Plenary Session of National Convention goes on

Yangon, 21 May  The Plenary Session of the National Convention continued at Pyidaungsu Hall of Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township at 9 am today.

 The National Convention Convening Work Committee made clarifications on administration of justice sector, legislative power of selfadministered area leading bodies, delegation of power in connection with matters not stated in the legislative lists of the Union Region or State, and selfadministered division or zone leading bodies, legislative powers of Union territories, taking effect of laws enacted by different levels of Hluttaw and selfexecutive area leading bodies regarding the detailed basic principles to be laid down for sharing of legislative, executive and judicial powers to be included in writing the State Constitution.

Present on the occasion were Chairman of the National Convention Convening Commission Secretary2 of the State Peace and Development Council LtGen Thein Sein and commission members, Chairman of National Convention Convening Work Committee Chief Justice U Aung Toe and committee members, Chairman of National Convention Convening Management Committee AuditorGeneral MajGen Lun Maung and committee members, delegates of political parties from Kokang Democracy and Unity Party, National Unity Party, Union Kayin League, Union PaO National Organization, Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization, Lahu National Development Party and Wa National Development Party, representativeselect of National Unity Party, Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization and independent delegates, delegates of national races from Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan (South), Shan (North) and Shan (East) States, Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions, delegates of peasants from Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan (South), Shan (North) and Shan (East) States, Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Magway, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions, delegates of intellectuals and intelligentsia and delegates of workers from Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan (South), Shan (North) and Shan (East) States, Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Mandalay, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions, 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 AttorneyGeneral's Office, the AuditorGeneral's Office, the Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission Office, the Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the Yangon City Development Committee, the Mandalay City Development Committee and ministries, invited persons and other invited delegates and delegates from Shan State (North) Special Region1, Shan State (North) Special Region2, Shan State (North) Special Region3, Shan State (East) Special Region4, Shan State (North) Special Region5 (KDA),

Shan State (South) Special Region6, Shan State (North) Special Region7, Kachin State Special Region1, Kachin State Special Region2, Kayah State Special Region1, Kayah State Special Region2, Kayah State Special Region3, Kayinni National Development 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, Phayagon Special Region Group, Shan State National Army, Burma Communist Party (Rakhine Group), Homein Region Welfare and Development Group, Shwepyiaye (MTA) Group, Manpan Regional Militia Group, Mon Armed Peace Group (Chaungchi Region), Mon Splinter Nai Saik Chan Group and Arakanese Army (AA) who exchanged arms for peace.

Before the plenary session of the National Convention, the delegates signed in the attendance registers. The Chairman of the National Convention Convening Commission chaired the National Convention Plenary Session and Secretary of the NCC Commission Minister for Information BrigGen Kyaw Hsan acted as master of ceremonies.

The master of ceremonies announced the start of the meeting as there were 1,073 out of 1,088 listed accounting for 98.62 per cent.

The Work Committee clarified matters related to the detailed basic principles for the delegation of legislative, administrative and judicial powers that are to be included in framing the State Constitution.
Work Committee Chairman Chief Justice U Aung Toe clarified the administration of justice sector; Work Committee member Chairman of the Civil Services Selection and Training Board Dr Than Nyun, on legislative power of selfadministered area leading bodies, delegation of power in connection with matters not stated in the legislative lists of the Union Region or State, and selfadministered division or zone leading bodies, legislative powers of Union territories, taking effect of laws enacted by different levels of Hluttaw and selfadministered area leading bodies; Work Committee ViceChairman Deputy AttorneyGeneral U Aye Maung, on the first part of matters concerning the detailed basic principles for the formation of Financial Commission, Taxation and funds allotment among the Pyidaungsu and Regions or States in drafting the State Constitution.

Next, the Plenary Session went into recess. The Plenary Session resumed at 10.20 am.

Work Committee Secretary U Thaung Nyunt clarified the second part on the matters concerning the detailed basic principles for the formation of Financial Commission, Taxation and funds allotment among the Pyidaungsu and Regions or States in drafting the State Constitution, and the Plenary Session went into recess. (The sectorwise clarification of the National Convention Convening Work Committee is reported separately.)

The Work Committee has made sectorwise clarification of sharing of legislative power to be included in the State Constitute.

Groupwise meetings for collecting proposals and suggestions of the delegates to the National Convention will be held tomorrow.