.: 04/04 President: Liu Yandong (f) PBm 03/09 Western Returned Students Association (1913/12) President: Han Qide 03/12 China Confucius Foundation (1984) President: Han Xikai 99/06 China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) (1958) Sun Yat-sen Foundation Hon.Pres.: 90/03 7th National Committee President: Shi Anhai 06/07 President: Han Qide 06/05 China Literature Foundation China Association Hon.Pres.: 86/06 President: Wang Qishan? PBm 03/04 President: Tie Ning (f) 08/01

China Mayors’ Association China Greening Foundation President: Wang Qishan? PBm 03/04 Hon.Pres.: Jia Qinglin PBm 05/06 President: Wang Zhibao 05/06 Red Cross Society of China (1907) Hon.Pres.: Hu Jintao PBm 04/10 China Environmental Protection Foundation (1993/04) President: Peng Peiyun (f) 99/10 Hon.Chp.: 00/00 Soong Ching Ling Foundation (1982/05) 00/00 President: 01/03 Wan Li 93/04 Chairperson : Qu Geping 93/04 Chinese Disabled Persons’ Federation (1983/11) China Family Planning Association Hon.Pres.: Deng Pufang 08/11 President: Zhang Haidi (f) 08/11 President: Jiang 98/12 China Welfare Fund for the Disabled China Consumers’ Association Hon.Chairperson: Liu Huaqing 00/07 Hon.Pres.: Bai Lichen 08/06 Chairperson: Deng Pufang 85/03 President: Wang Zhongfu 08/06

National Welfare Fund for the Aged Buddhist Association of China President: Li Baoku 03/10 President: Yicheng 02/09

China Population Welfare Foundation China Taoist Association Hon.Pres.: He Luli (f) 04/11 President: Ren Farong 05/06 President: Miao Xia (f) 04/11 China Islamic Association China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation President: Chen Guangyuan 00/01 Hon.Pres.: 01/04 President: Duan Yingbi 05/11 China Patriotic Catholic Association Hon.Pres.: Jin Luxian 98/01 Children’s Foundation of China President: vacant President: Chen Muhua (f) 95/07 Chinese Catholic Bishops College China Women’s Development Foundation Hon.Pres.: Jin Luxian 98/01 President: Chen Muhua (f) 88/12 President: ?

China Youth Development Foundation Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee of

Hon.Pres.: Wan Li 93/06 Protestant Churches of China Chairperson: Erkenjiang Tulahong 05/05 Hon.Pres.: Ding Guangxun 97/01 President: CCm 01/03 President: Ji Jianhong 02/05 China Foundation for International and Strategic Christian Council of China Studies (1989/06) Hon.Pres.: Ding Guangxun 97/01 President: 99/03 President: Cao Shengjie (f) 02/05 China Foundation for International Affairs and China Anti-Cult Association Academic Exchange Chairperson: Zhuang Fenggan 00/11 President: Xu Dunxin 03/11 China Foundation for Human Rights Development (CFHRD) Hon.Pres.: 97/05 President: Wang Yanfeng 06/04

China Young Volunteers Association (CYVA) Chairperson: Yang Yue 06/04 28 December 2008

Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Xiaoguang 07/12 CHINESE PEOPLE’S POLITICAL Ding Zhongli 07/12 Li Zhongan 02/12 CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE Ouyang Ming 07/12 Suo Lisheng 04/12 11th NATIONAL COMMITTEE Wen Simei 07/12 Wu Zhengde 97/10 Chairperson: Jia Qinglin PBm 03/03 Xu Hui 07/12 Chairperson’s Office Zhang Baowen 97/10 Director: Li Changjian 00/05 (f) (exec.) 00/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Zhang Ping 02/12 Ablait Abdurexit CCm 03/03 Zhang Shengkun 02/12 Bai Lichen CCm 98/03 Zheng Lansun (f) 02/12 Chen Kuiyuan CCm 03/03 08/03 China Democratic National Construction Association Deng Pufang 08/03 (1945/12) Du Qinglin CCm 08/03 Hon.Chp.: 96/12 Huang Mengfu 03/03 Hon.V.-Chp.: 08/03 Chen Suiheng 97/11 08/03 Feng Kexu 02/12 Li Zhaozhuo CCm 03/03 Feng Tiyun 02/12 Liao Hui CCm 03/03 Huang Daneng 97/11 (f) 08/03 Li Chonghuai 97/11 08/03 97/11 Ma Wanqi (Ma Man Kei) 93/03 Zhu Yuancheng 02/12 93/03 Chairperson: Chen Changzhi 07/12 Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai 03/03 Vice-Chairpersons: CCm 08/03 Sun Jiazheng 08/03 Chen Mingde 02/12 Tung Chee-hwa 05/03 Chen Zhengli 05/12 Wan Gang 08/03 Cheng Yiju 02/12 Wang Gang PBm 08/03 Gu Shengzu 07/12 Wang Zhizhen (f) 08/03 Li Dang 07/12 Zhang Meiying (f) 05/03 Ma Peihua 02/12 Zhang Rongming (f) 05/03 Song Hai 07/12 08/03 Wang Shaojie 02/12 Secretary-General: Qian Yunlu CCm 08/03 Zhang Rongming (f) (exec.) 97/11 Zhang Shaoqin 08/01 Zhou Hanmin 07/12 NON-COMMUNIST PARTIES China Association for Promoting Democracy (1945/12) Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Hon.Chp: Guomindang (1948/01) (f) 97/12 Hon.V.-Chp. : Hon.V.-Chp.: Jia Yibin 92/12 Chu Zhuang 02/12 Xu Qichao 97/11 Mei Xiangming 02/12 Chairperson: Zhou Tienong 07/12 Chairperson: Yan Junqi (f) 07/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Vice-Chairpersons: Cheng Chongqing 07/12 Cai Dafeng 07/12 Fu Huimin 07/12 Feng Jicai 88/11 He Pijie 07/12 He Min (f) 02/12 Li Wuwei 97/11 07/12 Liu Fan 07/12 Luo Fuhe 05/12 Niu Xiaoming (f) 97/11 Pan Guiyu (f) 97/12 Qi Xuchun 07/12 Wang Zuoshu 02/12 Wan Exiang 02/12 Zhang Fan 07/12 Xie Kechang 07/12 Zhu Yongxin 07/12 Xiu Fujin 07/12 Chinese Peasants’ and Workers’ Democratic Party China Democratic League (1944/09) (1947/02) Hon.Chp.: Hon.V.-Chp.: 96/11 Fang Rongxin 97/11 97/10 Guo Xiuyi (f) 97/11 96/11 Jian Tiancong 97/11 Hon.V.-Chp. Tian Guangtao 97/11 Feng Kexi 02/12 Yao Jun 02/12 Jiang Jingbo 02/12 Zhang Shiming 02/12 Kang Zhenhuang 97/10 Chairperson: Sang Guowei 07/12 Kong Lingren (f) 02/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Li Yining 02/12 Chen Shutao 07/12 Luo Hanxian 02/12 Chen Xunru 07/12 97/10 Chen Zongxing 97/11 Tao Dayong 97/10 07/12 Wu Xiuping 02/12 Liu Xiaofeng 07/12 Chairperson: Jiang Shusheng 05/12 Wang Jirong (f) 06/12 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 29

Wang Ningsheng 02/12 Sun Fuling 93/10 Yang Zhen 07/12 Zeng Xianzi 97/11 Yao Jiannian 07/12 Zheng Yutong 97/11 Zhang Daning 97/11 Chairperson: Huang Mengfu 02/11 First V.-Chp.: Quan Zhezhu 07/11 China Zhi Gong Dang (Party for Public Interests) Vice-Chairpersons: (1925/10) Cui Shichang 07/11 Hon.Chp.: 97/11 Fu Jun 07/11 Hon.V.-Chp.: Huo Zhenhuan 07/11 Wu Juetian 92/12 Lin Yifu 05/05 Yang Jike 97/11 Liu Canglong 07/11 Chairperson: Wan Gang 07/12 Liu Zhiqiang 08/04 Lu Zhiqiang 06/05 Vice-Chairpersons: Shen Jianguo (f) 07/08 Cao Xiaohong (f) 07/12 Song Beishan 07/11 Cheng Jinpei 02/12 Sun Anmin 02/11 Huang Gesheng 07/12 Sun Xiaohua 02/11 Li Zhuobin 07/12 Wang Jianlin 07/11 02/12 Wang Wenbiao 07/11 Wang Xunzhang 97/11 Wang Wenjing 07/11 Yan Yixin 08/01 Wang Xinkui 07/11 Yang Bangjie 05/12 Wu Yijian 07/11 Jiusan (September 3) Society (1946/05) Xie Jingrong 07/11 Xu Lianjie 07/11 Hon.Chp.: 02/12 Xu Rongmao 07/11 Hon.V.-Chp.: Zhang Jindong 07/11 Chen Mingshao 97/11 Zhang Yuanlong 07/11 97/11 Zhu Ping 06/05 Huang Qixing 02/12 Secretary-General: Zhu Ping 06/05 02/12 Xu Caidong 97/11 97/11 Zhao Weizhi 02/12 Chairperson: Han Qide 02/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Kangfu 00/12 Feng Pei’en 02/12 He Keng 03/12 Lai Ming 07/12 Ma Dalong 07/12 05/12 Wang Zhizhen (f) 07/12 Xie Xiaojun 07/12 Zhang Taolin 07/12 Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (1947/11) Hon.V.-Chp.: Chen Zhongyi 97/11 Li Chen 97/11 Tian Fuda 97/11 Chairperson: Lin Wenyi (f) 05/12 Vice-Chairpersons: Chen Weiwen 07/12 Huang Zhixian 07/12 Wang Yifu 06/12 Wu Guozhen 97/11 Yang Jian 07/12 Secretary-General: Zhang Ning 07/12

ALL-CHINA FEDERATION OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (1953)

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Hon.Chp.: 93/10 Hon.V.-Chp.: Gu Gengyu 88/12 Guo Xiuzhen (f) 97/11 Jiang Peilu 97/11 Li Hongchang 97/11 Liang Shangli 97/11 30 December 2008

Mayor: Wang Hongju CCm 03/01 The Main Provincial Vice-Mayors: (exec.) 01/11 Leadership of the PRC Ling Yueming 08/01 Liu Xuepu 08/01 Ma Zhengqi 07/01 Tan Xiwei 06/03 LIU Jen-Kai Tong Xiaoping (f) 03/01 Xie Xiaojun 03/01 (Changes are underlined) Zhou Mubing 04/03 MPC Chp.: Chen Guangguo 08/01 PCC Chp.: Xing Yuanmin (f) 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Yang Jiping 04/01 Anhui Province Dep.Cdr.: CCP Secretary: Wang Jinshan CCm 07/11 Chen Baolin 03/09 Chen Zhijian 01/01 Deputy Secretaries: Fang Weisan 03/09 CCa 02/12 Jiang Yuhua 00/04 CCa 07/12 Mou Daming 00/03 Governor: Wang Sanyun CCa 08/01 Pol.Com.: Duan Shuchun 02/02 Vice-Governors: Dep.P.C.: Huang Haisong 03/01 Wang Yukun 00/06 08/01 Zhang Fuli 03/10 Sun Zhigang 06/10 Chief of Staff: Lan Xianzhong 03/10 Tang Chengpei 08/01 Wen Haiying (f) 02/11 Fujian Province Xie Guangxiang 08/01 Zhao Shucong 03/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 04/12 PPC Chp.: Wang Jinshan CCm 08/01 Deputy Secretary: PCC Chp.: Yang Duoliang 07/01 CCm 03/00 PLA Cdr.: Xu Yuanchao 05/08 Governor: Huang Xiaojing CCm 05/01 Dep.Cdr.: Vice-Governors: Di Yuzeng 00/08 Chen Hua 08/01 Wang Mingli 03/10 Hong Jiexu 08/01 Pol.Com.: Zhang Jinrong 03/07 Li Chuan 03/01 Dep.P.C.: Su Zengtian 05/06 Qu Wen 05/09 Ye Shuangyu 03/01 Zhang Huahan 03/07 Zhang Changping 06/11 Chief of Staff: Lü Luting 03/08 08/01 PPC Chp.: Lu Zhangong CCm 05/01 Beijing Municipality PCC Chp.: Liang Qiping (f) 06/01 PLA Cdr.: Zhang Hetian 01/04 CCP Secretary: Liu Qi PBm 02/10 Dep.Cdr.: Deputy Secretaries: Chen Weiguo 03/08 CCm 07/11 Guo Peifan 00/10 CCa 07/04 Lu Xinggu 00/10 Mayor: Guo Jinlong CCm 08/01 Zhu Guangquan 03/09 Vice-Mayors: Pol.Com.: Wu Qingtian 00/08 Cai Fuchao 08/01 Dep.P.C.: 06/10 Ma Yizhi 00/12 Cheng Hong (f) 08/01 Wen Kezhi 03/04 Ding Xiangyang 06/10 Yin Jinbao 04/05 Gou Zhongwen 08/04 Chief of Staff: Zhu Guangquan 02/07 08/11 Ji Lin 04/04 Gansu Province Liu Jingmin 98/01 MPC Chp.: Du Deyin CCa 07/01 CCP Secretary: Lu Hao CCm 06/07 PCC Chp.: Yang Anjiang 06/01 Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Li Shaojun 06/12 CCa 06/11 Dep.Cdr.: CCm 06/10 Qi Xicai 00/10 Governor: Xu Shousheng CCm 07/01 Qiao Zhanjun 08/01 Vice-Governors: Qin Tao 00/10 04/08 Wu Yuhai 04/01 Hao Yuan 08/01 Zheng Chuanfu 01/12 Liu Yongfu 08/01 Pol.Com.: Liu Fulian 06/12 Shi Jun 06/10 Dep.P.C.: Xian Hui (f) 07/03 Chen Genfa 00/02 Zebazu 07/03 Chen Jinbiao 00/10 Zhang Xiaolan (f) 08/08 Wang Ziyan 05/09 PPC Chp.: Lu Hao CCm 07/01 Chief of Staff: Han Ping 02/04 PCC Chp.: Chen Xueheng 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Chen Zhishu 04/12 Chongqing Municipality Dep.Cdr.: CCP Secretary: Bo Xilai PBm 07/11 Deng Ruihua 03/12 Deputy Secretaries: Fang Jizuo 01/02 Wang Hongju CCm 97/06 Yao Hanxin 02/08 Zhang Xuan CCa 07/05 Pol.Com.: Liu Jukui 05/07 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 31

Dep.P.C.: Liu Xiaokai CCa 08/01 Ding Defu 02/07 Lu Zhiming 03/01 Fan Yinguang 06/12 Meng Qiliang 05/01 Liu Changbin 04/05 Sun Guoqiang 06/03 Yang Yaochun 01/03 Wang Xiaodong (exec.) 07/05 Chief of Staff: Zhang Chengang 02/05 Xie Qingsheng 08/01 Xin Weiguang 08/01 Guangdong Province PPC Chp.: Shi Zongyuan CCm 06/01 CCP Secretary: PBm 07/11 PCC Chp.: Huang Yao CCa 07/01 PLA Cdr.: Ling Feng 08/09 Deputy Secretaries: Dep.Cdr.: Huang Huahua CCm 93/05 Liu Yupu CCa 07/05 Li Junxian 02/11 Governor: Huang Huahua CCm 03/01 Liao Xijun 08/02 Liu Shiguo 00/03 Vice-Governors: Tan Zhenya 02/07 Huang Longyun (exec.) 07/01 Zhang Shengzhu 04/07 Lei Yulan (f) 03/01 Zhong Liming 00/10 Li Ronggen 01/02 Pol.Com.: Jiang Chongan 05/01 Lin Musheng 06/02 Dep.P.C.: Song Hai 03/01 Tong Xing 06/02 He Hongjiang 04/06 08/01 Huang Guangrong 00/03 Zhang Jizhong 00/10 Xiao Zhiheng 08/09 Chief of Staff: Zhang Jun 08/09 PPC Chp.: Ou Guangyuan 08/01 PCC Chp.: Chen Shaoji CCa 04/02 Hainan Province PLA Cdr.: Xin Rongguo 05/05 CCP Secretary: CCm 06/12 Dep.Cdr.: Deputy Secretaries: Luo Laisheng 99/11 CCm 01/07 Ni Shanxue 05/02 Yu Xun 07/04 Ni Zeng 04/07 Governor: Luo Baoming CCm 07/02 Pol.Com.: Cai Duowen 04/08 Vice-Governors: Dep.P.C.: 04/11 Kan Yanquan 05/01 Fu Yuelan (f) 08/01 Tang Chaozhuan 03/12 Jiang Sixian 06/11 Chief of Staff: Sun Hanbo 03/10 Li Guoliang 08/01 Lin Fanglue 03/01

