TO:  Foreign and local press

FROM:  The State Council Information Office

SUBJECT:  Issues on the situation of urban water affairs in China and the preparation of the 5th World Water Conference.

WHEN:  10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 22, 2006

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

WHO:  Mr. Qiu Baoxing, Vice Minister of Construction

CONTACT:  86-10-6559 2311

NOTE:  Please take the 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 August 18, 2006)