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CIRCULAR OF THE STATE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE FIRST NATIONWIDE GENERAL SURVEY OF BASIC UNITS

    Gradual efforts directed at reforming China's economy have brought about
substantial changes in the economic nature, method of operation and
organizational structure of various units. Objects of statistical
investigation are increasing and becoming more complicated. Due to the great
changes in the statistical entirety and the limitations of the statistical
scope, the existing overall statistical investigation system is statistically
incomplete and unclear. With the intent to accurately reflect the changes of
these various basic units in China, capture the overall distribution of basic
units as they relate to trade, economic nature, scale, structure and location,
provide a basis for the state's formulation of industrial policies, for the
adjustment of the distribution of production, and for the planning of urban
construction, and to lay the foundation for reforming the statistical
investigation system so that it operates with greater accuracy and efficiency,
the State Council has decided to initiate in 1996, the first nationwide
general survey of basic units. The following circular hereby establishes an
outline of this survey:

    1. Purpose of the General Survey: In the interest of assessing the
country's condition, this general survey shall determine the base number of
units for all trades in the entire country and provide basic statistical data
to be used in observing and analyzing the distribution and development of
China's basic units as they relate to location, trade and economic nature.

    2. Objects and Contents of the General Survey: The objects of the general
survey shall include all units deemed as legal persons as well as their
subsidiary bodies engaging in industrial activities. Legal persons shall
include enterprises, institutions, state organs, social organizations and
other units, while those industrial bodies attached to legal persons shall
include those engaging in agriculture, industry, transportation, wholesale or
retail trade, catering and other trade services, administrative offices and
social organizations. For each legal person and its subsidiary body, the
general survey shall require data on not limited to its basic attributes and
information on its economic nature, trade, employees, scale and operational
status.

    3. Scheduling of the General Survey: The standard point of time for the
general survey is set on December 31, 1996. Its preparatory stage will occur
sometime before December, 1996. The collection, verification and processing of
data compiled from this nationwide general survey of basic units shall be
finished by June, 1997. By the close of 1997, the national, provincial and
prefectural (or municipal) levels shall establish databases listing the basic
enterprises and institutions and the data collected from this survey shall be
analyzed, researched, developed and applied.

    4. Expenses for the General Survey: Expenses for this nationwide general
survey of basic units shall be paid by the treasures of the central and local
authorities respectively and shall be included in their financial budgets for
the corresponding years.

    5. Organization and Execution of the General Survey: In view that this
will be the first general survey of basic units, relevant governments at
various levels and departments shall attach great importance and support to
this survey. The State Statistical Bureau shall supervise the detailed affairs
of the survey's organization and execution. People's governments at various
levels shall strengthen their leadership role over the survey's organization
and coordination and relevant departments shall coordinate their actions and
closely cooperate among themselves in completing the survey. Units of various
kinds shall accurately and truthfully report relevant data as is required and
shall not, in the interest of maintaining the survey's integrity, submit false
reports or conceal information.