PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION

27 MAY 2004

Source: “The New Light of Myanmar” 28 May 2004 at  http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/NLM2004-05-28.pdf  http://mission.itu.ch/MISSIONS/Myanmar/n-convention/n-convenindex.htm and http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/


Group discussions of National Convention delegates continue


YANGON, 27 May — Delegate groups of the National Convention — Delegates of Intellectuals and Intelligentsia Group and Delegates of State Service Personnel Group— were held at the designated meeting halls of Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township this morning, attended by members of the panel of chairmen of respective groups and delegates.


Intellectuals and Intelligentsia Delegate Group

The Intellectuals and Intelligentsia Delegate Group held its group discussions at the meeting hall-6 this morning. Professor/Head of Department and Surgeon Dr Thein Nyunt (Nyunt Wai-Katha) presided over the discussions together with Film Director U Khin Zaw and Head of Office of the Ministry of Rail Transportation U Hla Myint. Deputy Director U Thein Myint and Assistant Director U Than Win acted as masters of ceremonies.

The master of ceremonies announced the start of the meeting as there were 52 delegates out of 56 listed accounting for 92.86 per cent.

Professor/Head of Department and Surgeon Dr Thein Nyunt (Nyunt Wai-Katha) delivered an opening address. President of Myanmar Academy of Technology Dr U Thein Oo Po Saw, Chairman of Myanmar Veterinarians Association Dr Than Daing and Deputy Chief Engineer (Electricity) U Aung Thein reported on proposals concerning detailed basic principles to be laid down for sharing power in legislative, executive and judicial sectors to be included in drawing the State Constitution clarified by the National Convention Convening Work Committee. Next, the discussion chairman gave the concluding remarks and the meeting was adjourned at 9.45 am.


Delegates of State Service Personnel Group

The discussions of Delegates of State Service Personnel Group were held at the meeting hall-7 at 9 am. U Ko Ko Kyaw of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs presided over the discussions together with U Myat Ko of the Ministry of Home Affairs and U Hla Tin of the Ministry of Commerce. Deputy Director U Htay Win and Assistant Director U Htein Min acted as masters of ceremonies.

The master of ceremonies announced the start of the meeting as there were 108 delegates out of 109 listed accounting for 99.08 per cent. U Ko Ko Kyaw of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave a speech.

Next, U Yan Naing of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism presented the proposal on the economic sector and Daw Yi Yi Myint of the Pyithu Hluttaw Office the proposal on the management sector concerning detailed basic principles to be laid down for sharing power in legislative, executive and judicial sectors to be included in drawing the State Constitution clarified by the NCCWC. The delegates participated in the discussions. Later, the chairman gave the concluding remarks and the meeting recessed at 10.15 am.

The discussion of panel of chairmen of delegates of State service personnel Group was held at the same vanue. Present were Members of the panel of chairmen of the State Service Personnel Group U Ko Ko Kyaw of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U Myat Ko of the Ministry of Home Affairs, U Hla Tin of the Ministry of Commerce, Maj-Gen Aung Thein of the Ministry of Defence and U Arnt Maung of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. They studied the proposals presented by proposal compilation groups.
 
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Cash and kind donated to hail National Convention

YANGON, 27 May — Hailing the National Convention, the donation ceremony was held at the parlour of men’s hostel of Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township this afternoon.

Present were Secretary of the National Convention Convening Commission Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and members, Chairman of National Convention Convening Management Committee Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung and members, Vice-Chairman of National Convention Convening Work Committee Attorney-General U Aye Maung and members, members of the panel of patrons of delegate groups and wellwishers.

Chairman of National Convention Convening Management Committee Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung accepted 600 kilos of Basa fillet fish and 300 kilos of Skill fish worth K 2,400,000 donated by Myanmar Fisheries Federation; 150 bags of rice and 20 bags of green pea worth K 2,050,000 by National Economic Development Co Group; 200 kilos of fresh water prawn worth K 1,500,000 by Myanmar Prawn Entrepreneurs Federation; 200 kilos of black tiger prawn worth K 1.4 million by Anawa Fisheries Holdings Ltd; 100 bags of rice worth K 1,170,000 by Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry; 300 kilos of Basa fillet fish worth K 750,000 by Min Zarni Co Ltd; 50 bags of rice and five bags of glutinous rice worth K 620,000 by Myanmar Paddy Wholesalers Association; 200 kilos of Basa fillet fish worth K 500,000 by Naing Naing Aung Co Ltd; 200 kilos of Basa fillet fish worth K 500,000 by Anawa Soe Moe Trading Co Ltd; 232 viss of groundnut oil worth 350,000 by Myanmar Oil Dealers Association; five bags of green pea, five bags of lablab bean and five bags of lentil worth K 300,000 by Myanmar Bean and Sesame Merchants Association; various kinds of foreign-made medicines worth K 920,000 by Myanmar Pulses, Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association; K 300,000 by peasant delegate U Maung Lwin of the National Convention of Nabule region and farmers from five village-tracts, Yebyu Township, Taninthayi Division; 1,000 packets of traditional medicine worth K 100,000 by Director Zun Maung Maung (Aung Taman Traditional Medicine Industry); 600 packets of traditional medicine worth K 190,000 and 1,000 phamphlets describing Dhammazedi stone inscriptions by Maung Thu Aung Kyaw (Wazi Karana Traditional Medicine House); and 100 calendars worth K 15,000 by Myawady Literary House.

Next, UMFCCI President U Win Myint explained the purpose of the donations. Maj-Gen Lun Maung thanked for the donations.

After the donation ceremony, NCCC Secretary Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, NCCMC Chairman Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung and members, NCCWC Vice-Chairman Attorney-General U Aye Maung and members of the panel of patrons of delegate groups cordially met the wellwishers.

Today’s donations were K 13,065,000.

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Film entertainment to NC delegates

YANGON , 27 May — The Entertainment and Welfare Subcommittee of the National Convention Convening Management Committee organizes entertainment programmes for delegates to the National Convention daily at the gymnasium of Nyaunghnapin Camp. Yesterday evening, the delegates were entertained with “Kaungkin-htetka Pan-tapwint”, an academy award-winning film for 2001, directed by Nyunt Myanmar Nyi Nyi Aung and starred by Yan Aung, Htet Htet Moe Oo, Ye Aung, Lu Min, Hla Inzali Tint and Tin Tin Hla.

Source: http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/enlm/May28_nc2.html