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Information Sheet No.B-1198(I)



MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE
YANGON

Information  Sheet
No.B-1198(I)                28th December 1999


(1) Goodwill Delegation on its Departure for Lao PDR
        
        Myanmar goodwill delegation led by Secretary-2
of the State Peace and Development Council, Chief of
the Bureau of Special Operations and Chief of Staff
(Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo left Yangon by special flight at
Yangon International Airport at 8 am on 27 December to
pay a goodwill visit to Lao PDR at the invitation of
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Lt-Gen
Choummaly Sayasone of Lao People's Democratic
Republic. Member of the delegation were Commander of
Triangle Region Command, Ministers for Agriculture and
Irrigation, Commerce, Home Affairs, Progress of Border
Areas and National Races and Development Affairs,
Religious Affairs and officials of the State Peace and
Development Council Office, Ministry of Defence,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of
Information.

(2) Ceremony to Mark 1999-2000 School Family Day Held
        
        A ceremony to mark the 1999-2000 School Family
Day was held at the facade of Diamond Jubilee Hall of
Yangon University on 27 December. The School Family
Day was observed with the objectives- to turn out good
citizens and scholars possessing the habit of
innovation and creation who will build and defend a
peaceful, modern and developed nation, to speed up
educational activities undertaken in 20th century to
21st century with momentum, to turn out persons who
fully understand the norms of social life for future
State, to turn out good sons and daughters who can
uphold morale, civics, traditional culture and
national character with patriotism and Union spirit
for the State, to link progress on international
knowledge, techniques and communication technology for
human resources development and to raise momentum of
work by honouring the efforts of higher and basic
education sectors under the education promotion
programmes.

(3) National Convention Convening Commission Meets

    National Convention Convening Commission(NCCC) held
its meeting at the meeting hall of NCCC at 2 pm on 27
December. Secretary of NCCC, National Convention
Convening Work Committee and National Convention
Convening Management Committee reported on matters
concerning National Convention. This was followed by a
general round of discussions.

(4) Workshop on Health Challenges and Opportunities in
Twenty First Century Opened
        
         A ceremony to open the workshop on Health
Challenges and Opportunities in Twenty First Century
was held at the meeting hall of Medical Research
Department on 27 December, with an address by Minister
for Health. Deputy Minister for Health presided over
the workshop. Resource persons presented 13 papers to
the workshop which will be held up to 2 January 2000.

(5) Medicines and Medical Equipment Handed over to Charity Hospitals

        London-based Maymyo Expatriates Charitable
Trust sent 42 boxes of medicine and medical equipment
to Minister at the State Peace and Development Council
Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel to donate to charity
hospitals. The minister invited the officials of the
charity hospitals -Muslim Hospital, Jivitadaha Sangha
(Monks) Hospital, the hospital of St. Francis Convent
and Tiger Parahita (Orphanage) School - and handed
over the donations to them on 27 December. The
officials of the hospitals spoke words of thanks.



                                       
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