51.   The ministry plans to propose a rescue plan for seven troubled housing loan companies by the end of this month.

52.   The official, who gave only his surname, Liu, said the ministry soon planned to issue a document regarding the situation through Xinhua.

53.   The posts ministry plans to build a national fiber-optic cable network, and the trade ministry plans to nurture the computer software industry.

54.   He said his ministry was planning a national consultative environment conference in August to seek input from the community in drawing up a new conservation and environment policy.

55.   He said the finance ministry plans to upgrade local commercial banks into multi-purpose banking institutions.

56.   Her ministry plans to replace such cards with a brochure showing various ways of being ecological at work.

57.   According to local media reports the foreign ministry plans to file an official complaint with the United Nations over the visa issue.

58.   As a first step, the ministry plans to dispatch senior officials to Asia and Australia to explain the issue, the officials said.

59.   The officials said the ministry also planned to start easing restrictions on international leased lines in April, they said.

60.   The ministry also plans to set up a national institute for AIDS prevention and control and similar local organizations.