PREFACE
According to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 190 of the 47th Session in 1992 and Resolution 113 of the 50th UNGA Session in 1995, the Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Environment and Development will be held in 1997. The purpose of this conference is to examine and evaluate the overall progress made by all Member States in implementing Agenda 21 since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in 1992. For this important conference, the Government of China has compiled this National Report, to review and summarise progress from 1992 to 1996, on Sustainable Development in the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "National Report" ).
The Chinese Government has paid great attention to the drafting and compiling of this report and has accordingly established a task force, led by State Councillor Song Jian, to give guidance and coordinate the efforts of a number of relevant Ministries and local governments of different provinces in writing special reports on their own progress and achievements in implementing sustainable development. These include:
State Planning Commission
State Science and Technology Commission
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Economic and Trade Commission
National Environmental Protection Agency
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
State Education Commission
Ministry of Civil Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources
Ministry of Construction
Ministry of Electric Power
Ministry of Coal Industry
Ministry of Machine-Building Industry
Ministry of Metallurgical Industry
Ministry of Chemical Industry
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Water Resources
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Forestry
Ministry of Internal Trade
Ministry of Public Health
State Family Planning Commission
State Statistical Bureau
State Land Administration
Bureau of Legislative Affairs of the State Council
The State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development
China National Council of Light Industry
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China Meteorological Agency
State Bureau of Building Materials Industry
State Oceanic Administration
State Seismological Bureau
China National Petroleum Corporation
China National Nonferrous Metals Industry Corporation
Beijing Municipality
Shanxi Province
Jiangxi Province
Hubei Province
Sichuan Province
Guizhou Province
Benxi City of Liaoning Province
Nanyang City of Henan Province
Panzhihua City of Sichuan Province
This National Report is a supplement to both the "Report on the Environment and Development of the People's Republic of China", submitted to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992, and "China's Agenda 21", submitted to the Commission of Sustainable Development of the United Nations in 1994. The National Report has already been adopted by the Government of the People's Republic of China and is expected to contribute positively to the 1997 UNGA Special Session on Environment and Development .
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