The State Council on Friday decided to establish the National
Bird Flu Prevention Headquarters in an effort to intensify the
prevention and control work on bird flu.
Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu was appointed director-general of the
headquarters, and State Councilor Hua Jianmin was appointed deputy
director-general.
The headquarters consists of the State Development and Reform
Commission, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of
Agriculture, State Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine, State Administration for Industry and
Commerce, Ministry of Science
and Technology, Ministry of Commerce and
General Administration of Customs.
The headquarters office was located in the Ministry of
Agriculture.
(Xinhua News Agency January 31, 2004)