1.   Initially, the government envisages pet passports applying only to European Union countries, with possible extension to Australia and New Zealand.

2.   The government envisages a privately managed scheme requiring workers and employers to contribute to a fund, with the accrued sum being paid to workers on retirement.

3.   The government envisages the creation of a national company to own the power infrastructure.

4.   A spokesman for the interior ministry also said the government envisaged his expulsion from the country.

5.   The Bonn government is envisaging military cooperation with Beijing.