The restructuring of Beijing Municipal People's Government will be completed in late October. There will be only 45 government branches after restructuring, including 23 government departments, 21 directly affiliated branches and 1 specially established branch.

The main restructuring is as follows:

First, establishing a Beijing Municipal Commission for Managing State Properties that will have the following responsibilities:

?? Supervision and management function of SOEs, which belongs to the Beijing Municipal Economic Commission, Beijing Municipal Commerce Commission, Beijing Municipal Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission, Beijing Municipal Rural Working Commission and Beijing Municipal Construction Commission and other government departments.

? The management of SOE chiefs and Party building in SOEs, which was previously managed by CPC Beijing urban construction, industry, commerce, foreign trade, rural working commissions.

? The management of SOEs' capital, which belongs to Beijing Municipal Bureau of Finance.

? The responsibility to promote the establishment of modern enterprise systems in large SOEs, which belong to the Economic Restructuring Office.

? The function of controlling the payment upper limit by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Labor and Social Security.

? Reshuffle the functions of previous Beijing Municipal SOEs Supervision Office.

The new administrative organ is a specially established branch of Beijing Municipal People's Government. It is entrusted by local government to manage state assets, personnel and other issues. Meanwhile, the Beijing municipal urban construction commission, industrial commission, commerce commission and foreign economic relations and trade commission will be removed.

Second, establish Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission. In order to solve the function overlapping and strengthening macro-control in the regional economy, the Beijing Municipal Development Planning Commission will be renamed as Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission. It is responsible for making economic policies and leading reforms of economic mechanisms.

Third, establishing Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau. The Bureau will manage the trade and foreign economic cooperation issues. The Beijing Municipal Commerce Commission and Beijing Municipal Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission will be removed. The Food Bureau under the Beijing Municipal Commerce Commission and the Port Office under the Beijing Municipal Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission will be subordinated to Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau.

Fourth, the Meat and Vegetable Safety Coordination Team will be renamed as the Food Safety Leading Team.

Fifth, Beijing Municipal Drug Administration will resume the responsibility of examining health products from Beijing Municipal Health Bureau. It can supervise the safety of health food and cosmetics, and deal with severe incidents.

Sixth, the Beijing Municipal Workplace Safety Supervision Bureau, a branch of Beijing Municipal Economic Commission, will become a directly affiliated government branch. It mainly takes charge of production safety.

Seventh, Beijing Municipal Family Planning Commission will be renamed as the Beijing Municipal Population and Family Planning Commission.

Eighth, establish Beijing Municipal Industrial Promotion Bureau. The Bureau is a directly affiliated branch of Beijing Municipal People's Government. It mainly boosts industrial production, and puts forward development strategies and countermeasures according to state industrial policies and Beijing's development plans. The bureau is responsible for making regulations and local standards, perfect information systems, optimizing resource allocation and promoting healthy and sustained development of key industries. It also plans the layout of industries, fosters industrial bases, and instructs the construction of industrial development zones.

The Main Government Branches After Restructuring

1. General Office of Beijing Municipal People's Government

2. Government Departments
Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission
Beijing Municipal Education Commission
Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission
Beijing Municipal Ethical Affairs Commission
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
Beijing Municipal National Security Bureau
Beijing Municipal Supervision Bureau
Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Finance
Beijing Municipal Personnel Bureau
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Labor and Social Security
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Land Resources and Housing Administration
Beijing Municipal Planning Commission
Beijing Municipal Construction Commission
Beijing Municipal Administration Commission
Beijing Municipal Communications Commission
Beijing Municipal Rural Working Commission
Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau
Beijing Municipal Culture Bureau
Beijing Municipal Health Bureau
Beijing Municipal Population and Family Planning Committee
Beijing Municipal Audit Bureau

3. Specially Established Branches
Beijing Municipal Commission for Managing State Properties

4. Directly Affiliated Branches
Beijing Municipal Local Taxation Bureau
Beijing Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce
Beijing Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau
Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Administration
Beijing Municipal Water Resources Bureau
Beijing Municipal Industrial Promotion Bureau
Beijing Municipal Agriculture Bureau
Beijing Municipal Administration of Radio and Television
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Press and Publication
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Heritage
Beijing Municipal Administration of Sports
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Parks
Beijing Municipal Drug Administration
Beijing Municipal Workplace Safety Supervision Bureau
Beijing Municipal Tourism Administration
Beijing Municipal Foreign Affairs Office
Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal People's Government
Law Office of Beijing Municipal People's Government
Correspondence and Visitation Office
Research Office of Beijing Municipal People's Government

5. Permanent Coordination and Consultation Branches
Beijing Municipal Office of Civil Defense
Capital Virescence Office
Beijing Municipal Informationization Office

(China.org.cn by Tang Fuchun, September 28, 2003)