PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION

8 July 2004

Source: “The New Light of Myanmar” 9 July 2004 at  http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/NLM2004-07-09.pdf  http://mission.itu.ch/MISSIONS/Myanmar/n-convention/n-convenindex.htm and http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/

 

Delegate group of State service personnel continues reading proposal to Plenary Session of National Convention

YANGON, 8 July — The Plenary Session of the National Convention continued at Pyidaungsu Hall of Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township, Yangon Division, at 9 am today.
Delegates of State service personnel, one of the delegate groups to the National Convention, continued reading the proposal concerning detailed basic principles to be laid down for sharing of legislative, executive and judicial power to be included in writing the State Constitution.
Present at the National Convention were Chairman of National Convention Convening Commission Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein and Commission members, Chairman of the National Convention Convening Work Committee Chief Justice U Aung Toe and Work Committee members, Chairman of the National Convention Convening Management Committee Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung and Management Committee members, chairmen and officials of the sub-committees, media personnel, delegates of political parties of Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, National Unity Party, Union Kayin League, Union Pa-O National Organization, Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization, Lahu National Development Party, Wa National Development Party, representatives-elect of National Unity Party and Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization, independent representatives-elect, delegates of national races from Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Chin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Shan State (South) and Shan State (North), Shan State (East), Sagaing Division, Taninthayi Division, Bago Division, Magway Division, Mandalay Division, Yangon Division and Ayeyawady Division, delegates of peasants from Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Chin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Shan State (South) and Shan State (North), Shan State (East), Sagaing Division, Taninthayi Division, Bago Division, Magway Division, Mandalay Division, Yangon Division and Ayeyawady Division, delegates of intellectuals and intelligentsia, delegates of workers from Kachin State, Kayah State, Kayin State, Chin State, Mon State, Rakhine State, Shan State (South) and Shan State (North), Shan State (East), Sagaing Division, Taninthayi Division, Bago Division, Magway Division, Mandalay Division, Yangon Division and Ayeyawady Division, delegates of State service personnel from the State Peace and Development Council Office, the President’s Office, the Pyithu Hluttaw Office, the Government Office, the Supreme Court, the Attorney-General’s Office, the Auditor-General’s Office, the Multi-Party Democracy General Election Commission’s Office, Civil Service Selection and Training Board, Yangon City Development Committee, Mandalay City Development Committee, ministries, individual persons of the other invited delegates and delegates of peace groups from Shan State (North) Special Region-1, Shan State (North) Special Region-2, Shan State (North) Special Region-3, Shan State (East) Special Region-4, Shan State (North) Special Region-5 (KDA), Shan State (South) Special Region-6, Shan State (North) Special Region-7, Kachin State Special Region-1, Kachin State Special Region-2, Kayah State Special Region-1, Kayah State Special Region-2, Kayah State Special Region-3, Kayinni National Democratic Party (KNDP) Dragon Group, Kayinni National Progressive Party (KNPP) (Splinter, Hoya), Kayinni National Unity and Solidarity Organization (Ka Ma Sa Nya), Shan State Nationalities People’s Liberation Organization (Ya La La Pha), New Mon State Party, Democratic Kayin Buddhist Association (DKBA), Haungthayaw Special Region Group, the Nyeinchanyay Myothit Group of Hpa-an Township of Kayin State which exchanged arms for peace, Shan State National Army, the group led by U Saw Tun Oo of Rakhine State, Homein Region Welfare and Development Group, Shwepyiaye (MTA) Group, Manpan Region Militia Group, Mon Armed Peace Group (Chaungchi Region), Mon (Splinter) Nai Saik Chan Group and Arakanese Army (AA) which exchanged arms for peace. Before the start of plenary session of the National Convention, Chairman of National Convention Convening Commission Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein and Commission members, Chairman of the National Convention Convening Work Committee Chief Justice U Aung Toe and Work Committee members, Chairman of the National Convention Convening Management Committee Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung and Management Committee members and NC delegates signed the attendance registers at Pyidaungsu Hall where the National Convention is being held and the Recreation Centre. U Tun Yin Law of Delegate Group of Political Parties presided over the meeting together with National Convention Convening Work Committee member Daw Khin Nu, U Yaw Aye Hla of Delegate Group of Representatives-elect, U Maung Hla (a) U Hla Myint of Delegate Group of National Races, U Mya Aye of Delegate Group of Peasants, Dr Myo Thant Tin of Delegate Group of Workers, Dr U Thein Oo Po Saw of the Delegate Group of Intellectuals and Intelligentsia, Maj-Gen Aung Thein of the Delegate Group of State Service Personnel and U Tun Aung Chein of the Delegate Group of Other Invited Persons.
Director (Meeting) U Than Aung of the Office of the National Convention Convening Work Committee acted as master of ceremonies and Deputy Director U Aung Kyi as co-master.

The emcee announced the start of the meeting with the permission of the meeting chairman as attendance was listed at 1,071 out of 1,088, accounting for 98.44 per cent.
Next, delegates of State service personnel read the proposal concerning detailed basic principles to be laid down for sharing of legislative, executive and judicial power to be included in writing the State Constitution. U Ba Myint of Ministry of Home Affairs submitted the proposal regarding management sector.
Next, delegate U Nyan Tun of the Supreme Court read the proposal on the judiciary and all remaining sectors regarding detailed basic principles to be laid down for sharing and distribution of power legislative, executive and judicial power to be included in writing the State Constitution.
After that, the Plenary Session went into recess at
10.25 am. It continues at 9 am on 9 July.

Source: http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/enlm/Juy09_nc1.html

 

Scholars from US observe Plenary Session of National Convention

YANGON, 8 July — Scholars from Yale University, Columbia University and New York University in the United States of America led by Professer Daw Win Win Kyi of Bergen Community College, Yale University, visited the Plenary Session of the National Convention at the Pyidaungsu Hall of Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township at 8.30 am today.

The scholars, accompanied by officials of Office of the Chief of Military Intelligence, arrived at the Plenary Session of the National Convention where they were welcomed by National Convention Convening Commission member Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and officials. Next, the scholars observed the Plenary Session of the National Convention. They were cordially greeted by Chairman of NCCC State Peace and Development Council Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Secretary of NCCC Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Chairman of NCC Work Committee Chief Justice U Aung Toe and committee members at Pyidaungsu Hall.

The scholars had documentary photos taken inside and in front of Pyidaungsu Hall. Afterwards, MRTV-3 interviewed Prof Daw Win Win Kyi and member of the study group, Dr Jon Abdullah Yasin of Harvard University concerning the National Convention.

Next, the scholars had their breakfast hosted by NCCC at Anawrahta Yeiktha of Nyaunghnapin Camp. The scholars toured Nyaunghnapin Camp and left there at 10 am.

Film entertainment for NC delegates

YANGON, 8 July — The Entertainment and Welfare Subcommittee of the National Convention Convening Management Committee is organizing entertainment programmes for delegates to the National Convention daily at the gymnasium of Nyaunghnapin Camp.
Yesterday evening, the delegates were entertained with a film entitled “Tapyaythu Ma Shwe Htar” directed by Zinyaw Maung Maung and starring Kyaw Thu, May Than Nu, Waing and Nwe Nwe San.

Source: http://www.myanmar.com/nlm/enlm/Juy09_nc3.html