Guangxi Autonomous Region Wan Xiaoyu 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCa 07/11 PPC Chp.: Wei Liucheng CCm 07/02 Deputy Secretary: PCC Chp.: Zhong Wen 07/02 Chen Jiwa (f) 08/05 PLA Cdr.: Wang Xiaojun 04/07 CCa 07/12 Dep.Cdr.: Chairperson:* Ma Biao CCa 08/01 Hu Haiping 03/07 Vice-Chairpersons: Liu Chengbao 00/10 05/12 Liu Junzhang 05/07 Chen Zhangliang 07/12 Zhao Shangfu 00/05 Gao Xiong 08/01 Pol.Com.: He Xianshu 01/10 Li Kang (f) 08/01 Dep.P.C.: 03/09 Qin Guoguang 03/06 Lin Nianxiu 07/12 Chief of Staff: Yang Yonghai 02/09 Yang Daoxi 03/01 RPC Chp.: Guo Shengkun CCa 08/01 Hebei Province PCC Chp.: Ma Tieshan 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/08 PLA Cdr.: Liu Xiaokun 05/01 Deputy Secretaries: Dep.Cdr.: Che Jun CCa 08/05 Cui Xiaojun 01/08 CCm 08/03 Li Meisheng 00/10 Governor: Hu Chunhua (act.) CCm 08/04 Li Shaozhuang 05/08 Vice-Governors: Liu Renbin 01/07 Xiao Shiqiao 05/08 06/10 Hu Chunhua CCm 08/04 Xin Rongguo 04/03 Long Zhuangwei 03/01 Zhou Zesheng 05/01 Pol.Com.: ? Song Enhua 02/01 Sun Ruibin 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Sun Shibin (f) 03/01 Huang Shengen 05/05 08/01 Li Jun’an 03/06 06/10 Liu Daiwen 99/12 PPC Chp.: Zhang Yunchuan CCm 08/01 Chief of Staff: Zhou Zesheng 05/08 PCC Chp.: Liu Dewang 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Fei Fucheng 08/01 Guizhou Province Dep.Cdr.: CCP Secretary: Shi Zongyuan CCm 05/12 Che Chengde 99/03 Deputy Secretaries: Huang Hongqin 99/10 Lin Shusen CCm 06/06 Ma Lida 00/10 05/01 Song Changsen 02/06 Governor: Lin Shusen CCm 07/01 Yang Qiwen 01/03 Vice-Governors: Zhang Baoting 08/01 Huang Kangsheng CCa 07/05 Zhang Fengjiao 00/10 32 December 2008

Zhang Lianyin 02/06 Zhao Bin 08/01 Pol.Com.: Zhang Lianren 03/07 PPC Chp.: Luo Qingquan CCm 08/01 Dep.P.C.: PCC Chp.: Song Yuying (f) 08/01 Dong Xingsheng 01/06 PLA Cdr.: Yuan Shijun 03/07 Ren Zongqing 03/01 Dep.Cdr.: Chief of Staff: Zhao Haibin 06/06 Li Zuming 03/08 Pol.Com.: Liu Xunfa 02/01 Heilongjiang Province Dep.P.C.: CCP Secretary: CCm 08/04 Xie Qiuyun 03/08 Deputy Secretaries: Zeng Qiuteng 06/09 CCa 03/12 Chief of Staff: Guo Yingbin 03/08 CCm 03/03 Hunan Province Governor: Li Zhanshu CCa 08/01 Vice-Governors: CCP Secretary: CCm 05/12 Deputy Secretaries:: Cheng Youdong 03/01 (exec.) 07/12 Mei Kebao CCa 06/11 Gai Ruyin 08/01 Zhou Qiang CCm 06/09 Lü Weifeng 08/01 Governor: Zhou Qiang CCm 07/02 Sun Yongbo 08/07 Vice-Governors: Sun Yao 08/01 Chen Zhaoxiong 07/12 Yu Shayan (f) 08/01 Gan Lin (f) 03/01 PPC Chp.: Ji Binxuan CCm 08/05 Guo Kailang 06/11 PCC Chp.: Wang Julu 05/01 Liu Liwei 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Kou Tie 04/07 Xu M inghua 08/01 Dep.Cdr.: Xu Xianping 03/01 Guo Kehai 00/09 PPC Chp.: Jin Enxiang 02/05 Zhang Chunxian CCm 06/01 Ma Congqing 04/08 PCC Chp.: Hu Biao CCa 03/01 Pol.Com.: Xiao Yuguo 03/03 PLA Cdr.: Zheng Zhidong 02/08 Dep.P.C.: Dep.Cdr.: Wang Yaoguang 03/01 Huang Mingkai 02/08 Chief of Staff: Ma Congqing 02/10 Tan Yibing 02/08 Pol.Com.: Li Jinwei 02/08 Henan Province Dep.P.C.: CCP Secretary: CCm 04/12 Xie Guanghao 03/09 Deputy Secretaries: Chief of Staff: Wu Xiaowei 02/08 CCa 03/06 CCm 08/04 Autonomous Region Governor: Guo Gengmao (act.) CCm 08/04 CCP Secretary: CCm 01/08 Vice-Governors: Deputy Secretaries: Guo Gengmao CCm 08/04 Ba Ter () 01/12 Kong Yufang (f) 06/12 Yang Jing CCm 02/04 Li Ke CCa 06/01 Yue Fuhong CCa 01/10 Liu Mancang 08/01 Chairperson*: Ba Ter (Bagatur) (act.) 08/04 Qin Yuhai 04/01 Vice-Chairpersons: Shi Jichun 03/01 Song Xuantao 08/01 Ba Ter (Bagatur) 08/04 Xu Jichao 06/05 (f) 08/01 Zhang Dawei 06/01 Guo Qijun 08/01 PPC Chp.: Xu Guangchun CCm 05/01 Lian Ji 03/01 PCC Chp.: Wang Quanshu 06/01 Liu Xinle 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Yuan Jiaxin 04/04 Liu Zhuozhi 08/01 Ren Yaping 06/12 Dep.Cdr.: Zhao Shuanglian 03/01 Cao Jianxin 02/07 RPC Chp.: Chu Bo CCm 03/01 Liu Menghe 04/06 PCC Chp.: Chen Guanglin 07/01 Wang Taishun 05/09 PLA Cdr.: Huang Gaocheng 01/01 Pol.Com.: Qi Zhengxiang 04/04 Dep.Cdr.: Dep.P.C.: Dao Budun 01/01 Yu Guisheng 03/07 Li Guoan 02/11 Zhao Jinsheng 05/06 Luo Gang 04/01 Chief of Staff: Li Qiming 04/02 Sang Jiezha 03/09 Wang Jianxin 02/07 Hubei Province Wang Yinqing 01/01 CCP Secretary: Luo Qingquan CCm 07/10 Pol.Com.: Wu Hechun 08/01 Deputy Secretaries: Dep.P.C.: Li Hongzhong CCa 07/12 Chen Yunhuo 06/03 Yang Song CCa 06/08 Chief of Staff: Li Wutian 02/07 Governor: Li Hongzhong CCa 08/01 Vice-Governors: Province Guo Shenglian 05/07 CCP Secretary: Liang Baohua CCm 07/10 Li Chunming 06/05 Deputy Secretaries: Li Xiansheng 08/01 Luo Zhijun CCa 08/01 Tang Tao 08/01 Wang Guosheng 08/05 Tian Chengzhong 08/01 Governor: Luo Zhijun CCa 08/01 Zhang Dali 08/01 Vice-Governors: China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 33

He Quan 03/02 Dep.P.C.: Huang Lixin (f) 03/02 Niu Qilin 04/08 Li Xiaomin 08/01 Zhang Guozhen 00/08 Shi Heping 08/01 Chief of Staff: Jia Fengshan 04/10 Xu Ming 08/01 Zhang Taolin 01/10 Liaoning Province Zhang Weiguo 03/02 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/10 06/04 Deputy Secretaries: PPC Chp.: Liang Baohua CCm 08/01 PCC Chp.: Zhang Lianzhen (f) 08/01 CCa 07/12 PLA Cdr.: Chen Yiyuan 03/09 (Luo Lin) CCa 06/10 Governor: Chen Zhenggao CCa 08/01 Dep.Cdr.: Vice-Governors: Chen Kehou 00/10 Hu Shujie 04/03 Chen Haibo 08/01 Liu Changyi 04/08 Li Jia 04/07 Liu Huajian 03/07 Li Wancai 03/01 Lü Zhenlin 00/11 01/05 Su Haishan 02/06 Lu Xin (f) 03/01 Wang Haitang 03/09 Teng Weiping 03/01 Wang Yonghuai 00/04 Xu Weiguo (exec.) 03/01 Xu Erjie 04/06 PPC Chp.: Zhang Wenyue CCm 08/01 Pol.Com.: Wu Qi 03/06 PCC Chp.: (Luo Lin) CCa 08/01 PLA Cdr.: Qian Nanzhong 02/11 Dep.P.C.: Dep.Cdr.: Lin Kaijun 03/08 Yang Sen 02/10 Wang Enhui 00/11 Chief of Staff: Liu Huajian 03/09 Wang Tingjin 00/01 Zhang Keqin 05/10 Jiangxi Province Zhang Kuixin 05/05 Pol.Com.: Zhang Deyou 01/07 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/11 Dep.P.C.: Deputy Secretaries: Feng Hongyu 05/01 CCa 06/10 Lin Shaoxian 03/03 CCm 02/11 Yang Chuang 04/09 Governor: Wu Xinxiong CCm 07/01 Chief of Staff: Wang Zixin 05/11 Vice-Governors: Chen Daheng 08/06 Ningxia Autonomous Region Hong Lihe 07/04 CCP Secretary: Chen Jianguo CCm 02/03 Ling Chengxing 01/12 Deputy Secretaries: Shi Wenqing 08/01 Sun Gang 03/01 Yu Gesheng CCa 07/06 Xie Ru (f) 08/01 CCm 07/04 Xiong Shengwen 06/03 Chairperson*: Wang Zhengwei CCm 08/01 PPC Chp.: Su Rong CCm 08/01 Vice-Chairpersons: PCC Chp.: Fu Kecheng 07/01 Hao Linhai 07/05 PLA Cdr.: Peng Shuigen 08/02 Li Rui 08/01 Dep.Cdr.: Li Tangtang 08/08 Cai Xingui 98/03 Liu Hui (f) 03/01 Ding Shanhua 04/05 Qi Tongsheng 05/01 Wu Pinxiang 05/09 Yao Aixing 08/01 Pol.Com.: Wang Qingbao 05/09 RPC Chp.: Chen Jianguo CCm 02/04 PCC Chp.: Xiang Zongxi 08/01 Dep.P.C.: PLA Cdr.: Chen Erxi 05/06 Shi Chenglin 03/08 Dep.Cdr.: Chief of Staff: Ye Zhisheng 07/07 Gao Lei 06/09 Jilin Province Ji Liangzhou 98/12 Wang Naiqin 04/09 CCP Secretary: Wang Min CCm 06/12 Pol.Com.: Yang Jinling 01/04 Deputy Secretaries: Dep.P.C.: CCm 06/12 Ji Hailiang 99/11 CCa 07/05 Lu Zhenyao 05/10 Governor: Han Changfu CCm 07/05 Yang Xinhong 05/03 Vice-Governors: Chief of Staff: Tian Minzhou 06/09 Chen Weigen 07/05 Chen Xiaoguang 03/01 Qinghai Province Jin Zhenji 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/03 Ma Junqing 08/08 Deputy Secretaries: Wang Shouchen 08/01 Wang Zuji 08/01 CCa 03/05 Zhu Yanfeng CCa 07/12 (f) CCm 01/02 PPC Chp.: Wang Min CCm 08/01 Governor: Song Xiuyan (f) CCm 05/01 PCC Chp.: 03/01 Vice-Governors: PLA Cdr.: Yue Huilai 02/08 Deng Bentai 01/11 Dep.Cdr.: 07/12 Liu Zhiqiang 04/08 Jidimajia 06/07 Lu Yunzhong 03/05 Luo Yulin 04/09 Zhang Futang 01/02 Ma Shunqing 08/01 Zhao Guohai 00/03 Wang Lingjun 07/12 Pol.Com.: Zhang Fucai 04/04 Xu Fushun 03/09 Zhang Guangrong 08/01 34 December 2008

PPC Chp.: Qiang Wei CCm 07/06 CCm 02/05 PCC Chp.: Bai Ma (Bainma) 07/02 Yin Yicui (f) CCa 02/05 PLA Cdr.: Zhang Shuling 08/09 Mayor: Han Zheng CCm 03/02 Dep.Cdr.: Vice-Mayors: Cai Wa 04/07 07/12 Han Zhongli 01/03 Feng Guoqin 96/10 Lü Xuequan 04/09 Hu Yanzhao 04/05 Pol.Com.: Lin Miaoxin 08/01 Shen Jun 08/01 Dep.P.C.: 08/01 03/02 Lin Jianzhong 04/09 Tu Guangshao 07/12 Chief of Staff: Gong Fengsen 02/12 Yang Xiong 03/02 Shaanxi Province Zhao Wen (f) 08/01 MPC Chp.: Liu Yungeng 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/03 PCC Chp.: Feng Guoqin 08/01 Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Jiang Qinhong 05/08 Wang Xia (f) CCa 07/05 Dep.Cdr.: CCm 01/04 Ma Yanzhen 04/02 Governor: Yuan Chunqing CCm 07/02 Xiong Qing 05/09 Vice-Governors: Zhang Xianhan 04/03 Hong Feng 03/01 Pol.Com.: Dai Changyou 03/07 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Wu Dengchang 06/03 Zhang Long 01/09 Yao Yinliang 08/01 Chief of Staff: 04/06 (exec.) 05/01 Zheng Xiaoming 08/09 Shanxi Province Zhu Jingzhi (f) 03/01 PPC Chp.: Zhao Leji CCm 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 06/10 Deputy Secretaries: PCC Chp.: Ma Zhongping 08/01 Wang Jun CCm 08/09 PLA Cdr.: Cheng Bing 08/01 Xue Yanzhong CCa 08/09 Dep.Cdr.: Gov.: Wang Jun (act.) CCm 08/09 Kang Yuzhong 06/05 Vice-Governors: Wang Shengxiang 01/01 08/01 Yao Tianfu 04/05 Hu Suping (f) 05/12 Pol.Com.: Xia Longxiang 06/07 08/05 Dep.P.C.: Niu Renliang 02/07 Li Dengwu 00/07 Shen Lianbin (exec.) 00/01 Zhao Zhongfeng 05/05 Wang Jun CCm 08/09 Chief of Staff: Wang Huaiming 03/09 Zhang Ping 08/01 PPC Chp.: Shandong Province Zhang Baoshun CCm 06/01 CCP Secretary: Jiang Yikang CCm 08/03 PCC Chp.: vacant Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Fang Wenping 06/01 CCm 00/12 Dep.Cdr.: CCa 07/06 Gao Fu 00/05 Governor: Jiang Daming CCm 08/01 Gao Jianguo 04/05 Vice-Governors: Li Chaozhi 01/09 Cai Limin 06/04 Ma Jingran 03/07 Guo Zhaoxin 07/03 Pol.Com.: (Li Guohui) 03/00 Huang Sheng 07/03 Dep.P.C.: Jia Wanzhi 06/01 Sun Lianyuan 99/07 Li Zhaoqian 08/01 Xie Yujiu 05/07 Wang Junmin 02/06 Chief of Staff: Li Dongjun 03/08 Wang Renyuan 02/06 Wang Suilian 08/01 Sichuan Province PPC Chp.: Li Jianguo CCm 08/01 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/12 PCC Chp.: Sun Shuyi CCa 04/01 Deputy Secretaries: PLA Cdr.: Tan Wenhu 04/09 Dep.Cdr.: CCm 02/04 Li Chongxi CCa 02/05 Feng Xianglai 04/07 Hu Shu’an 01/12 Governor: Jiang Jufeng CCm 07/01 Vice-Governors: Li Haoquan 01/06 Liu Longguang 03/07 Chen Wenhua 08/01 Shang Shuguo 05/10 02/01 Zhao Lide 04/04 Huang Yanrong (f) 06/12 Pol.Com.: Nan Bingjun 08/02 08/01 Dep.P.C.: Wang Ning 07/05 07/05 Gao Weimin 01/06 Zhang Zuoha 03/01 Huang Huidao 03/07 Lu Jianhua 06/05 Zhong Mian 08/01 PPC Chp.: Liu Qibao CCm 08/01 Xing Shengbiao 01/07 PCC Chp.: Tao Wuxian 08/01 Chief of Staff: Jin Peichang 03/07 PLA Cdr.: Xia Guofu 04/09 Shanghai Municipality Dep.Cdr.: CCP Secretary: Yu Zhengsheng PBm 07/10 Hu Changzheng 01/03 Tan Huasheng 00/03 Deputy Secretaries: Wang Bingwen 99/09 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 35

