6,000to7,000Chinese; whether thatpractice hadceased IhowmanyChine.e remained inMongolial andwhether anyconsular treatyhadbeensignedbyMon901ia ~lth China. Withregardtotheprocess ofrestructuring inMongolia, members wishedto knowwhether perestroikA washavinganyinfluence ontheeconomy. 218.Asforarticle 2oftheConvention, members havingnotedthatacomprehen.ive reviewofthePenalCodehadjustbeencompleted, expressed theirwishthatthe relevant provisions ofthatcodemightbepresented totheCommittee. 219.Withregardtotheimplementation ofarticle 3oftheConvention, theynoted thatMongOlia's rolewas',)stcommendable. AttheBametimetheywishedtoknow whether Mongolia provided anyfinancial support totheUnitedNations bodies fighting apartheid andhelping theliberation movements. -45-220.Regarding theimplementation ofarticle 4oftheConvention, members expressed theviewthatamoredirectapproach wasneededinordertomakeitcleartothe general publicthatcertain actswerepunishable bylawand,tothatend,the provisions contained inparagraphs (b)and(c)ofarticle 4shouldfindmore adequate reflection inthenational legislation. 221.Asfarastheimplementation ofarticle 5wasconcerned, information was required onthecomposition ofthelabourforcebynationality, thepercentage of employment inMongolia, thepercentage ofMongolians whohadhouses andhowthe righttoindividual economic activity wasrealIzed intheagricultural sector. Members alsowishedtoknowwhatlanguage ofinstruction wasusedforthosewho spokedialects andhowthenomadic andpastoral peoplewererequired tostudyunder thePublicEducation Actof1982;whether theSoyombo scriptwascommontoallthe dialects andwhattheliteracy ratewasofthenomadic andpastoral peoples; whether thegoaloftheprogramme adopted in1987,namely, thatallchildren should haveaccesstoacomplete secondary education bytheendof1995,wouldbe achieved. Moredetailed information wassoughtontheactivities oftheGreat People's Khuralanditsrolevis-a-vis theState, andontheroleofthecitizens volunteers' committees attheneighbourhood level. Whileappreciating thequality ofrepresentation intheLegislative BranchoftheGovernment, members askedwhat thesituation waswithregardtoparticipation ofalltheminorities inthe Executive Branch. Havingnotedthat articl~ 85oftheConstitution guaranteed the rightofcitizens tolodgeanappealagainst illegal anddiscriminatory actions by Statebodies, theywishedtoknowhowoftensuchaprocedure hadbeenused. Members alsowishedtoknowhowtheequilibrium between Buddhism andsocialism was maintained inwhatwasfundamentally anatheist State;whether Kazakhs hadany mosques toprayin;andwhether freedom ofmovement andresidence wasguar8~teed to allcitizens andwhether therewereanyrestrictions onthatbasicright. 222.Withreference toarticle 7oftheConvention andnotingthatMongolia had madegreatefforts toimplement provisions contained therein, members sought further information onwhatitwasdoingtoraisetheleveloflegalawareness, through propereducation andtraining, ofteachers, lawyers andmagistrates, the policeandothersecurity personnel whohadtodealwiththepublic. 223.Inreplytothequestions putbymember.s oftheCommittee, there~resentativc oftheStatepartysaidthattheconcept ofperestrotkA wasverybroadandembraced allspheres ofeconomic, social andcultural life.Theaimsoftherestructuring inMongolia weretoensure asfaraspossible theeconomic independence of co-operatives andworkcollectives, democratization ofplanning andmanagement, combating bureaucratization andpromotion ofinitiative. Withreference tothe numberofnationalities, hesaidthattherewereinfact25national andethnic groupsandthattheyhadbeenclearly distinguished inthereports. Hewentonto Baythatthemostnumerous weretheKazakhs, who acco~nted for5.4percentofI~he country's popUlation andspoketheirownlanguage. Asfortheothergroups, mlJst ofthem s~okeMongolian, buttherewerealsolocaldialects. Inreplytothe question concerning thesituation oftheChinese minority, heexplained thatthere hadb~4nnoarbitrary expulsion in1983;theMongolian authorities hadaskedthose Chinese nationals toworkincertain placesfarfromthecapital where m~npower was needed, buttheyhadrefused andhadpreferred toreturntotheirowncountry. He addedthatMongolia hadsigned nconsular treatywithChinain1988. Healsosaid thatforcenturies hiscountry hadmaintained traditional relations withChinaand thatthoserelations wereexcellent inallrespects. -46-224.Inreplytothequestions askedinconnection witharticle 2ofthe
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report or meeting minutes from a committee discussing Mongolia's progress in implementing certain conventions and laws. The topics range from economic development and education to human rights and cultural practices. The text is dense and contains many specific details, which makes it challenging to categorize. However, it seems that the majority of the discussion revolves around economic development, education, and human rights.

**Category**
Economy, Education, Human Rights