TO:  Foreign and local press

FROM:  The State Council Information Office

SUBJECT:  Issues on Disaster Reduction in China & Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction will be introduced.

WHEN:  10:00 AM, Thursday, September 22, 2005

WHERE: Briefing Hall of the State Council Information Office, 225, Chao Yang Men Nei Da Jie, Beijing, China

WHO:  Mr. Jia Zhibang, Deputy Minister of Civil Affairs

CONTACT: 86-10-6559 2311

NOTE: Please take the new press card issued by the State Council Information Office and wear the card during the press conference. To raise the efficiency of the press conference, any questions concerned on the topic are warmly welcome to Notice@scio.gov.cn (E-mail) or 86-10-6559 2311(Fax).

(China.org.cn September 19, 2005)