Pol.Com.: Zhou Guangrong 98/03 Ismail Tiliwaldi Dep.P.C.: (Simayi Tieliwaerdi) CCm 01/01 Wang Xuexin 04/05 Nie Weiguo CCm 05/03 Xiao Minghui 04/01 CCa 03/04 Chief of Staff: Tan Yulong 02/07 Yang Gang 06/10 Chairperson*: Nur Bekri CCa 08/01 Tianjin Municipality Vice-Chairpersons: CCP Secretary: Zhang Gaoli CCm 07/03 ArkenTuniyazi 08/01 Deputy Secretaries: Dai Gongxing 06/11 CCa 03/11 Hu Wei 05/07 Xing Yuanmin CCa 02/10 Jappaar Abibla 05/01 Mayor: Huang Xingguo CCa 08/01 Jin Nuo (f) 08/01 Vice-Mayors: Kurexi Maihesuti 03/01 Cui Jindu 02/09 Qian Zhi 05/01 08/01 Tieliwardi Abudurexiti 08/01 Ren Xuefeng 08/01 Yang Gang (exec.) 07/05 Wang Zhiping 08/01 RPC Chp.: Xiong Jianping 08/01 Arken Imirbaki 08/01 01/03 PCC Chp.: Zhang Junfang (f) 03/01 Ashat Kerimbay CCm 03/01 Zhi Shenghua 03/01 PLA Cdr.: Qiu Yanhan CCm 00/10 MPC Chp.: Liu Shengyu 06/01 Dep.Cdr.: PCC Chp.: Xing Yuanmin 08/01 Li Xing 03/12 PLA Cdr.: Duan Duanwu 03/08 Li Xinguang 03/03 Dep.Cdr.: Liu Yong 03/08 Cui Lixue 04/05 Tuerdi Kadeer 05/03 Wang Jianying 04/05 Pol.Com.: 05/02 Yu Senhai 02/01 Dep.P.C.: Pol.Com.: Xie Jianhua 08/01 Li Taizhong 05/09 Dep.P.C.: Liu Guoxiang 06/01 Li Deshun 03/08 Maimaiti Aishan 04/03 Chief of Staff: Du Keming 04/05 Wang Jianmin 04/08 Chief of Staff: ? CCP Secretary: CCm 06/05 Yunnan Province Deputy Secretaries: CCP Secretary: CCm 01/10 Hao Peng 06/10 Deputy Secretaries: Legqog (exec.) CCm 94/12 CCa 06/07 (exec.) CCm 03/01 CCm 03/05 Chairperson*: Governor: Qin Guangrong CCm 07/01 Qiangba Puncog CCm 03/05 Vice-Governors: Vice-Chairpersons: Gao Feng 05/12 Baima Chilin 03/01 Gu Chaoxi 07/05 Cering 03/01 He Duanqi 08/01 De Ji (f) 07/04 Kong Chuizhu 03/01 Duotuo 08/01 Li Jiang 08/01 Gong Puguang 06/11 Liu Ping 05/05 Hao Peng 03/11 Luo Zhengfu CCa 06/11 Jiare Luosang Danzeng 03/01 PPC Chp.: Bai Enpei CCm 03/01 Li Zhao 08/09 PCC Chp.: Wang Xueren 07/01 Meng Deli 06/11 PLA Cdr.: Qiu Xingbo 08/09 03/01 Dep.Cdr.: Yang Haibin 03/01 He Zhiguang 02/01 RPC Chp.: Legqog CCm 03/05 Liu Tinggui 03/07 PCC Chp.: Zeng Ran 05/08 Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai 93/01 Zhang Zhijun 01/09 PLA Cdr.: Dong Guishan 04/10 Zhou Maowu 02/09 Dep.Cdr.: Pol.Com.: Wang Zengbo 04/09 Jin Yiming 01/07 Dep.P.C.: Li Suzhi 05/12 Lei Bennong 03/07 Wang Kezhong 00/10 Li Qingdai 04/04 Wang Yeming 04/05 Yin Bojie 01/11 Yang Guoqin 02/10 Chief of Staff: Zhang Xiaonan 05/11 Pol.Com.: ? Dep.P.C.: Zhejiang Province Duojia 04/11 CCP Secretary: CCm 07/03 Lan Titang 00/04 Deputy Secretaries: Lang Youliang 99/10 CCa 03/12 Quan Xuening 06/04 Lü Zushan CCm 07/06 Wu Chuanjiu 01/01 Governor: Lü Zushan CCm 03/01 Ye Wanyong 06/02 Vice-Governors: Chief of Staff: Cui Yi 05/06 Chen Jiayuan 03/01 Chen Miner 08/01 Xinjiang Autonomous Region Ge Huijun (f) 07/07 CCP Secretary: Wang Lequan PBm 94/09 08/12 Deputy Secretaries: Jin Deshui 04/04 36 December 2008

Mao Linsheng 04/04 Wang Jianman 08/01 Zheng Jiwei 08/01 PPC Chp.: Zhao Hongzhu CCm 08/01 PCC Chp. Zhou Guofu 07/02 PLA Cdr.: Wang Hewen 05/07 Dep.Cdr.: Chen Chuanfa 01/05 Lu Liyin 05/09 Wang Guoxing 03/02 Wang Jiamu 04/08 Pol.Com.: Ma Yizhi 02/08 Dep.P.C.: Fan Kuangfu 01/08 Tao Zhengming 06/09 Zhang Yushu 01/08 Chief of Staff: Lu Liyin 05/09

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Data on Changes in PRC Main pollution and energy consumption. Hebei Iron and Steel Group began merging its three listed units on 30 December to form the Leadership country's second-largest listed steelmaker and improve profitability in the face of a slumping industry. Shenzhen-listed Tangshan Iron & LIU Jen-Kai Steel, of which Hebei Steel owns 53.88 per cent, said it would swap shares to merge with its Shanghai-listed sister companies, Handan

Abbreviations Iron & Steel and Chengde Xinxin Vanadium and Titanium, in both of ChiDir China Directory 2007, Radiopress, Inc., Kawasaki, which Hebei Steel is also the largest shareholder. Tangshan Steel, Kanagawa Handan Steel and Chengde Xinxin are based in Hebei province, RMRB Renmin Ribao (People’s Daily), Beijing home to 20 per cent of the country's steel production capacity. The BBC PF BBC Monitoring Global Newsline Asia-Pacific Political merger plan needs approval by minority shareholders and securities File watchdogs. After the merger, Tangshan Steel will remain as the only SCMP South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), online edition listed arm of Hebei Steel, while the other two firms will be delisted. Xinhua Xinhua News Agency (Beijing), chin. Hebei Steel's shareholding in the expanded Tangshan Steel will be XNA Xinhua News Agency (Beijing), engl. reduced to 46.83 per cent. The combined company was the second-largest listed steelmaker, based on its crude steel output of 20.86 million tonnes last year, just behind Shanghai-listed Baoshan Iron and Steel with 22.6 million tonnes. (SCMP, 30, 31 Dec 08) Please note: BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) - The armed police contingent in BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) - China Development Bank Corp. (CDB) northwestern China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region has been was officially launched here on 16 December, as the policy bank elevated in status to highlight its greater role in the fight against transforms itself into a commercial organization. As one of the three terror and maintain social stability in the region, Xinhua learned on major policy banks, CDB's move was a major step in China's 28 November. financial reform. With a registered capital of 300 billion yuan (44.12 The Central Military Commission decision to promote the level of the billion US dollars), the new corporation inherited all the assets, Xinjiang armed police contingent "from the deputy corps command liabilities and business of the original bank, which was set up in 1994 to the full corps command" was intended to better safeguard to organize financing for infrastructure projects and major industrial national security and social stability, according to Xinjiang Daily. development. Central Huijin injected 20 million US dollars in Yu Linxiang, Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police December 2007 to facilitate the reform of the bank. The reform Forces (PAPF) announced the promotion at a meeting on 25 schedule got approval from the cabinet, the State Council, in November, local media said. … February this year. The Ministry of Finance and Central Huijin are Dai Sujun was appointed commander of the contingent and Hou CDB's two shareholders, holding 51.3 per cent and 48.7 per cent Xiaoqin was Political Commissar. … stakes, respectively. At the end of 2007, CDB had 320 billion yuan of As a component of China's armed forces and subordinate to the net assets and 2.89 trillion total assets. It had 2.26 trillion yuan in State Council, the PAPF is under the dual leadership of the State loans, of which less than 1 per cent were non-performing. As a Council and the Central Military Commission. The PAPF has a total policy bank, CDB used to raise money mainly by issuing force of 660,000. (XNA, 28 Nov 08) state-backed bonds to other financial institutions. But after the bank goes commercial, these bonds will be less attractive as they will no longer have a credit rating equal to government bonds. This change Newly Appointed Leaders will make it more difficult and expensive for the bank to raise money, said analysts. "Our bank is actively contacting investment banks and other general partners and limited partners, in an effort to make Chen Sixi (陈斯喜) further innovations in our marketing and commercial operations," Appointed vice-chairman of the Internal and Judicial Affairs CDB official Xiao Yanzong said. (XNA, 16 Dec 08) Committee of the 11th NPC and dismissed from his post as member on the Law Committee of the 11th NPC at the sixth meeting of the

The country's three leading steel mills agreed on 30 December to Standing Committee of the 11th NPC on 27 December. (RMRB, 28 merge into one entity via share swaps which will create the country's Dec 08) largest listed steelmaker and further speed industry consolidation. Chen Sixi, born in February 1958, is a native of Datian County, China, the world's largest producer and consumer of steel, is urging Fujian Province. He is a Party member. Educational background: its steelmakers to combine forces to increase global graduate student. He is a doctor of laws. Chen graduated from the competitiveness and improve outmoded facilities, which will help cut Law Department of Beijing University majoring in Constitutional 38 December 2008

Science and Administrative Law. He served as director of the Lang had served as director of the Criminal Law Bureau of the National Law Bureau of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Legislative Affairs Committee before. NPC Standing Committee, as director of the General Offices of the HKSAR and Macau SAR Basic Law Committees, and as a member Li Keqiang (李克强) of the Law Committee of the 11th NPC. Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the CCP CC Politburo, was appointed deputy head of the State Council Leading Chen Xi (陈希) Group for the Development of the Western Region in June 2008. Chen Xi, Party secretary of Qinghua University since 2002, was (http://www.gansu.gov.cn/ZfgbZxzbItemNr.asp?Id=1488, accessed appointed vice-minister of education. (RMRB, 11 Dec 08) 28 Nov 08) The group is headed by Premier Wen Jiabao.

Ding Zhongchi (丁仲篪) Li Wenxin (李文新) Ding Zhongchi was appointed chairman of the Board of Supervisors appointed Li Wenxin, a director of the for Key State-Owned Financial Organizations, replacing Zhu company, to be acting chairman until Liu Shaoyong's replacement is Yuanliang. (XNA, 10 Dec 08; RMRB, 11 Dec 08) named. (http://www.examiner.com/a-1742548~China_Eastern_Airlines_in_ Gong Zheng (龚正) management_reshuffle.html, accessed 15 Dec 08) See entry “Liu Appointed vice-governor of Zhejiang Province at the 8th session of Shaoyong”. the 11th PPC Standing Committee which was held from 18th to 19th Mr. Li Wen Xin, 58 years old, is currently a Director of the Company. December. Mr. Li was a graduate majoring in economic management. He is a (http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2008-12/23/content_10548573.htm, senior expert of Political Science. Mr. Li joined the civil aviation accessed 2 Jan 09) Gong Zheng was removed from the post of industry in 1969. He was the secretary to the disciplinary committee, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs. (XNA, 10 deputy secretary of the party committee and vice general manager Dec 08; RMRB, 11 Dec 08) of China General Aviation Corporation successively between 1991 Gong Zheng, born in March 1960, is a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu and 1998. He was appointed the party secretary and vice general Province. He joined the CCP in April 1985. Gong holds a doctoral manager of the Shanxi branch of Corporation degree in economics. He graduated from the Financial and Limited in February 1998. He became the vice party secretary and Monetary Department of . Gong served as deputy secretary to the disciplinary committee of China Eastern Air Holding director of Tianjin Customs, director of the Policy and Legal Affairs Company in June 2000. In September 2002, he was appointed the Department of the General Administration of Customs, and director party secretary and vice president of China Eastern Air Holding of Shenzhen Customs. In March 2003 he was appointed deputy Company. Between June 2000 and September 2006, he was the director of the General Administration of Customs. chairman of the supervisory committee of China Eastern Airlines (http://www.zj.gov.cn/gb/zjnew/node3/node22/node165/node1764/in Corporation Limited. He has been the party secretary and Executive dex.html, accessed 5 Jan 09) Vice President of China Southern Air Holding Co. since September

2006.(http://people.forbes.com/profile/li-wen-xin/18902, accessed Han Xiaowu (韩晓武) 19 Dec 08) Appointed deputy secretary-general of the NPC Standing Committee at the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Liu Shaoyong (刘绍勇) 11th NPC on 27 December. (RMRB, 28 Dec 08) Han had served as Appointed president of China Eastern Air Holding Co. Information Bureau director of the General Office of the NPC (http://www.fliegerweb.com/airliner/news/artikel.php?show=news-24 Standing Committee before. 09, accessed 6 Jan 09) He succeeds Li Fenghua.

The chairman and president of China Eastern Airlines (CEA), one of Jiang Jianguo (蒋建国) several major state-owned carriers, have been replaced as part of a Jiang Jianguo was appointed deputy director of the General government-managed shake-up of the troubled industry. Liu Administration of Press and Publications. (XNA, 10 Dec 08; RMRB, Shaoyong, chairman of rival China Southern Airlines, was appointed 11 Dec 08) Jiang had served as a Standing Committee member of to replace Shanghai-based China Eastern's chairman Li Fenghua, the CCP Hunan Provincial Committee and as director of its Publicity the carrier said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Department since May 2004. Ma Xulun, vice president of China National Aviation Holding Co. -

Lang Sheng (郎胜) the state-owned parent of flag-carrier Air China - was named president of China Eastern, replacing Cao Jianxiong, it said. Appointed vice-chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the In a separate announcement, China Southern said Liu Shaoyong NPC Standing Committee at the sixth meeting of the Standing had resigned as chairman. It appointed another company director, Li Committee of the 11th NPC on 27 December. (RMRB, 28 Dec 08) Wenxin, to be acting chairman until Liu's replacement is named. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 39

In an effort to boost Shanghai's status as an international aviation Luo Lin (骆琳) hub, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) - China announced that it has appointed Commission of the State Council, CEA's controlling shareholder, a new work safety regulator after the position was vacant for more reached agreement with the State-owned Assets Supervision and than a month, following a deadly mine accident in north China. Luo Administration Commission of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Lin, 53, former deputy secretary of the CCP Liaoning Provincial SAL's controlling shareholder, on the merger of the two Committee, became director and Party chief of the State Shanghai-based airlines, an industry insider told ATWOnline. Key Administration of Work Safety, the agency's website said. Luo's details on how the combination will move forward remain undecided, name is on a leadership list posted on the site, which also publishes but Liu Shaoyong is expected to be chairman of the merged carrier. his resume. Luo obtained a master's degree in economics. He was The government's plan to revive CEA includes a change in born in Liaoning and held Party positions in several cities of the leadership in advance of any consolidation. northeastern province. Wang Jun, Luo's predecessor, was "We regard the change as positive," said a Citigroup report. "The appointed as acting governor of the northern coal-rich Shanxi management reshuffle may help to fix the open hostility between Air Province in mid-September, when the former governor Meng China and China Eastern since the Airlines-Air China Xuenong resigned after a massive landslide triggered by the bidding war for a China Eastern stake last year, and could unveil collapse of an illegal mining dump killed at least 277. The State essential reforms including consolidation among the Big Three." The Council, China's Cabinet, announced the decision to remove Wang ousted Li Fenghua was known for his determination to push for from his post at the work safety administration in mid-November. collaboration between SIA and China Eastern and fend off the Deputy Director Zhao Tiechui was responsible for the advances of Air China. Individual shareholders of China Eastern administration's work in the interim. The position has drawn public vetoed a stake sale to SIA in January in light of a potentially higher interest and media attention with the country facing a grim picture in bid offered by Air China's parent. In return, China Eastern's work safety, especially in the mines. As of Dec. 28, there were 31 management turned down the proposal by Air China. major accidents in coal mines, with 503 dead or missing, 120 more (http://www.examiner.com/a-1742548~China_Eastern_Airlines_in_ than the same period last year, according to the administration. management_reshuffle.html, (XNA, 31 Dec 08; SCMP, 1 Jan 09) (http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=15014, accessed 15 Luo Lin, born in September 1955, is a native of , Liaoning Dec 08; SCMP, 13 Dec 08) Province. He was sent down to to Xinjin County, Liaoning Province,

to work as an educated youth in Wawo Commune. Luo joined the Liu Zhenwei (刘振伟) CCP in April 1976. From October 1979 to July 1982 he studied at Appointed vice-chairman of the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Shenyang Pharmaceutical College. From August 1992 to June 1997 Committee and dismissed from the post as deputy secretary-general he was an on-the-job student at Liaoning University majoring in of the NPC Standing Committee at the sixth meeting of the Standing enterprise management. Luo was appointed secretary of the CYL Committee of the 11th NPC on 27 December. (RMRB, 28 Dec 08) Shenyang City Committee in April 1985, and secretary of the CYL Liu Zhenwei, born in January 1956, is a native of Pucheng County, Liaoning Provincial Committee in December 1992. He served as Shaanxi Province. Educational background: graduate student. He deputy Party secretary of Fushun City (Dec 1994 – Nov 1997), graduated from the Correspondence College of the Central Party mayor of Fushun (Feb 1996 – Nov 1997), deputy secretary-general School majoring in economic management. Liu served as deputy of Liaoning Provincial Government and director of its General Office editor-in-chief of Peasants’ Daily, deputy director of the General (Nov 1997 – Nov 1999), Party secretary of Huludao City (Nov 1999 – Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, director of the ministry’s Market Nov 2000), director of the Organization Department of the CCP and Economic Information Department, and director of the ministry’s Liaoning Provincial Committee (Nov 2000 – Oct 2006), deputy Policy and Law Department. In 2003 he became a member of the secretary of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee and NPC Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee. In 2005 he was concurrently director of its Party School (Oct 2006 – Dec 2008), and appointed deputy secretary-general of the NPC Standing chairman of the CPPCC Provincial Committee (Jan – Dec 2008). Committee. Luo is an alternate member of the 17th CCP CC and a member of

the 11th CPPCC National Committee. Lu Peijun (鲁培军) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/31/content_10586334.h Lu Peijun was appointed deputy director of the General tm, accessed 2 Jan 09) Administration of Customs. (XNA, 10 Dec 08; RMRB, 11 Dec 08)

