ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Journal of Chinese Law gratefully acknowledges the
generous grant from the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative
Law which made the establishment of the Journal possible.

EDITOR'S NOTE
The Journal of Chinese Law commenced publication in 1987

under the auspices of the Columbia University School of Law and the
Parker School of Comparative Law. The Journal provides a forum for
legal practicioners and scholars from China, the United States and
elswhere to discuss the broad range of issues that relate to law in
China. The Journal welcomes multidisciplinary, historical and
comparative manuscripts, as well as those describing and analyzing
aspects of contemporary Chinese law and practice.

It is normally the policy of the Journal to follow the pinyin
system of transliteration which is the system currently in use in the
People's Republic of China. The Wade-Giles system is used for
articles written by Taiwan authors and for sources originating in
Taiwan. The pinyin system will contine to be used for all other names
and sources.

The Journal welcomes your financial support. Contribution can
be sent in care of the Journal to the Center for Chinese Legal Studies,
Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY 10027.