News in Brief 　　*Cotton Going to Be Given a Lowered State Guiding Purchasing Price This Year 　　*State Planning Commission and the Ministry of Water Conservancy Construction Map out Plans for Water Conservancy Construction on the Yellow River 　　*Repairs on Flood Breached City Wall Formally Started in Jiujiang City 　　*Tourists to Go on a Visit from the Mainland to Hong Kong Reach an All Time High 　　*"On-line Banking Service" Rising in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province 　　 Economicnews 1999-01-12 Page2 Full Story in Chinese