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CIRCULAR OF THE STATE COUNCIL CONCERNING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

    People's government of the province, autonomous region and municipality
directly under the Central Government, ministries and commissions of the State
Council, organizations directly under the State Council:

    In accordance with the Restructuring Plan for Component Departments under
the State Council adopted through deliberation at the First Session of the
Ninth National People's Congress, and the Restructuring Plan for Organizations
Directly under the State Council, Working Organs of the State Council and
Institutions directly under the State Council approved through deliberation at
the First Plenary Meeting of the State Council, the State Council's
organizational structure is hereby circulated as follows:

    I. General Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

    II. Ministries and Commissions as Component Departments of the State
Council

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of National Defence of the People's Republic of China

    State Development Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China

    State Economic and Trade Commission of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

    Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence of the
People's Republic of China

    State Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Supervision of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Personnel of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Land and Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Construction of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation of the People's
Republic of China

    Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China

    Ministry of Public Health of the People's Republic of China

    State Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China

    People's Bank of China

    Auditing Administration of the People's Republic of China

    The Ministry of Supervision will be merged with the CPC Central Commission
for Discipline Inspection, with its organizational structure listed under the
series of the State Council and its staff belonging to the departments under
the CPC Central Committee.

    III. Organizations Directly under the State Council

    General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China

    State Administration of Taxation

    State Bureau of Environment Protection

    Civil Aviation Administration of China

    State Administration of Radio, Film and Television

    State Sports Administration (merging with All-China Sports Federation but
having their respective names retained)

    State Statistical Bureau

    State Administration for Industry and Commerce

    Press and Publication Administration of China (State Copyright Bureau)

    State Forestry Bureau

    State Bureau of Quality and Technological Supervision

    State Bureau of Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration

    State Bureau of Intellectual Property Rights

    National Tourism Administration

    State Bureau of Religious Affairs

    Counsellors' Office under the State Council

    Bureau of Government Offices Administration under the State Council

    IV. Working Organs of the State Council

    Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council

    Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs of the State Council

    Hongkong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council

    Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council

    Economic Restructuring Office of the State Council

    Research Office of the State Council

    V. Institutions Directly under the State Council

    Xinhua News Agency

    Chinese Academy of Sciences (Academia Sinica)

    Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

    Chinese Engineering Academy

    Development Research Centre under the State Council

    State Administrative College

    National Seismological Bureau

    National Meteorological Bureau

    Securities Supervisory and Regulatory Commission of China

    The Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council will continue to work on
behalf of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Directorate of the CPC Central
Committee and undertake specific tasks of the latter. The Taiwan Affairs
Office of the State Council and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central
Committee will be merged into one with their respective names retained and
included into the series of the departments under the CPC Central Committee.
So do the Information Office of the State Council and the International
Communication Office of the CPC Central Committee.

    The State Archives Bureau and the Central Archives will be merged into one
with their respective names retained and included into the subsidiary
institutions of departments under the CPC Central Committee.