Lu had served as director of the administration’s Political Luo Zhefu (罗哲夫) Department since April 2004. Former China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) vice-president

Luo Zhefu succeeds Zang Qiutao as president of China Everbright Group, a mainland financal conglomerate. He was transferred from

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the Agricultural Bank of China to become CCB's vice-president in Si Xianmin, 51 years old, is a Director and President of the 2000. Company. Mr. Si graduated from No. 14 Aviation College as an The reshuffle will pave the way for the listing of China Everbright aircraft piloting major with an associate degree. Mr. Si, a Financial Holding, possibly even before March, a banking source professional political tutor, began his career in civil aviation in 1975. said. Luo would be appointed the general manager of China He held positions as Director of the political division of China Everbright Financial Holding once it was set up. Zang would Southern Airlines Henan Branch, Party Secretary and Vice continue to be the group's vice-president. Central Huijin Investment, President of Guizhou Airlines, Deputy Party Secretary and the Beijing's investment arm, would be the holding firm's biggest Secretary of the Disciplinary Department of the Company and Party shareholder, representing the People's Bank of China, China Secretary of China Northern Airlines and has been the President of Everbright Group's creditor, the source said. The group has seven the Company since October 2004. domestic subsidiaries, including China Everbright Bank, Everbright (http://people.forbes.com/profile/si-xian-min/18913, accessed 19 Securities, Sun Life Everbright, and two corporates in Hong Kong - Dec 08) China Everbright, a financial company, and China Everbright International, which engages in environmental businesses. As of Tian Xuebin (田学斌) late last year, the group's total assets amounted to 800 billion yuan Tian Xuebin, Premier Wen Jiabao’s secretary, was appointed (HK$906 billion). (SCMP, 17 Dec 08) deputy director of the Research Office of the State Council. (XNA, 10 Dec 08; RMRB, 11 Dec 08) Ma Xulun (马须伦) Tian Xuebin, born in December 1963, is a native of Huining County, Ma Xulun, vice president of China National Aviation Holding Co. - Gansu Province. His pen name is Guofeng (国风).In 1979 he the state-owned parent of flag-carrier Air China - was named entered the Mechanical Department of Gansu Industrial University. president of China Eastern, replacing Cao Jianxiong, the carrier said In 1986 he studied for a master’s degree at the Central Party School. in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 1999 he received his doctoral degree in economics from the (http://www.examiner.com/a-1742548~China_Eastern_Airlines_in_ Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and management_reshuffle.html, accessed 15 Dec 08) did post-doctoral studies at Qinghua University. He held several posts in Gansu Province and in the CCP CC General Office before Ouyang Jian (欧阳坚) he was transferred to the State Council’s General Office in 1992. In Ouyang Jian, former deputy director of the Central Propaganda 2003 he became the Premier’s secretary. In 2002 Tian joined the Department, was appointed vice-minister of culture. (RMRB, 11 Dec Chinese Writers’ Association. He wrote several books on China’s 08) economy. Ouyang Jian, born in September 1957, is a native of Jianchuan (http://www.zahuopu.com/baike/200812/10-5460.html, accessed 5 County, Yunnan Province. He joined the CCP in 1986. Ouyang Jan 09) holds a Master’s degree in economics. In 1974 he was sent to the countryside. In 1977 he worked at the Yunnan Provincial Movie Wang Songhe (王松鹤) Factory, and in 1978 he studied at the Economics Department of Wang Songhe was appointed deputy director of the General Yunnan University. In 1982 he started to work in the Provincial Administration of Customs. (XNA, 10 Dec 08; RMRB, 11 Dec 08) Academy of Social Sciences. He became director of the General Wang Songhe was born in 1952. He graduated from Northeast Office of the Southeast Asian Research Institute, assistant director Normal University. Wang served as head of the Organization of the institute, and deputy director of the institute’s General Office. Department and head of the United Front and Mass Work In 1991 he was transferred to the Yunnan Provincial Planning Department of the Central Financial Work Committee (May 1998 – Commission where he consecutively served as deputy head of its Mar 2003), secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Comprehensive Office, head of its Office for Planning Policies, and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (Mar 2003 – Jul 2004), assistant chairman and vice-chairman of the commission. He was and as a Standing Committee member of the CCP Jilin Provincial appointed Party secretary of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, in 2001, Committee and director of its Organisation Department (Jul 2004 – and deputy director of the Central Propaganda Department in 2005. Dec 2008). (http://www.mcprc.gov.cn/whb/whbld/t20081114_59176.htm, (http://wenda.tianya.cn/wenda/thread?tid=2212a3c57fe0ff43, accessed 4 Dec 08) http://www.zahuopu.com/baike/200812/10-5457.html, accessed 5 Jan 08) Si Xianmin (司献民) Si Xianmin, the current president of China Southern Airlines, will Wang Wenzhang (王文章) replace Liu Shaoyong as the president of China Southern Air Appointed vice-minister of culture. (RMRB, 11 Dec 08) Holding. (SCMP, 13 Dec 08) Wang Wenzhang, born on 1 March 1951, is a native of Shouguang City, Shandong Province. He joined the CCP in August 1971. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 41

Educational background: Wang graduated from the Chinese Yu Guilin (俞贵麟) Department of Shandong University. He was an on-the-job graduate Yu Guilin, vice-chairman of the Soong Qing Ling Foundation, was student at the Central Party School majoring in economic appointed deputy secretary of the Work Committee for Central management. Wang served as director and editor-in-chief of China Government Organs in October 2008. Culture Daily, director of the Art Department of the Ministry of (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/12/content_10492824.h Culture, president of the China Art Research Institute, and as tm, accessed 12 Dec 08) director of the China Protection Centre for the Intangible Cultural Yu Guilin was born in October 1952. He studied accelerator as Heritage. Wang is a member of the 11th CPPCC National specialty at the Modern Physics Department of the Chinese Science Committee and Technology University (Sep 1973 – Dec 1976). (http://www.mcprc.gov.cn/whb/whbld/t20081114_59177.htm, He served as reporter and copy clerk of the Zhejiang Production and accessed 4 Dec 08) Construction Corps (Jun 1970 – Sep 1973), and as secretary of the

general CYL branch of his alma mater (Dec 1977 – Jun 1979). In Wang Zhongyu (王忠禹) June 1979 he started to work for the CYL CC. Yu worked under the The 8th member representative assembly meeting of China CYL CC Department of Schools and served as vice-chairman of the Enterprises Association and China Entrepreneurs' Association was All-China Students’ Federation (Jun 1979 – Jan 1983), held in Langfang, Hebei on Sep 20, 2008. Wang Zhongyu, former deputy director of the CYL CC General Office and secretary of the secretary-general of the State Council, and general Party branch (Aug 1986 – Apr 1987), deputy director of the vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, was elected as CYL CC United Front Work Department and deputy chairman of China Enterprises Association and China secretary-general of the All-China Youth Federation (May 1987 – Entrepreneurs’ Association. Jan 1988), Standing Committee member of the CYL CC, director of (http://www.fegroup.com.cn/English/NewsInfo.asp?ID=364, the CYL CC United Front Work Department and vice-chairman of accessed 27 Nov 08) the All-China Youth Federation (Dec 1988 – Nov 1998). In

November 1998 he became secretary-general and vice-chairman of Wei Fenghe (魏凤和) the Soong Qing Ling Foundation. Appointed chief of staff of the PLA Second Artillery in December Yu is a member of the 11th CPPCC National Committee. 2006. (http://baike.baidu.com/view/1551471.html, accessed 4 Dec

08) He had served as its deputy chief of staff since November 2005. Zhang Xiwu (张喜武) Educational background: graduate student. He was conferred the Appointed chairman of China Shenhua Energy and chairman of its rank of major general in July 2003. Wei is an alternate member of parent firm Shenhua Group. (SCMP, 31 Dec 08; the 17th CCP CC. http://www.shenhuagroup.com.cn/about%20us/shenhua_ldjc.htm,

accessed 2 Jan 09) China Shenhua Energy is a Hong Kong listed Wu Shaohua (吴少华) coal, power and company, and iIts parent firm Shenhua Wu Shaohua, executive vice president of the China Everbright Bank Group is China’s largest coal producer. since 2006, was promoted to vice president of China Everbright Zhang Xiwu was born in 1958. He holds a doctoral degree in Group. (SCMP, 17 Dec 08) Wu, 44 years old, formerly served as engineering and is a senior engineer. He has served as President general manager of the Concessional Loan Department of the and Director of Shenhua Group since 2004. Previously, he served Export Import Bank of China. as a Vice President of Shenhua Group, Chairman and President of

Xie Zhichun (解植春) Shenhua Shendong Coal Company, Chairman of Shenhua Dongsheng Coal Company and General Manager of the Fine Coal Xie Zhichun, vice president of China Everbright Bank, was promoted Business Department of Shenhua Group. Prior to joining Shenhua to vice president of China Everbright Group. (SCMP, 17 Dec 08) Group in August 1995, Mr. Zhang was Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Yin Zhongqing (尹中卿) Coal Industry of Jilin Province and Deputy General Manager of the Appointed vice-chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee Northeast Inner Mongolia Coal Group Company. Dr. Zhang has of the 11th NPC at the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of in-depth industry knowledge of, and over 20 years of operational the 11th NPC on 27 December. (RMRB, 28 Dec 08) and management experience in the coal industry in China. He Yin Zhongqing, born in February 1959, is a native of Tongbai County, graduated from Jixi College of Technology in 1988, and he obtained Henan Province. He is a Party member. Educational background: a master’s and a doctoral degree from Liaoning University of graduate student. Yin formerly served as director of the Research Engineering and Technology in 1997 and 2003, respectively. Office of the General Office of the NPC Standing Committee. In (http://www.shenhuagroup.com.cn/english/about%20us/gsgg.htm, March 2008 he was appointed a member of the NPC Financial and accessed 2 Jan 09) Economic Committee. Yin is the author of “China’s Political System”.

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Zhong Shan (钟山) Yu Guangzhou He no longer serves as vice-minister of commerce. (XNA, 10 Dec 08; Zhong Shan, former vice-governor of eastern Zhejiang Province, RMRB, 11 Dec 08) was appointed vice-minister of commerce, replacing Yu Guangzhou.

(XNA, 10 Dec 08; RMRB, 11 Dec 08) Yu Jixun Zhong Shan, a senior economist, and a graduate from Zhejiang Chief of Staff of the PLA Second Artillery. University with a Master’s Degree in Economics, was born in Zang Qiutao October 1955 in Shangyu of Zhejiang Province. He joined the CCP He no longer serves as president of China Everbright Group. in June 1974. Beginning his professional career in July 1972, Zhong served successively as section chief of Zhejiang Textile Import & Zhao Fengtong Export Company, deputy general manager and general manager of The 8th session of the 13th MPC Standing Committee on 19 the International Advertisement Company of Zhejiang Province, December accepted his resignation as vice-mayor of Beijing general manager and Party secretary of the Garments Import & Municipality. Export Company of Zhejiang Province, Chairman of the board, Party (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/20/content_10529251.h secretary and general manager of Zhejiang Zhongda Group Ltd., tm, accessed 22 Dec 08) Zhao was appointed a Standing Chairman of board and general manager of Zhejiang Zhongda Committee member of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee. Group Holdings Ltd., Director General and Secretary of the leading (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-12/23/content_10548828.h Party group of Zhejiang Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation tm, accessed 2 Jan 09)

Department. He was elected Vice-Governor of Zhejiang Province in Zheng Xinmiao January 2003. Removed from the post of vice-minister of culture. (XNA, 10 Dec 08; (http://www.zhejiang.gov.cn/gb/zjnew/node428/node512/node528/u RMRB, 11 Dec 08) serobject1ai437.html, accessed 5 Jan 09) Zhu Yuanliang He no longer serves as chairman of the Board of Supervisors for

Key State-Owned Financial Organizations. (XNA, 10 Dec 08; RMRB,

11 Dec 08)

Leaders Removed from Office Hong Kong Cao Jianxiong Replaced by Ma Xulun as president of China Eastern Airlines. Veteran democracy activist Emily Lau Wai-hing has been confirmed (http://www.examiner.com/a-1742548~China_Eastern_Airlines_in_ as the Democratic Party's first vice-chairwoman in its near-15-year management_reshuffle.html, accessed 15 Dec 08) Cao would history, also sealing the merger with The Frontier. She gained the become a vice-president of Air China's parent company, National most votes out of the three candidates for the two vice-chair posts Aviation Holding Co., according to Caijing magazine. (SCMP, 13 with 228 votes, followed by former lawmaker Sin Chung-kai with 205. Dec 08) New Territories East lawmaker Andrew Cheng Kar-foo obtained 132 votes, failing to win one of the two seats, but was returned to the party's central committee with the highest number of votes - 267. A Chairman of China Entrepreneurs’ Association. total of 310 people, about half the party membership, voted on 14 Chen Biting December. Albert Ho Chun-yan returned uncontested as party Resigned as chairman of Hong Kong listed China Shenhua Energy chairman. As convenor of The Frontier, Lau gained a reputation for and as chairman of its parent firm Shenhua Group. Chen, 63, was her firm stance on human rights and civil liberties issues, and her retiring due to his age, China Shenhua Energy told the Hong Kong more open criticism of Beijing authorities compared with the stock exchange. (SCMP, 31 Dec 08) Democratic Party. The two political groups officially merged last

month. (SCMP, 15 Dec 08; RTHK Radio 3, Hong Kong, 14 Dec 08, Li Fenghua in BBC PF, 15 Dec 08) Removed as president of China Eastern Airlines and as president of its parent company China National Aviation Holding Co.

Shen Chunyao Dismissed from his post as vice chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the NPC Standing Committee at the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th NPC on 27 December. (RMRB, 28 Dec 08)

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PRC Agreements with Foreign Benin (Dec 30) Countries China and Benin signed on 29 December in Cotonou, the capital of Benin, a pact on economic and technological cooperation, said the Chinese Embassy in Cotonou and the Benin Ministry of Foreign LIU Jen-Kai Affairs on 30 December. Chinese Ambassador to Benin Geng Wenbin and Benin's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Marie Ehouzou Abbreviations signed the pact on behalf of each other's government. According to BBC PF BBC Monitoring Global Newsline - Asia-Pacific Political the pact, China will provide Benin with 40 million RMBY (5.98 million File US dollars) worth of aid. The Chinese side will help build a fly-over RMRB Renmin Ribao (People’s Daily), Beijing bridge at Cotonou. The project was inaugurated by Benin President Xinhua Xinhua News Agency (Beijing), chin. Yayi Boni on 30 December. (XNA, 31 Dec 08) XNA Xinhua News Agency News Bulletin (Hong Kong)(online)

Cuba (Dec 23)

