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Translation

Annex C

Resolution on the National Day

of the People's Republic of China

adopted by the

Committee of the Central People's Government at its 4th Meeting held on 2.12.1949

At its first meeting held on 9.10.1949, the First National Committee of the Chinese Consultative

People's Political Conference (CPPCC) "Requesting

adopted the proposal of Government to explicitly set the first of

the

October as the National Day of the People's Republic of China to replace

the old National October",

Day of the tenth o which was submitted to the Government for adoption and implementation.

Central People's

In view of the fact that this proposal of the Committee of the CPPCC was in line with and the wishes of the people, the Central People's Government decided to

First National historical Committee

ot

facts the

adopt it.

The Committee of the Central People's Government hereby declared that with effect from 1950, the first of October, that is the great day on which Republic of China was founded, shall be the National Day of the People's the People's Republic of China.

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