--- Ms. 
                      Cheng Xialei, Deputy Director of HRC, as one of the 52 experts 
                      of the Chinese delegation, is participating in the Third 
                      World Water Forum, which was opened in Kyoto, Japan on March 
                      16.
                      The experts' delegation of China, headed by Prof. Zhang 
                      Ruikai, president of NHRI, has submitted 22 papers to the 
                      conference. 17 experts will deliver a speech at the conference 
                      and 5 experts will make an address on the Asian-Pacific 
                      Day.
                      The delegation will share the abundant experience and new 
                      ideologies on water resource development with the peers 
                      all over the world. Fruitful results are much expected to 
                      be scored.(2003-03-25)