HAVANA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) - A protocol was signed on twinning

arrangement of the Cuban province of Pinar del Rio and Chinese

municipality of Chongqing, Cuban media reported. The protocol, Afghanistan (Dec 30) expected to boost bilateral cooperation in the fields of health care, KABUL, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - China and Afghanistan signed two education, sports, scientific research and agriculture, was signed agreements, under which Chinese government would provide a total during the visit of Wang Xiaoxun, vice chairman of Chongqing of 80 million Yuan (about 11 million US dollars) to the war-battered Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative central Asian state. The agreements were signed here by Chinese Conference, reports said. Wang told the press that there were Ambassador to Afghanistan Yang Houlan and Afghan Foreign meaningful similarities between the Chinese municipality and the Minister Rangin Dafar Spanta. Under the first agreement, China Cuban province regarding their agrarian roots and the efforts in would provide 50 million Yuan (about 7 million US dollars) to industrialization. "We wish to enhance mutual cooperation in many Afghanistan for consultative projects between the two countries, sectors," Wang said. Wang said that one of the cooperation projects while under the second agreement China would provide Kabul with between the two areas could be to create a Cuba-China hospital in wheat worth 30 million Yuan (about 4 million US dollars). ... (XNA, Chongqing, so Chinese people could "enjoy the goodness of the 30 Dec 08) Cuban medical services." Chongqing, an important industrial and commercial hub in China, has a population of over 30 million, while Bangladesh (Dec 11) Pinar del Rio, famous for tobacco and medical service, has a DHAKA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) - Bangladesh and Chinese governments population of some 731,000. (XNA, 24 Dec 08) signed an executive programme for cultural exchanges between the two countries for the years of 2009 to 2012. This is an Egypt (Dec 25) implementation programme of the Agreement of Cooperation on CAIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) - Visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang Culture between Bangladesh and China, which was signed in and Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazef on 25 December vowed November 1979. Secretary of the Bangladesh Culture Ministry MD. to overcome the impacts of the global financial crisis. During talks Sharful Alam and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zheng with Nazef, Li urged the two countries to strengthen coordination Qingdian signed the agreement here on behalf of their governments and cooperation in this aspect, putting forward a four-point proposal respectively. According to the executive programme, the two to the Egyptian side. … After the talks, the two attended the signing countries will exchange visits of performing art groups and ceremony of some cooperation projects on economy and delegations of cultural officials, artists. The two sides will also technology, and on training programme in fisheries. … According to encourage exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, press Chinese statistics, trade volume between China and Egypt has and publication, education and sports. Besides, the Chinese reached more than 5.3 billion US dollars as of October this year, a government will offer scholarships for 50 Bangladesh undergraduate 44-per cent increase compared with the same period of last year. By and postgraduate students annually, compared with 40 in previous the end of July, about 570 Chinese companies have invested in the executive programme. … An implementation programme of the northeastern African country. (XNA, 26 Dec 08) cultural agreement between Bangladesh and China is signed every three years. In the last decades of years, bilateral exchanges and Grenada (Jan 01) cooperation in the fields of culture have been continuously St George's, Grenada: The Chinese government has promised an strengthened. (XNA, 11 Dec 08) undisclosed sum of money to help the Grenada government cope

with "challenges faced during these difficult times". This was 44 December 2008

announced by Beijing's representative in St George's, Ambassador cooperation agreement between the Kyrgyz Border Service and the Zhang Wan Hai, who reiterated his country's support for the Chinese Defence Ministry provides for enhancing the protection of economic development of the Caribbean island.However, the new the two countries' state borders and establishing an effective funding will be separate from an annual US10m dollars that China mechanism for cooperation in the sphere of border security.The provides to Grenada under a technical cooperation agreement."As a agreement envisages sharing the practical experience in arranging new government we are supporting your work here, now after this official activities, exchanging information on the operational situation agreement today, we actually will be having another agreement in in the border areas, jointly analysing offences on the which the Chinese government will provide an amount of money for Kyrgyz-Chinese border, implementing measures to ensure effective the work of your Government," he said after signing the technical protection of the state border and maintaining control of it, cooperation agreement. Foreign Affairs Minister Peter David preventing incidents and conflict situations on the state border. In acknowledged China's continuous support to Grenada's economic future, the sides will proceed with the elaboration and development and gave the assurance that the money will be used implementation of a joint action plan to counter illegal migration, for budgetary support. … It was also disclosed that construction on smuggling and other modern threats. (Kabar, Bishkek, 23 Dec 08, in first batch of 500 houses which China promised in the aftermath of BBC PF, 24 Dec 08) Hurricane Ivan will begin construction in January 2009. (Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website, Bridgetown, 1 Jan 09, in Kyrgystan (Dec 24) BBC PF, 3 Jan 09) Counterparts from China will continue to provide assistance to Kyrgyz law-enforcement officers. And in the coming year they will Indoesia (Dec 22) provide material assistance worth 5m yuan. This is envisaged by a Jakarta, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) - China and Indonesia vowed to step up document on cooperation between the Chinese Ministry of Public the strategic partnership to a higher level. During the talks between Security and the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry, signed by the heads of visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang and Indonesian Vice these ministries, Jianzhu Meng and Moldomusa Kongantiyev President Yusuf Kalla, the two sides also agreed to further the [respectively]. … The protocol signed by the ministers also provides bilateral cooperation in fields such as energy and infrastructure for the exchange of information about the activities of terrorist and construction.Li also offered a six-point proposal aiming at promoting separatist organizations, as well as criminal groups, and cooperation the bilateral cooperation … The two leaders also witnessed a in personnel training and further technical support for the Kyrgyz signing ceremony for a series of cooperation agreements covering Interior Ministry bodies. … (Vecherniy Bishkek, Bishkek, 24 Dec 08, such fields as energy, culture and youth exchanges. … (XNA, 22 in BBC PF, 30 Dec 08) Dec 08) Maldives (Dec 17) North Korea (Nov 25) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed Shaheed signed a key According to a 25 November Xinhua Domestic report, China and agreement with the , according to Foreign DPRK signed on 25 November a protocol on sports exchange. The Ministry. The agreement was signed by Chinese Assistant Minister report said that Pak Hak Son, chairman of the DPRK Physical of Commerce Chong Quan on behalf of Chinese government and on Culture and Sports Guidance Commission, met with Liu Peng, behalf of Maldives government by Foreign Minister Ahmed director of the PRC General Administration of Sports, in Pyongyang Shaheed. Foreign Ministry said the agreement will foster economic … (Xinhua, 25 Nov 08, in BBC PF, 31 Dec 08) and technical cooperation between the two governments. … (Miadhu News website, Male, 18 Dec 08, in BBC PF, 19 Dec 08) (Dec 12) Beijing, 12 December: The central banks of China and the Republic Nepal (Dec 03) of Korea signed an agreement on currency swap involving 180bn The visiting Chinese foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, signed an yuan (26.3bn US dollars) of credit, China's central bank said. (XNA, agreement to provide 1.2bn rupees [approx 15m US dollars] aid to 12 Dec 08) Nepal this year. [Yang] Jiechi signed an understanding with Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav at Shital Niwas [Foreign Ministry building] Kyrgystan (Dec 14-21) Wednesday [3 December], agreeing to help Nepal in economic Kabar, 23 December: Kyrgyzstan and China have signed an development efforts. … "The Chinese side has shown willingness to agreement on cooperation between the border services in help in road development, bringing railway line up to Nepal border, enhancing the guarding and protection of the two countries' state increasing scholarship quota for Nepali students for education, borders. The document was signed during an official visit of a encouraging Chinese tourists to visit Nepal and to provide Kyrgyz Border Service delegation to China on 14-21 December this necessary training and equipment to strengthen Nepal's security," year, the Border Service's press service said on 23 December. The Foreign Minister Yadav told reporters. 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government has agreed to provide 1.2bn rupees aid to Nepal this year. … (Nepalnews.com website, Kathmandu, 3 Dec 08, in BBC PF, 4 Dec 08)

Palestine (Dec 03) … a $5 million economic agreement with China … was signed by International Agreements Rafiq al-Husayni, the head of the presidential office, and by Chinese ambassador to the PNA. (Palestinian news agency Wafa website, Fukuoka, Japan, 13 Dec (Xinhua) - The meeting of the leaders of Ramallah, 3 Dec 08, in BBC PF, 4 Dec 08) China, Japan and the ROK was held in Fukuoka, Japan, on the afternoon of 13 December and the three countries signed a "Joint Sudan (Nov 30) Statement on International Financial and Economic Issues." The full (Khartoum) 30 November, 2008: The government of China has text of the joint statement is as follows: extended a grant aid of 20 million Chinese Yuan (3 million US dollars) to Sudan for strengthening north-south unity.The Chinese Joint Statement on International Financial and Economic Issues Vice-Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng pointed out that the Chinese donation comes in the framework of the partnership The leaders of the three countries of the People's Republic of China, between the Chinese and Sudanese people. While the Sudanese Japan and the Republic of Korea unanimously held that the world Finance Minister Awad al-Jaz said the money will be used in the economic and financial markets are faced with stern challenges and program of unity between the north and south. Sudan and China that it is necessary for the three countries to effectively strengthen have agreed to activate economic cooperation and trade between cooperation to respond to the current situation. the two countries and open branches of Chinese banks in Sudan to revitalize the commercial relations between the two countries. … The leaders of the three countries emphasized that the series of China is Sudan's leading commercial partner while Sudan is China's international meetings and efforts for cooperation aiming at third largest trade partner in Africa.The volume of trade exchange stabilizing the financial markets and restoring global growth are very between the two countries in 2007 reached 5.6 bn US dollars, while important. The leaders of the three countries reaffirmed that the the trade volume in the first nine months of 2008 was at 6.5 bn US three countries will implement the Declaration of the Summit on dollars comprising different sectors, particularly oil, machinery, Financial Markets and the World Economy, including the Action Plan equipments and goods. (Sudan Tribune website, Paris, 1 Dec 08, in to Implement Principles for Reform of the Financial Markets. BBC PF, 2 Dec 08) The leaders of the three countries emphasized the importance of Vietnam (Dec 31) further strengthening regional cooperation to respond to the turmoil HANOI, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) - Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wu in the financial markets. The leaders of the three countries Dawei and his Vietnamese counterpart Vu Dung reached an expressed welcome to the achievements made at the meeting of the agreement on the remaining issues related to the two countries' land financial ministers of China, Japan and the ROK held in Washington boundary survey. The agreement achieved the goal set by leaders on 14 November 2008 and to the recent decision on expanding the of China and Vietnam to complete the survey and the erection of size of bilateral currency swap. The leaders of the three countries boundary markers within this year.During the eight-year effort, also welcomed holding regular meetings of governors of the central Chinese and Vietnamese government delegations carried out the banks of the three countries announced by the three countries on 10 land boundary survey work and realized a mutually beneficial December 2008. The leaders of the three countries reaffirmed that win-win result based on a consensus reached by leaders of the two efforts will be made to cooperate with various ASEAN nations, countries and the China-Vietnam border delimitation treaty.The speed up the progress in the multilateralization of the "Chiang Mai settlement of the China-Vietnam land boundary is a major issue of Initiative," and effectively monitor the economic and financial historic significance in the bilateral relations. It will promote peace, markets of the region. The Asian Development Bank can provide stability and prosperity along the China-Vietnam border and benefit assistance for developing countries in Asia that are affected by the the two peoples in the area. It also will boost the development of the financial turmoil and especially can play an important role in the two countries' all-round strategic partnership of cooperation.Both development of infrastructure and trade financing. Because of this, China and Vietnam also pledged to make joint efforts to build the the leaders of the three countries called for reaching consensus on land border area into a bond of harmonious coexistence, friendly the fifth round of fundraising by the As ian Development Bank as communications and mutually beneficial cooperation between the soon as possible. two countries. (XNA, 31 Dec 08) The leaders of the three countries unanimously held that it is necessary to make efforts to minimize to the greatest extent the 46 December 2008

negative impact of the current financial turmoil on the world The measures include the support for the development of economy, push forward convenience for regional trade and Taiwanese-funded companies in the mainland, promotion of investment, and promote regional cooperation. The leaders of the two-way investment and so on, said Wang Yi, director of the Taiwan three countries held that the outside has expected the Asian Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, at countries, being the "centre of global economic growth," to give play the conclusion of the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and to their roles in reversing the downturn trend of the world economy Cultural Forum. and bring it back onto the track of sustainable development. The leaders of the three countries held that the three countries should Details about the measures and policies include: play an even more important role in this respect. The leaders of the three countries expressed their welcome to the publication of the - To support the development of Taiwanese-funded enterprises on "Action Plan of China, Japan and the ROK for the Improvement of the mainland. The mainland's policies for supporting small and Business Environment." medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) also apply to Taiwanese-funded SMEs. To support Taiwanese-funded enterprises to participate in The leaders of the three countries reiterated the commitments on the mainland's projects to expand domestic demand. investment and trade in goods and services in the Declaration of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy and the LIMA - To improve the financing services for Taiwanese-funded APEC Leaders' Statement on the Global Economy. Besides, to enterprises. The Industry and Commercial Bank of China and Bank oppose protectionism, the leaders of the three countries announced of China have recently decided to offer 50 billion yuan (7.3 billion US that the governments of the three countries will continue to make dollars) each financing Taiwanese-funded enterprises in two to three efforts to achieve rich, balanced and comprehensive results in the years, including SMEs. China Development Bank will offer another Doha Development Agenda. The leaders of the three countries also 30 billion yuan financing Taiwanese-funded enterprises in three held that in the coming 12 months, the governments of the three years in addition to its previous 30 billion yuan for them. countries should avoid setting up new barriers to investment or to trade in goods and services, avoid taking new export restrictive Other moves include the support for the transformation and measures, and avoid taking measures which do not conform with upgrading of Taiwanese-funded enterprises on the mainland, to the WTO principles to stimulate export. encourage and support their self-renovation, promote cross-Straits two-way investment, beef up industrial cooperation between the The leaders of the three countries emphasized the importance for mainland and Taiwan, jointly promote the development of flat panel various Asian countries to strengthen cooperation in the financial display, explore cross-Straits agricultural cooperation, expand the field and in substantive economy. The leaders of the three countries sales of Taiwan's fresh farm products on the mainland, and allow confirmed the important significance of promoting growth and Taiwan residents to operate as lawyers on the mainland. (XNA, 21 expanding domestic demand, and the deter mination to make efforts Dec 08) to carry out, and strengthen, close cooperation between the three countries, promote the efforts of various Asian countries to Shanghai, Dec. 21 (CNA) - China's top official in charge of Taiwan overcome the negative impact produced by the current international affairs announced 10 measures to boost business and trade financial crisis, and realize sustainable growth in Asia. Because of exchanges with Taiwan and increase financial assistance to this, the leaders of the three countries reiterated the importance of Taiwanese businesspeople operating on the mainland. supporting the steady progress in the integration of the ASEAN. Wang Yi, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Issued in Fukuoka, Japan, 13 December 2008 said Chinese banking institutions, including China Development Bank, Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, (Xinhua, 13 Dec 08, in BBC PF, 15 Dec 08) will be authorized to increase their loans and credit services, to a maximum of 130 billion Chinese yuan (US$18.99 billion), to China-based Taiwanese enterprises over the next three years to help them tide over the difficulties they face in the global economic downturn.

China Mainland with Taiwan (Dec 21) Wang made the announcement at the fourth joint Cross-Strait Shanghai, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) - The Chinese mainland announced 10 Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum held by Taiwan's ruling measures of economic cooperation with Taiwan aimed at jointly and the Communist Party of China (CPC). The forum coping with the global financial crisis. opened in Shanghai Saturday and closed Sunday. China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 47

According to Wang, the Chinese authorities will help China-based Taiwanese enterprises to upgrade or restructure so as to sharpen their competitiveness.

China will push for increased bilateral investment across the Taiwan Strait and will help boost cooperation among industrial manufacturing sectors on both sides to make them more competitive in the international market, Wang said.

Mainland Chinese TFT-LED TV manufacturers will increase purchases of display panels from Taiwanese makers, with the shopping list to total US$2 billion in the initial stage, Wang said.

China will also expand agricultural cooperation with Taiwan, Wang said, adding that three Chinese provinces - Jiangsu, Guangdong and Yunnan - will make tracts of land available exclusively for Taiwanese farmers to develop farms in China.

China and Taiwan should expedite negotiations on affairs pertaining to customs clearance and quarantine procedures so as to speed up Taiwan's sale of seafood and other fresh grocery produc ts to Chinese markets, Wang suggested.

China will also allow Taiwanese lawyers to practice in China once they comply with certain conditions set by the Chinese government, he added.

KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and KMT Honorary Chairman led a party delegation at the forum. Five Taiwan government officials, including San Gee, vice chairman of the Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development, also attended the party-to-party forum in a private capacity.

(Central News Agency website, , 21 Dec 08, in BBC PF, 22 Dec 08)

China Mainland with Taiwan (Dec 26) BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) - China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), mainland's largest offshore explorer, signed four cooperation agreements with Taiwan's CPC Corp.The four cooperation agreements were signed by CNOOC's Chairman and CEO Fu Chengyu and CPC's Chairman Wenent Pan, who was visiting Beijing.The agreements included a letter of intent for closer cooperation, a revised contract on joint exploration in the Tainan Basin of the Taiwan Strait and the Chaozhou Shantou Basin off mainland's Guangdong coast, joint study on the Wuqiuyu Basin off mainland Fujian coast, and transfer of a 30 per cent stake of CNOOC's onshore Block 9 in Kenya to CPC. Fu Chengyu said CNOOC has established good cooperation with CPC Corp. in 1994 when the two companies started cooperation.CPC Corp., based in Taipei, is a fully integrated oil and gas company with about 15,000 employees. (XNA, 26 Dec 08) 48 December 2008

PRC Laws and Regulations Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, on 10 November 2008) The regulations consist of 27 articles. (Full text of the regulations: RMRB, 29 Nov 08)

Provisional Regulations on Consumption Tax. (Decree No.135 of Earthquake Resistance and Disaster Reduction Law of the the PRC State Council, promulgated on 13 December 1993, revised People’s Republic of China, revised and adopted at the Sixth and adopted at the 34th executive meeting of the State Council on 5 Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's November 2008) These regulations will take effect on 1 January Congress on 27 December. (Presidential Decree No 7, signed by 2009. (Decree No. 539 of the PRC State Council, signed by Wen State President Hu Jintao on 27 December 2008) (Xinhua, 27 Dec Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, on 10 November 2008) The 08, in BBC PF, 29 Dec 08) regulations consist of 17 articles. (Full text of the regulations: RMRB, Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Amending the 29 Nov 08) “Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China”, adopted at the Sixth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th National Provisional Regulations on Business Tax. (Decree No.136 of the People's Congress on 27 December. (Presidential Decree No 8 PRC State Council, promulgated on 13 December 1993, revised and signed by State President Hu Jintao on 27 December 2008) (Full adopted at the 34th executive meeting of the State Council on 5 text of the decision: RMRB, 28 Dec 08) November 2008) These regulations will take effect on 1 January 2009. (Decree No. 540 of the PRC State Council, signed by Wen BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) - China's top legislature approved the Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, on 10 November 2008) The revision of the Patent Law to allow inventors to apply for foreign regulations consist of 17 articles. (Full text of the regulations: RMRB, patents before domestic ones for their inventions. The revised law, 29 Nov 08) which takes effect on Oct. 1, 2009, was adopted with 154 votes and four abstentions at the closing meeting of the sixth session of the Regulations on Forest Fire Protection, revised and adopted by the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.The 36th State Council executive meeting on 19 November 2008. These change is aimed at encouraging innovation and improving China's regulations will take effect on 1 January 2009. (Decree No. 541 of "international competitiveness", Chen Guangjun, a senior official the PRC State Council, signed by Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State with the NPC's Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee, Council, on 1 December 2008) The regulations consist of six said at a press conference after the legislative session. Previously, chapters with 56 articles. (Full text: RMRB, 25 Dec 08) the Patent Law stipulated that people, whose inventions were completed in China, must apply for domestic patents first before Regulations on Grassland Fire Protection, revised and adopted by applying for a foreign one. The new amendment also says Chinese the 36th State Council executive meeting on 19 November 2008. inventors must first go through government scrutiny before applying These regulations will take effect on 1 January 2009. (Decree No. for foreign patents to find out if such innovations should be made 542 of the PRC State Council, signed by Wen Jiabao, Premier of national secrets. Inventions which have not undergone security the State Council, on 29 November 2008) The regulations consist of checks will not be granted Chinese patents, according to the six chapters with 49 articles. (Full text: RMRB, 29 Dec 08) law.The amendment applies to all inventions completed in China.The Patent Law, which was enacted 1985, has had two major Beijing, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) - China's State Council, or cabinet, issued revisions in the past. (XNA, 27 Dec 08) a decree signed by Premier Wen Jiabao abolishing three tax and fee regulations. The provisional regulation governing urban real estate Beijing, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) - Three amended regulations, on highway tax, promulgated in 1951, is abolished as of Jan. 1, 2009. From Jan. management, waterway transport and shipping route management, 1, 2009, foreign-invested companies, wholly foreign-funded will come into force on Jan. 1, 2009, according to a State Council companies and organizations and foreign nationals shall pay real decree signed by Premier Wen Jiabao. The amended regulation on estate tax under the interim regulations of the People's Republic of highway management stipulates that funds for highway construction China on real estate tax.The Yangtze River maintenance fee may come from channels including the central and local government collection regulation promulgated in 1987 is abolished as of Jan. 1, budget, sino-foreign joint venture, and loans. (XNA, 30 Dec 08) 2009.The inland river maintenance fee collection regulation promulgated in 1992 is also abolished as of Jan. 1, 2009. (XNA, 31 Provisional Regulations on Value-Added Tax. (Decree No.134 of the Dec 08) PRC State Council, promulgated on 13 December 1993, revised and adopted at the 34th executive meeting of the State Council on 5 Social Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China (draft). The November 2008) These regulations will take effect on 1 January draft law consists of 12 chapters with 91 articles. (Full text: RMRB, 2009. (Decree No. 538 of the PRC State Council, signed by Wen 29 Dec 08) China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 49

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) - New regulations took effect in China on scheduled to be put into effect on Jan. 1, 2009, will annul six types of 1 December that require more openness in public hearings, and fees on road and waterway maintenance and management. greater access to information for consumers and the media, when Meantime, it will raise the gasoline tax from the current 0.2 yuan per changes are proposed for government-set prices. litre to one yuan and diesel tax from 0.1 yuan per litre to 0.8 yuan. The country's existing fuel prices will not be further raised because The amendment to the regulation on hearings for government of the reform, said the draft scheme jointly released by the National pricing was issued by the National Development and Reform Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, Ministry Commission, the top economic planning agency, on Oct. 22 of Transport and State Administration of Taxation. The four following public consultations in July. One provision of the new ministries said the reform on fuel taxation and oil pricing "is aimed at regulations states that price hikes for public utilities and "natural facilitating energy saving and emission cut as well as the economic monopolies" will not be valid without hearings. Also, the results of structural adjustment." Other guidelines of the reform included hearings and final decisions must be communicated to the public via regulating toll collection and raising funds to build and maintain official websites and the media. (XNA, 1 Dec 08) infrastructure, said the draft.

Beijing, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) - New rules outlining how a civil servant can The draft document said China's onshore crude oil prices should be be sacked have drawn criticism from the public, along with praise for directly in line with prices on the international market. Refined oil a reform that is much needed in China's political system.China's prices, however, should be indirectly linked to global oil prices. state bureau of civil servants on 2 December, stipulated that civil Under the new system, "pricing of domestic refined oil prices should servants, who were evaluated as "incompetent" for two consecutive not only reflect fluctuations of international oil prices and production years in the annual assessment, would be dismissed.The bureau cost, but also take into account domestic oil supply and demand," it said those "whose ideological and political quality is relatively bad, said. In the retail sector, the draft also said fuel would be sold at set whose working ability cannot meet the requirement of their jobs, ceiling prices, which would be based on producer prices. The whose dereliction of duty caused serious losses and had a bad government will retain "an appropriate control" over the fuel price. social impact, or who behaved without a sense of responsibility to China has been pushing for fuel tax reform for many years. Both their work" were "incompetent". A netizen from Shanghai hailed the government officials and scholars have been saying that the oil price regulations. "Great! The posts of civil servants are no longer 'iron plunge on the international market is presenting a perfect bowls' (food, housing and welfare provisions). Those who failed to opportunity for China kick start it. The world crude oil price has do their jobs should get out as soon as possible," read the post. plunged almost 70 per cent from the peak 147 US dollars per barrel However, many of the others were not so optimistic. "It's difficult to in mid-July. Even with oil prices tumbled to below 50 dollars a barrel, say whether the regulations would be well implemented as there is Chinese drivers are paying much more than those in many other no efficient supervision system and independent third party countries because domestic fuel price has been unchanged since evaluation," wrote another post. The direct superior officials of each June. The government said that the tax revenues would be used to civil servant are in charge of giving advice on the evaluation, which cover expenditure on road and waterway maintenance and will be finally decided by the officials in charge of the whole management, subsidize the losses of local governments due to the department or an assessment committee. Zhu Lijia, professor of the abolishment of road tolls and support farmers and disadvantaged National School of Administration, said it's the first time that China people affected by the reform.The public may raise their opinions by has drawn up detailed regulations on the assessment of civil letter, fax or email from Dec. 5 to Dec. 12, said the four ministries in servants after the country's law on civil servant took effect on Jan. 1, a press release.The State Council, or the Cabinet, had discussed 2006. However, he criticized the standards, saying they should be the reform plans of oil pricing mechanism last week, and decided to made more practical and impersonal. "Or it would all depend on the make public the draft reform plan to solicit public advice. (XNA, 5 officials' will," he said. … A total of 775,000 people took a nationwide Dec 08) exam in 38 cities of China to qualify for 13,500 posts as national civil servants on Sunday. (XNA, 3 Dec 08)

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) - Chinese drivers will no longer have to pay road maintenance fees as the New Year begins but have to pay a hiked gasoline tax. But when they drive to gas station, they will find they don't have to dig deeper into their pockets.

That's what the government promised in a draft scheme on fuel taxation and reform of the country's refined oil pricing mechanism, released on 5 December solicit public opinion. The scheme, 50 December 2008

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Chief Secretary for Administration Chief Executive Ying-yen (Tang Yingnian) 07/07 Yam-kuen (Zeng Yinquan) 05/06 Financial Secretary Director of the Chief Executive’s Office John TSANG Chun-wah (Zeng Junhua) 07/07 Norman CHAN Tak-lam 07/06 Secretary for Justice Permanent Secretary of the Chief Executive’s WONG Yan-lung (Huang Renlong) 05/10 Office Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs CHANG King-yiu (Zhang Zhangyao)(f) Stephen LAM Sui-lung (Lin Ruilin) 02/07 Head of the Secretary for the Civil Service Prof LAU Siu-kai (Liu Zhaojia) 02/07 Denise YUE Chung-yee (Yu Zongyi) 06/01 Executive Council Secretary for Commerce and Economic President: Donald TSANG Yam-kuen (Zeng Development Yinquan) Rita LAU NG Wai-lan (Liu Wu Huilan) 08/07 Official Members (15): Secretary for Development Henry TANG Ying-yen (Tang Yingnian), WONG Yan CHENG Yuet-ngor (Lin Zheng Yue’e) 07/07 Lung (Huang Renlong), Micael SUEN Ming-yeung Secretary for Education (Sun Mingyang), Frederick MA Si-hang (Ma (Sun Mingyang) 07/07 Shiheng), Stephen LAM Sui-lung (Lin Ruilin), Secretary for the Environment Ambrose LEE Siu-kwong (Li Shaoguang), Dr York Edward YAU Tang-wah (Qiu Tenghua) 07/07 CHOW Yat-ngok (Zhou Yiyue), Denise YUE Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chung-yee (Yu Zongyi), John TSANG Chun-wah Prof. Kah-khiong CHAN (Chen Jiaqiang) 07/07 (Zeng Junhua), Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor (Lin Zheng Yue’e), Edward YAU, Prof. Kah-khiong CHAN Secretary for Food and Health (Chen Jiaqiang), TSANG Tak-sing (Zeng Decheng), Dr York CHOW Yat-ngok (Zhou Yiyue) 04/10 Matthew CHEUNG (Zhang Jianzong), Eva CHENG Secretary for Home Affairs (Zheng Ruhua) TSANG Tak-sing (Zeng Decheng) 07/07 Non-Official Members (16): Secretary for Labour and Welfare LEUNG Chun-ying (Liang Zhenying), Jasper TSANG Matthew CHEUNG (Zhang Jianzong) 07/07 Yok-sing (Zeng Yucheng), CHENG Yiu-tong (Zheng Secretary for Transport and Housing Yaotang), Andrew LIAO Cheung-sing (Liao Eva CHENG (Zheng Ruhua) 07/07 Changcheng), Laura M CHA Shi Meilun, Bernard C Secretary for Security CHAN (Chen Zhisi), Rafael HUI, Charles LEE Ambrose LEE Siu-kwong (Li Shaoguang) 03/08 Yeh-kwong (Li Yeguang), (Xia Commissioner of Police Jiali), Dr LEONG Che-hung (Liang Zhihong), Dr Tang King-hsing (Deng Jingcheng) 07/01 Marvin CHEUNG Kin-tung (Zhang Jiandong), Henry Independent Commission Against Corruption FAN Hung-ling (Fan Hongling), Victor LO Commissioner: Timothy TONG Hin-Ming (Tang 07/07 Chung-wing (Luo Zhongrong), Prof Anthony Xianming) CHEUNG Bing-leung (Zhang Bingliang) Director of Audit Chief Justice Benjamin TANG Kwok-bun (Deng Guobin) 03/12 Andrew Kwok-nang LI (Li Guoneng) 97/07 Commissioner of Customs and Excise

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Director of Immigration Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing Simon PEE Yun-lu (BAI Yunliu) 08/03 (Housing) Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen (Chen Zhenyuan) 06/01 Permanent Secretary for Security Permanent Secretaries Stanley YING Yiu-hong (Ying Yaokang) 03/10

Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service Andrew WONG Ho-yuen (Huang Haoxuan) 06/02 Heads of Government Departments/ Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Divisions/ Units/ Commissions Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism) Director of Administration Yvonne CHOI Ying-pik (Cai Yingbi) 07/07 Elizabeth TSE Man-yee (Xie Manyi) 06/02 Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Economic Development (Communications and Conservation Technology) CHEUNG Siu-hing (Zhang Shaoqing) (f) 07/07 08/07 Duncan Pescod Director of Architectural Services Permanent Secretary for Constitutional and YUE Chi-hang (Yu Chikeng) Mainland Affairs Chief Staff Officer, Auxiliary Medical Service Joshua LAW Chi-kong (Luo Zhiguang) 07/07 CHAN Yiu-wing (Chen Yaorong) Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning Director of Buildings and Lands) CHEUNG Hau-wai (Zhang Xiaowei) Raymond YOUNG Lap-moon (Yang Limen) 07/07 Commisioner for Census & Statistics Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) FUNG Hing-wang (Feng Xinghong) MAK Chai-kwong (Mai Qiguang) 07/07 Commisioner for Labour Permanent Secretary for Education Cherry TSE LING Kit-ching (Xie Ling Jiezhen) 07/07 Raymond WONG (Huang Hongzhao) 06/11 Chief Staff Officer, Civil Aid Service Permanent Secretary for the Environment LIU Chi-keung (Liao Zhiqiang) Anissa WONG Sean-yee (Wang Qianyi) 04/05 Director-General of Civil Aviation Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and Norman LO Shung-man (Luo Chongwen) the Treasury (Financial Services) Kevin HO Chi-ming (He Zhuming) 04/05 Director of Civil Engineering and Development CHAI Sung Veng (Cai Xinrong) Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) Registrar of Companies Alan LAI Nin (Li Nian) 02/07 Gordon Jones Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Food) Commissioner of Correctional Services Stella HUNG KWOK Wai-ching (Kong Guo Huiqing) 07/07 KWOK Leung-ming (Guo Liangming) 06/07 Permanent Secretary for Food and Health Director of Drainage Services (Health) Peter LAU Ka-keung 08/03 Sandra LEE Suk-yee (Li Shuyi) 07/07 Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs HO Kwong-wai (He Guangwei) 06/12 Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor (Lin Zheng Yue’e) 06/03 Director of Environmental Protection Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare Anissa WONG Sean-yee (Wang Qianyi) Paul TANG Kwok-wai (Deng Guowei) 07/07 Director of Fire Services Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing KWOK Jing-keung (Guo Jingqiang) (Transport) Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene Francis HO Suen-wai (He Xuanwei) 07/07 Eddy CHAN Yuk-tak (Chen Yude)

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Controller, Government Flying Service Postmaster General Capt. Michael CHAN Chi-pui 08/03 TAM Wing-pong (Tan Rongbang) Government Chemist Director of Broadcasting Dr TING Tai-lun (Ding Dailun) CHU Pui-hing (Zhu Peiqing) Government Property Administrator Commissioner of Rating and Valuation Keith KWOK Ka-keung (Guo Jiaqiang) LO Hing-chung (Lao Xingzhong) Director of Government Logistics Chief Electoral Officer Maria KWAN Sik-ning (Guan ) LAM Man Ho (Lin Wenhao) Director of Health Director of Social Welfare LAM Ping-yan (Lin Bing’en) Paul TANG Kwok-wai (Deng Guowei) 03/11 Director of Highways Controller, Student Finance Assistance Agency WAI Chi-sing (Wei Zhicheng) LI Wing (Li Rong) Director of Home Affairs Government Chief Information Minister Pamela TAN KAM Mi-wah (Chen Gan Meihua) Howard Dickson Director of Hong Kong Observatory Director-General of Telecommunications LAM Chiu-ying (Lin Zhaoying) M H AU (Ou Wenhao) Commandant, Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force Commissioner on Interception of Arthur KWOK Chi-shun (Guo Zhishun) Communications and Surveillance Director of Housing CHENG Wai-fung (Zheng Huifeng) Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen (Chen Zhenyuan) Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Commisioner for Innovation and Technology Licensing Anthony WONG Sik-kei (Wang Xiji) Lorna WONG Long-shi (Huang Liangshi) Director of Information Services Commissioner for Tourism Betty FUNG CHING Suk-yee (Feng Cheng Shuyi) 07/07 AU King-chi (Ou Jingzhi) (f) Commisioner of Inland Revenue Director-General of Trade and Industry LAU MAK Yee-ming (Liu Mai Yiming) (f) Raymond YOUNG Lap-moon (Yang Limen) Director of Intellectual Property Commissioner for Transport Stephen Selby Alan WONG Chi-kong (Huang Zhiguang) Director-General of Investment Promotion Director of Accounting Services Michael Rowse Lucia LI ( Ka-lai, Li Li Jiali) 03/10 Land Registrar Secretary-General of University Grants Kim Anthony Salkeld Committee Director of Lands Michael V Stone Patrick LAU Lai-chiu (Liu Lichao) Director of Water Supplies Director of Legal Aid MA Lee-tak (Ma Lide) 08/03 Benjamin CHEUNG King-man (Zhang Jingwen) Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Thomas CHOW Tat-ming (Zhou Daming) Related Organisations Director of Marine Airport Authority of Hong Kong Roger F Tupper 06/03 Chairperson: Marvin Cheung Kin-tung 08/05 Commissioner for Narcotics CEO: Stanley Hui Hon-chung Sally WONG Pik-yee (Huang Bi’er) Electoral Affairs Commission Official Receiver Chairperson: PANG Kin-kee (Peng Jianji) 06/08 E T O’Connell Equal Opportuinities Commission Director of Planning Chairperson: Raymond TANG Yee-bong (Deng Ava NG TSE Suk-ying (Wu Xie Shuying) Erbang)

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (HKEX) Bank of China Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. Chairperson: Ronald Arculli 06/04 President: XIAO Gang 06/03 Hong Kong Monetary Authority PLA-Forces in Hong Kong Chief Executive: Joseph YAM Chi-kwong (Ren 93/04 Commander: ZHANG Shibo 08/01 Zhigang) Political Commissar: LIU Liangkai 07/07 Hong Kong Port Development Council Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the HKSAR Chairperson: Stephen IP Shu-kwan (Ye Shukun) Commissioner: LÜ Xinhua 06/02 Hong Kong Productivity Council Liaison Office of the Central People’s Chairperson: Kwan-yuen (Liang Government in the HKSAR Junyan) Director: GAO Siren 02/08 Executive Director: K K YEUNG (Yang Guoqiang) HKSAR Government’s Beijing Office Hong Kong Tourism Board Head: Thomas TSO Man-tai (Cao Wantai) 06/04 Chairperson: Pei-chun (Tian Beijun) Special Representative for HK Economic and Hong Kong Trade Development Council Trade Affairs to the European Communities Chairperson: Jack So Chak-kwong (Su Zeguang) 07/10 (Duncan Pescod) 06/02 Executive Director: Fred LAM (Lin Tianfu) Hospital Authority Chairperson: Anthony WU Ting-yuk (Hu Dingxu) Political Parties

Civic Party The Ombudsman Chairperson: Prof KUAN Hsin-chi (Guan Xinji) Alice TAI Yuen-ying (Dai Yuanying) 99/00 Leader: Audrey EU Yuet-mee (Yu Ruowei) Securities and Futures Commission Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Chairperson: Eddy C. Fong (Fang Zheng) Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)

Chairperson: TAM Yiu-chung (Tan Yaozong) «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« Democratic Party

Chairperson: Albert HO Chun-yan (He Junren) Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Vice--Chairpersons: Emily LAU Wai-hing (Liu Chairperson: Andrew Brandler 08/05 Huiqing), Sin Chung-kai (Dan Zhongxie) Deputy Chp.: Anthony WU Ting-yuk (Hu Dingxu) 08/05 Liberal Party Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Chairperson: Kin-yee (Liu Jianyi) Chairperson: Ian FOK Chun-wan (Huo Zhenhuan) Association for Democracy and People’s Federation of Hong Kong Industries Livelihood Chairperson: Kenneth TING Woo-shou (Ding Chairperson: Bruce LIU Sing-lee (Liao Chengli) Wushou) Citizens Party Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Chairperson: Alex CHAN Kai-chung (Chen Qizong) Chairman: WONG Kwok-hing (Huang Guojian) League of Social Democrats President: CHENG Yiu-tong (Zheng Yaotang) Chairperson: Raymond WONG Yuk-man (Huang Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association (TMA) Yumin) Chairperson: CHOI Yiu Kwan (Cai Yaojun) 06/01

Exec. Dir./Exec. V.-Pres.: Horace FAN Sheung Yam 06/01 (Fan Shangyin) Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council Chairperson: Dr Victor FUNG Kwok-king (Feng 04/02 Guojing) Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC Group in the HKSAR) Chairperson: Vincent CHENG Hoi-chuen (Zheng 05/05 Haiquan) 54 December 2008

Hong Kong SAR Social Data 2006 2007 Population Total Number (mid-year) 6,857.1 6,925.9 Growth Rate (%) 0.6 1.0 Natural Increase (’000) 23.4 28.8 - Males (thousand) 3,270.1 3,287.4 - Females (thousand) 3,587.0 3,638.5 Labour Force and Employment Total Social Labour Force 3,581 3,641 Labour Force Participation (%) 61.3 61.4 Employment (Percentages) in - Manufacturing 5.1 4.9 - Construction 7.9 8.0

- Wholesale and retail trades 10.5 10.4 - Import and export trade 16.3 16.2 - Restaurants and hotels 7.1 7.5 - Transport and storage 9.4 9.3 - Communications 1.2 1.1 - Financial services 5.5 5.4 - Real estate and business services 10.1 10.2 - Public administration 3.7 3.5 - Education and health services 7.6 7.5 - Personal services 9.0 9.5 - Recreational, other community and social services 6.0 6.1 Unemployment Rate (%) 4.8 4.0 All Employees Wage Index(Sept.92 = 100) - Nominal (Sept.) 148.9 152.4 - Real (Sept.) 115.3 116.7 2006/07 2007/08p Education (Enrolment) - Kindergarten 140.8 138.4 - Primary 414.5 389.9 - Secondary 505.0 507.2 - Post-secondary (1) 184.5 188.3

Abbreviations: p = provisional figures/estimates @ = Figures are subject to revisions later on b = billion

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Hong Kong SAR Economic Data 2006@ 2007@

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Current Prices (b HK$)@ 1,475.9 1,612.6 - Real Growth Rate (%) +7.0 +6.3

- Per Capita GDP (HK$)@ 215,238 232,836

Expenditure on GDP (Current Prices/b HK$)@ - Private Consumption 864.4 966.5

- Government Consumption 123.1 130.0

- Fixed Capital Formation 322.4 327.3

- Change in Inventories -2.1 17.4

- Exports of Goods 2,467.4 2,698.9

- Less: Imports of Goods 2,576.3 2,852.5

- Exports of Services 565.1 645.3

- Less: Imports of Services 287.9 320.1

Composition of GDP (Current Prices/%) 2005 2006@

- Agriculture and fishing 0.1 0.1

- Manufacturing 3.4 3.2

- Electricity, Gas and Water 3.0 2.8

- Construction 2.9 2.7

- Trades & Gastronomy 29.0 27.9

- Transport & Communications 10.1 9.6

- Finance & Real Estate 22.1 25.0

- Civil Services 19.0 18.1

- Ownership of premises 10.4 10.6

Prices (Change Rate %) 2006 2007

- CPI(A) +1.7 +1.3

- CPI(B) +2.1 +2.2

- CPI(C) +2.2 +2.7

- Composite CPI +2.0 +2.0

Public Finance (financial year April-March/b HK$) 2005-06 2006-07 Total Gov. Revenue 247.1 288.0

Total Gov. Expenditure 233.1 229.4

Fiscal Reserves (1) 2006 2007

Balance (as at 31 March) 310.7 369.3 Notes: (1) The aggregate balance of the General Revenue Account and the Funds as at the end of the financial year. Funds include the Capital Works Reserve Fund, the Capital Investment Fund, the Loan Fund, the Disaster Relief Fund, the Civil Service Pension Reserve Fund, the Land Fund, the Innovation and Technology Fund and the Lotteries Fund (which was included with effect from 1 April 2003). The CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) respectively cover some 50%, 30% and 10% of households in Hong Kong. The average monthly household expenditure (in HK$) of these groups during the base period (i.e. Oct. 2004–Sep. 2005) were $4,000–$15,499, $15,500–$27,499 and $27,500–$59,999 respectively. Taking into account the impact of price changes since the base period, the monthly household expenditure ranges of the CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) adjusted to the price level of 2007 are broadly equivalent to $4,100–$16,100, $16,100–$28,900 and $28,900–$63,200 respectively, and that of the Composite CPI is broadly equivalent to $4,100–$63,200. The Composite CPI is compiled based on the expenditure patterns of all these households taken together. 56 December 2008

Hong Kong SAR Economic Data 2006 2007 Foreign Trade Value of Domestic Exports (fob/b HK$) 134.5 109.1 to: - APEC 100.0 84.8

- 40.3 40.6

- USA 33.2 23.9

- European Union 27.4 17.1

- United Kingdom 7.9 5.8

- Germany 4.9 3.0 - Japan 4.9 2.9

- Singapore 4.1 3.0

Value of Re-exports (fob/b HK$) 2,326.5 2,578.4 to: - APEC 1,869.8 2,064.7

- Mainland China 1,115.9 1,267.7

- USA 338.0 344.3

- European Union 317.0 346.7

- Japan 115.5 116.7

- Germany 70.8 78.1

- United Kingdom 65.8 69.0

Total Exports (Domestic Exports & Re-exports/b HK$) 2,461.0 2,687.5

Value of Imports (cif/b HK$) 2,599.8 2,868.0 from: - APEC 2,275.3 2,502.7

- Mainland China 1,193.0 1,329.7

- Japan 268.1 287.3

- Taiwan 194.9 205.1

- USA 123.6 138.8

- Singapore 164.8 194.8

- Germany 44.4 48.0

- European Union 189.2 204.6

Visible Trade Balance (b HK$) -138,8 -180,5

Exchange Rates (Average) HK$ per US$ 7.768 7.801

HK$ per EURO 9.77 10.70

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Macau SAR International Legal Affairs Office Coordinator: Jorge Manuel Faria da Costa Oliveira Sub-coordinators: Patrícia Manuela Trindade da Cruz e LIU Jen-Kai Albuquerque Ferreira

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau

Chairperson of Administration Committee: TAM Vai Man (Tan Political Data Weiwen) Vice-Chp.: CHEUNG So Mui (Zhang Sumei)

Legal and Judicial Training Centre Chief Executive Director: Manuel Marcelino Escovar Trigo Hau Wah (He Houhua) Dep.Dir.: LAM Wan Nei (Lin Yunni) Office of the Chief Executive Legal Reform Office Chief of Office: HO Veng On (He Yong’an) Coordinator: CHU Lam Lam (Zhu Linlin) (f) Government Head Office Auxiliary Bureau Sub-coordinators: SAM Vai Keong (Shen Weiqiang), CHEONG Director: HO Veng On (He Yong’an) Sio Hong (Zhang Shaohong) Information Office Secretary for Economy and Finance Director: Victor CHAN Chi Ping (Chen Zhiping) Francis TAM Pak Yuen (Tan Boyuan) Dep.Dir.: HO Wai Heng (He Huiqing) Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance Research Centre for Sustainable Development Tactics Chief of Office: LOK Kit Sim (Lu Jiechan) (f) Coordinator: TSE Chi Wai (Xie Zhiwei) Economic Services Bureau Sub-coordinators: WU Zhiliang, CHIANG Wa Fong (Zheng Director (act.): SOU Tim Peng (Su Tianping) Huafeng) (f) Dep.Dir.: IEONG Pou Yee (Yang Baoyi) Personal Data Protection Office Dep.Dir. (act.): TAI Kin Ip (Dai Jiangye) Director: CHAN Hoi Fan (Chen Haifan) Finance Services Bureau Macau Foundation Director: Carlos Fernando de Abreu Ávila President of Administrative Committee: Vitor NG (Wu Rongke) Dep.Dir.: Vitória Alice Maria da Conceição, IONG Kong Leong Macau Economic and Trade Office to the EU in Brussels (Rong Guangliang) Director: Raimundo Arrais do Rosário Statistics and Census Service Macau Economic and Trade Office in Lisbon Director (act.): KONG Pek Fong (Kuang Bifang) Director: Raimundo Arrais do Rosário Dep.Dir. (act.): IEONG Meng Chao (Yang Mingjiu) Office of the MSAR in Beijing Labour Affairs Bureau Director: NG Pak Meng (Wu Beiming) Director: SHUEN Ka Hung (Sun Jiaxiong) Macau Economic and Trade Office to the WTO Dep.Dir.: CHAN Keng Leong (Chen Jingliang), Noémia Maria de Director: Raimundo Arrais do Rosário Fátima Lameiras Secretary for Administration and Justice Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau Florinda da Rosa Silva CHAN (Chen Limin) Director: Manuel Joaquim das Neves Office of the Secretary for Administration and Justice Dep.Dir.: António Pedro D. Silva Correira Paiva Chief of Office: Grace CHEONG Chui Ling (Zhang Cuiling) Social Security Fund Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau President of Administrative Committee: FUNG Ping Kuen (Feng Director: José CHU (Zhu Weigan) Bingquan) Dep.Dir.: TOU Chi Man (Du Zhiwen), IEONG Kim I (Yang Jianyi) Macau Pension Fund Legal Affairs Bureau President of Administrative Committee: Winnie LAU Un Teng Director: CHEONG Weng Chon (Zhang Yongchun) (Liu Wanting) Dep.Dir.: Diana Maria Vital Costa de Beltrão Loureiro Vice-Pres.: Ermelinda da Conceição Xavier Dep.Dir. (act.): LEONG Pou Ieng (Liang Baoying) Consumer Council Identification Bureau President of Executive Committee: Alexandre HO (He Siqian) Director: LAI Ieng Kit (Li Yingjie) Supporting Office to the Secretariat of China and Dep.Dir.: CHAN Hoi Fan (Chen Haifan) Portuguese-Speaking Countries Economic Cooperation Government Printing Bureau Forum (Macau) Director: António Ernesto Silveiro Gomes Martins Coordinator: Rita Botelho dos Santos 58 December 2008

Financial Intelligence Office Pires Júnior Coordinator: NG Man Seong (Wu Wenxiang) Social Welfare Institute Human Resources Office President: IP Peng Kin (Ye Bingquan) Coordinator: WONG Chi Hong (Huang Zhixiong) Dep.Dir.: IONG Kóng Io (Rong Guangyao) Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute Macau Sports Development Board President: LEE Peng Hong (Li Bingkang) President (act.): VONG Iao Lek (Huang Youli) Monetary Authority of Macau Act.Vice-Pres.: José Maria da Fonseca Tavares President of Administrative Committee: Anselmo TENG Lin Seng Vice-Pres.: O Lam (Ke Lan) (Ding Lianxing) Tertiary Education Services Office Secretary for Security Director: CHAN Pak Fai (Chen Bohui) CHEONG Kuok Vá () Dep.Dir.: KUOK Sio Lai (Guo Xiaoli) Office of the Secretary for Security University of Macau Chief-of-Cabinet: VONG Chun Fat (Huang Chuanfa) Rector: Prof. IU Vai Pan (Yao Weibin) Public Security Forces Bureau Macau Polytechnic Institute Director (act.): CHAN Peng Sam (Chen Bingsen) Rector: Prof. LEI Heong Iok (Li Xiangyu) Dep.Dir. (act.): KOK Fong Mei (Guo Fengmei) Institute for Tourism Studies Public Security Police President: Fanny VONG Chuk Kwan (Huang Zhujun) Commissioner: LEI Siu Peng (Li Xiaoping) Act.Vice-Pres.: IAN Mei Kun (Zhen Meijuan) Dep.Com.: MA Io Kun Macau Grand Prix Committee Dep.Com. (act.): LEI Man Kim (Li Wenjian) Director: João Manuel Costa Antunes Judiciary Police Macau Tourism Promotion and Information Centre in Director: WONG Sio Chak (Huang Shaoze) Portugal Dep.Dir.: CHEONG Ioc Iong, João Augusto da Rosa Director: Rodolfo Manuel Baptista Faustino Macau Prison Secretary for Transport and Public Works Director: LEE Kam Cheong (Li Jinchang) LAU Si Io (Liu Shiyao) Dep.Dir.: LOI Kam Wan Office of the Secretary for Transport and Public Works Fire Services Bureau Chief of Office: Francis WONG Chan Tong (Huang Zhendong) Commissioner: MA Io Weng (Ma Yaorong) Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau Dep.Com.: Eurico Lopes Fazenda, LEI Pun Chi (Li Panzhi) Director: Jaime Roberto Carion Academy of Public Security Forces Dep.Dir.: LI Canfeng, CHAN Hon Kit (Chen Hanjie) Director: HOI Sio Iong (Xu Shaoyong) Mapping and Land Registry Bureau Dep.Dir. (act.): CHEONG Iok Kuan Director (act.): CHEONG Sio Kei (Zhang Shaoji) Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Port Authority Sai On (Cui Shi’an) Director: WONG Soi Man (Huang Suiwen) (f) Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Dep.Dir.: VONG Kam Fai (Huang Jinhui) Chie of Office: Alexis TAM Chon Weng (Tan Junrong) Macau Post Health Bureau Director: Carlos Alberto Roldão Lopes Director: KOI Kuok Ieng (Qu Guoying) Dep.Dir.: LAU Wai Meng (Liu Huiming), CHIU Chan Cheong Dep.Dir.: LEI Chin Ion, CHEANG Seng Ip, Maria Terezinha YU (Zhao Zhenchang) Education and Youth Affairs Bureau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau Director: SOU Chio Fai (Su Chaohui) Director: FONG Soi Kun (Feng Ruiquan) Dep.Dir.: Silvia Reibeiro Osório Ho Dep.Dir.: António Viseu Dep.Dir. (act.): LEONG Lei (Liang Li) Housing Bureau Cultural Affairs Bureau Director: CHIANG Coc Meng (Zheng Guoming) Director: Heidi HO Lai Chun da Luz (He Lizuan) Dep.Dir.: TAM Kuong Man (Tan Guangming) Dep.Dir.: WONG Sai Hong (Wang Shihong), CHAN Chak Seng Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation (Chen Zecheng) Director: TOU Veng Keong (Tao Yongqiang) Government Tourist Office Dep.Dir.: HOI Chi Leong (Xu Zhiliang) Director: João Manuel Costa Antunes Dep.Dir.: Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Manuel Gonçalves China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 59

Traffic Affairs Bureau Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Director: WONG Wan (Wang Yun) MSAR Dep.Dir.: CHIANG Ngoc Vai (Zheng Yuewei), TANG Wai Lin Director: BAI Zhijian (Deng Huilian) (f) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Macau SAR Infrastructure Development Office Commissioner: LU Shumin Coordinator: CHAN Hon Kit (Chen Hanjie) Deputy Commissioner: WU Hongbo Sub-coordinator: PUN Pou Leng (Pan Baoling) PLA-Forces in Macau Energy Sector Development Office Commander: WANG Yuren Coordinator: Arnaldo Ernesto dos Santos Political Commissar: XU Jinlin Sub-coordinator: LOU Sam Cheong (Lu Shenchang) Bank of China Macau Branch (BOC Macau) Transportation Infrastructure Office President: YE Yixin Coordinator: LEI Chan Tong (Li Zhendong) Environmental Protection Committee President of Executive Committee (act.): VONG Man Hung (Huang Manhong) (f) Civil Aviation Authority President: CHAN Weng Hung (Chen Yingxiong) Commission Against Corruption Commissioner: CHEONG U (Zhang Yu) Dep.Com.: TOU Wai Fong (Du Huifang), CHAN Seak Hou (Chen Xihao) Commission of Audit Commissioner: Fátima CHOI Mei Lei (Cai Meili) Assistant Commissioner: KOU Chin Pang (Gao Zhanpeng) Court of Final Appeal President: SAM Hou Fai (Cen Haohui) Court of Second Instance President: LAI Kin Hong (Lai Jianxiong) Court of First Instance President: TAM Hio Wa (Tan Xiaohua) (f) Procuratorate Procurator-General: HO Chio Meng (He Chaoming) Unitary Police Service Commissioner-General: José Proença Ló Branco Macau Customs Service Director-General: CHOI Lai Hang (Xu Liheng) Legislative Council President: Susana CHOU (Cao Qizhen) Vice-Pres.: LAU Cheok Va (Liu Zhuohua) Executive Committee of the Legislative Council Susana CHOU (President), LAU Cheok Va (Vice-President), (Ou Anli) (First Secretary), KOU Hoi In (Gao Kaixian) (Second Secretary) Executive Council Members: Florinda da Rosa Silva, TONG Chi Kin (Tang Zhijian), LEONG Heng Teng (Liang Qingting), LIU Chak Wan (Liao Zeyun), MA Iao Lai(Ma Youli), HO Iat Seng (He Yicheng), Leonel Alves, CHEANG Chi Keong (Zheng Zhiqiang), LAM Heong Sang (Lin Xiangsheng), LEONG Vai Tac (Liang Weite) General-Secretary: HO Veng On (He Yong’an) 60 December 2008

Macau SAR Social Data 2006 2007 Population (official estimation, 31 Dec) Total Number (thousand) 513.4 538.1 - Growth Rate (%) 5.8 4.8 - Males (thousand) 252.5 265.7 - Females (thousand) 261.0 272.4 Labour Force - Participation Rate (%) 65.9 69.2 - Unemployment Rate (%) 3.8 3.1

Education (Enrolment) 2005/06 2006/07 - Primary 35,187 32,674 - Secondary 43,751 42,776 - Technical & vocat.secondary 2,244 2,212 - Higher education 15,927 17,462 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 61

Macau SAR Economic Data 2006 2007 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (1) GDP Amount (Current Prices/m MOP) 115,282 153,608 - Real Growth Rate (%) 17.0 27.3 - Per Capita GDP (on the basis of official estimated population/current prices/MOP) 230,9 292,2 Expenditure of GDP (Current Prices/m MOP) - Private Consumption 28,063.4 32,601.9 - Government Consumption 8,991.4 11,222.8 - Fixed Capital Formation 39330.0 53540.0 - Changes in Inventories 1018.3 1133.0 - Exports (Goods & Services) 104,796.6 136,681.8 - Imports (Goods & Services) 66,917.5 81,571.1 Prices (Change Rate/%) Inflation Rate (Composite CPI) 5.2 5.6 Public Finance (m MOP) Total Public Revenueª 37,188.5r 40,694.1p Total Public Expenditureª 17,349.8ªr 18,856.3p Foreign Trade (m MOP) Total Exports (2) 20,461.3 20,430.6 - USA 9,021.3 8,291.8 - EU 3,996.7 3,722.0 - Germany 1,497.1 1,297.8 - United Kingdom 837.8 820.7 - France 677.9 619.0 - Mainland China 3,035.4 3,034.1 - Hong Kong 2,292.1 2,674.4 - Japan 158.9 232.8 Total Imports 36,527.3 43,113.9 - Mainland China 16,469.5 18,378.4 - Hong Kong 3,722.6 4,358.6 - EU 4,794.2 6,762.3 - Japan 3,049.2 3,874.8 - USA 1,997.4 2,429.0 Tourism Total Visitor Arrivals (thousands) 21,998.1 26,993.0 - Hong Kong Residents 6,940.7 8,174.1 - Mainland China 11,985.6 14,866.4 - Taiwan 1,437.8 1,444.1 - Japan 220.2 299.4 - Europe 191.0 257.3 - Americas 219.6 306.3

Exchange Rates (December) MOP per US$ 8.00 8.04 MOP per EURO 10.02 11.01

Abbreviations: 1 = Revised estimates (2006), preliminary estimates (2007) 2 = Exports are equal to the sum of domestic exports and re-exports. ª Due to changes in the compilation method and concept of public accounts, data on revenue and expenditure, as well as booking of the accounts for 2007 were different and incomparable with those of the previous years. m = million p = provisional data r = rectified data Source: Statistics and Census Service of the Macau SAR 62 December 2008

Taiwan Ministry of the Interior Minister: LIAO Liouyi (Liao Liaoyi) LIU Jen-Kai National Police Administration Director-General: WANG Cho-chiun (Wang Zhuojun) Ministry of Justice Minister: WANG Ching-feng (Wang Qingfeng) (f) Political Data Ministry of National Defense Minister: Gen. CHEN Chao-min (Chen Zhaomin) Vice-Minister: CHANG Liang-jen (Zhang Liangren) Office of the President Military Intelligence Bureau President-elect: MA Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu) Director: Lt-Gen PENG Sheng-chu (Peng Shengzhu) Vice-President-elect: (Xiao Wanzhang) Ministry of Transportation and Communications Secretary-General: CHAN Chuen-po (Zhan Chunbo) Minister: MAO Chi-kuo (Mao Zhiguo) Deputy Sec.-Gen.: KAO Lang (Gao Lang), YEH Ching-chuan (Ye Ministers without Portfolio: Jinchuan) TSAI Hsun-hsiung (Cai Xunxiong), CHU Yun-peng (Zhu Yunpeng), Spokesman: -chi (Wang Yuqi) CHANG Jin-fu (Zhang Jinfu), Ovid J.L. TZENG (Zeng Zhilang), Academia Historica FAN Liang-hsiu (Fan Liangxiu), CHEN Tain-jy (Chen Tianzhi) President: LIN Man-hung (Lin Manhong) Central Bank of China Academia Sinica Governor: PERNG Fai-nan (Peng Huainan) President: WONG Chi-Huey (Weng Qihui) Directorate of Budget, Accounting and Statistics V.-Pres.: Dr Chao-Han LIU (Liu Zhaohan), Dr Tsui-jung LIU (Liu Director-General: SHIH Su-mei (Shi Sumei) (f) Cuirong) (f), Andrew H.-J. WANG (Wang Huijun) Government Information Office

Director-General: SU Jun-pin (Su Junbin)

Central Personnel Administration National Security Council Director-General : CHEN Ching-hsiou (Chen Qingxiu) Secretary-General: SU Chi (Su Qi) Coast Guard Administration Dep.Sec.-Gen.: HO Szu-yin (He Siyin), KAO Chang (Gao Chang), Director-General: Wang Jinn-wang (Wang Jinwang) LEE Hai-tung (Li Haidong) Environmental Protection Administration National Security Bureau Minister: SHEN Shih-hung (Shen Shihong) Director: TSAI Chao-ming (Cai Chaoming) Department of Health Dep.Dir.: WANG Hsi-tien (Wang Xitian) Minister: YEH Chin-chuan (Ye Jinchuan) Centre for Disease Control National Assembly Director: KUO Hsu-sung (Guo Xusong) Secretary-General: CHEN Chuan National Palace Museum Director: CHOU Kung-shin (Zhou Gongxin) (f)

Atomic Energy Council Executive Branch (Yuan) Chairperson: TSAI Chuen-horng (Cai Chunhong) Premier: LIU Chao-shian (Liu Zhaoxuan) Council of Indigenous Peoples Vice-Premier: Cheng-hsiung (Qiu Zhengxiong) Minister: CHANG Jen-hsiang (Zhang Renxiang) (f) Secretary-General: Steve HSIEH (Xue Xiangchuan) Council for Hakka Affairs Ministry of Economic Affairs Minister: HUANG Yu-cheng (Huang Yuzhen) Minister: YIIN Chii-min (Yin Qiming) Ministry of Education Minister: CHEN Wu-hsiung (Chen Wuxiong) Minister: CHENG Jei-cheng (Zheng Ruicheng) Council for Cultural Affairs Ministry of Finance Minister: HUANG Pi-tuan (Huang Biduan) (f) Minister: LEE Sush-der (Li Shude) Council for Economic Planning and Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chairperson: CHEN Tain-jy (Chen Tianzhi) Minister: Francisco OU Hung-lien (Ou Honglian) Council of Labour Affairs Vice-Minister: LIN Yung-lo (Lin Yongle) Minister: Jennifer Ju-hsuan WANG (Wang Ruxuan) China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 63

Mainland Affairs Council Supreme Administrative Court Chairperson: LAI Shin-yuan (Lai Xingxuan) (f) President: PENG Feng.chih ? National Science Council Minister: LEE Lou-chuang (Li Luoquan) Sports Affairs Council Examination Branch (Yuan) Chairperson: TAI Shia-ling (Dai Xialing) (f) President: John Chung KUAN (Guan Zhong) V.-Pres.: WU Jin-lin (Wu Jinlin) Central Election Commission Secretary-General: LIN Shui-ji (Lin Shuiji) Chairperson: CHANG Cheng-hsiung (Zhang Zhengxiong) Minister of Examination: YUNG Chaur-shin (Yang Chaoxiang) Consumer Protection Commission Minister of Civil Service: CHANG Che-shen (Zhang Zhechen) Minister: Paul CHIU Cheng-hsiung (Qiu Zhengxiong)) Chairperson of the Civil Service Protection and Training Fair Trade Commission Commission: CHANG Ming-jue (Zhang Mingzhu) (f) Chairperson: TANG Jinn-chuan (Tang Jinquan) Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of Public Service Pension Mongolian & Tibetan Affairs Commission Fund: WU Jin-lin (Wu Jinlin) Minister: KAO Su-po (Gao Sibo)

National Communications Commission Chairperson: Bonnie PENG National Youth Commission Control Branch (Yuan) Minister: WANG Yu-ting (Wang Yuting) (f) President: WANG Chien-hsien (Wang Jianxuan) Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission Vice-President: CHEN Chin-li (Chen Jinli) Minister: WU Ying-yih (Wu Yingyi) Secretary-General: TU Shan-liang (Du Shanliang) Public Construction Commission National Audit Office Chairperson: FAN Liang-hsiu (Fan Liangxiu) Auditor-General: LIN Ching-long (Lin Qinglong) Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (RDEC) Straits Exchange Foundation Minister: JIANG Yi-huah (Jiang Yihua) Chairperson: CHIANG Pin-kung (Jiang Bingkun) Veterans Affairs Commission Cross-Strait Common Market Foundation Minister: KAO Hua-chu (Gao Huazhu) Chairperson: Vincent SIEW (Xiao Wanzhang) Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)

Chairperson: (Chen Chong) Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp (TSE) Military Chairperson: Gordon S. CHEN (Chen Shu) Chief of the General Staff: Gen HOU Shou-yeh (Huo Shouye) President.: Samuel J.S. HSU (Xu Renshou) Dep.Chiefs: LtGen CHAO Te-yung (Zhao Derong) GRETAI Securities Market Director of the General Political Warfare Department: Chairperson: Daung-Yen LU (Lü Dongying) Lt Gen YANG Tien-hsiao (Yang Tianguang) President:: Yui-Chun WU (Wu Yuqun) Commander-in-Chief, Army: Gen CHAO Shih-chang (Zhao Aviation Safety Council Shizhang) Chairperson: WU Jingshown (Wu Jingxiong) Commander-in-Chief, Navy: Adm WANG Li-shen (Wang Lishen) Commander-in-Chief, Air Force: Gen PENG Sheng-chu (Peng Shengzhu) Legislative Branch (Yuan) Commander-in-Chief, Combined Logistics Command: President: WANG Jin-pyng (Wang Jinping) Vice-Adm TUNG Shiang-lung (Dong Xianglong) Vice-President: TSENG Yung-chuan Commander-in-Chief, Armed Forces Reserve Command: Gen LtGen Cheng Liang-jun (Chen Liangjun) Commander of the Military Police Command: LtGen HE Yong-jian Judicial Branch (Yuan) (He Yongjian) President: Lai Ing-jaw (Lai Yingzhao) President of the National Defense University: Gen CHIN Nai-chieh V.-Pres.: HSIEH Tsay-chuan (Xie Zaiquan) (Jin Naijie) Secretary-General: FAN Kuang-chun (Fan Guangqun) Supreme Court

President: Yang Jen-shou (Yang Renshou) 64 December 2008

Fujian Provincial Government Governor: Steve HSIEH (Xue Xiangchuan)

Taipei City Government Mayor: HAU Lung-bin (Hao Longbin) Vice-Mayors: LIN Chien-yuan (Lin Jianyuan), WU Ching-ji (Wu Qingji)

Kaohsiung City Government Mayor: (Chen Ju) (f)

Political Parties Kuomintang (KMT) Hon.Chm.: LIAN Chan (Lian Zhan) Chairperson: WU Poh-hsiung (Wu Boxiong) V.-Chp.: CHAN Chuen-po (Zhan Chunbo), John CHANG (Jiang Xiaoyan), CHIANG Pin-kung (Jiang Bingkun), Eric Liluan CHU (Zhu Lilun), -hui (Huang Minhui), -cheng (Lin Fengzheng), TSENG Yung-chuan (Zeng Yongquan), WU Den-yih (Wu Dunyi) Secretary-General: WU Den-yih (Wu Dunyi) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson: TSAI Ing-wen (Cai Yingwen) (f) Secretary-General: LIN Chia-lung (Lin Jialong) Taiwan Solidarity Union Chairperson: HUANG Kun-hui (Huang Kunhui) Secretary-General: LIN Chih-chia (Lin Zhijia) People First Party Chairperson: James SOONG Chu-yu (Song Chuyu) V.-Chp.: CHANG Chau-hsiung (Zhang Zhaoxiong) Secretary-General: CHIN Chin-sheng (Qin Jinsheng) New Party (NP) Chairperson: YOK Mu-ming (Yu Muming) Secretary-General: WANG Chien-shien (Wang Jianxuan) China Wisdom Party Chairperson: LEE Ao Home Party (Red Party) Chairperson: CHEN Yao-chang (Chen Yaochang) Non-Partisan Solidarity Union Chairperson: CHANG Po-ya (Zhang Boya) (f) China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 65

Taiwan Social Data 2006 2007 Population (1000) Total 22,877 22,958 - Growth Rate (%) 0.47 0.35 - Male 11,592 11,609 - Female 11,285 11,350 Population Density (per sq.km) 632.16 634.39 Labour Force and Employment Total Social Labour Force (1000) 10,522 10,713 Employed (1000) 10,111 10,294 by Agriculture 554 543 Industry 3,700 3,788 Services 5,857 5,962 Unemployment Rate (%) 3.9 3.9 Monthly Work Hours by Manufacturing Industry (Ave.p.Empl.) 187,3 187,5 Monthly Earnings by Manufacturing Industry (Ave.p.Empl.) NT$ 42,293 43,026 Indices of Labour Productivity in Manufacturing Industry (2001=100) 134.47 144.51 Education (Enrolment) Primary Education 1,798,436 1,753,930 Secondary Education 1,707,336 1,707,378 Higher Education 1,313,993 1,326,029

Abbreviations: m = million Sources: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Ministry of Economic Affairs, , Taipei

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Taiwan Economic Data 2006 2007 Gross National Product (GNP) Real GNP Amount (Current Prices/m NT$) 12,686,868 13,422,465 - Real Growth Rate (%) 4.92 5.80 - Per Capita GNP (Current Prices/NT$) 536,566 566,566 Expenditure on GDP (Current Prices/%) - Private Consumption 60.41 59.16 - Government Consumption 12.64 12.12 - Fixed Capital Formation 21.17 21.18 - Increase in Stocks 0.10 -0.07 - Exports (Goods & Services) 69.85 73.71 - Less: Imports (Goods & Services) 64.17 66.10 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Amount (Current Prices/m NT$) 11,889,823 12,588,992 - Agriculture (%) 1.53 1.45 - Industry (%) 26.81 27.50 - Services (%) 71.65 71.05 Prices (Change Rate / %) Wholesale Price 5.63 6,47 Consumer Price 0.60 1.80 Foreign Trade Total Exports (m US$) 224,017 246,677 - Growth Rate (%) 12,9 10,1 Total Imports (m US$) 202,698 219,252 - Growth Rate (%) 11,0 8,2 Balance (m US$) 21,319 27,425 Major Trading Partners Exports (m US$) - China 51,808 62,416 - Hong Kong 37,381 37,979 - USA 32,360 32,077 - Japan 16,300 15,934 - Singapore 9,280 10,501 - Germany 5,007 5,175 - United Kingdom 3,510 3,618 Imports (m US$) - Japan 46,284 45,937 - China 24,782 28,014 - USA 22,664 26,508 - South Korea 15,000 15,158 - Germany 6,135 7,070 - Malaysia 6,052 6,192 - Singapore 5,106 4,792 Foreign Reserves Amount (100m US$) 2.661 2.703 Exchange Rates (year end) NT$ per US$ 32.55 32.39 NT$ per EURO 42.73 47.59