E/CN.4/1995/91 page 112 the CCPPC, the Special Rapporteur had the benefit of the participation of official representatives of the five principal religions, including the Vice-President of the CCPPC, the President of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee of the Protestant Churches, the President of the Patriotic Catholic Association, the President of the Islamic Association, the Vice-President of the Buddhist Association and the Vice-President of the Taoist Association. The Special Rapporteur also held consultations with the Director-General of the Chinese Centre for Tibetan Studies and with officials and researchers in the Institute of World Religions of the Academy of Social Sciences. Finally, the Special Rapporteur met the President of the Board of Beijing Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) and the Vice-President of the Beijing Christian Council. He also visited the Mosque in Niujie, the Nantang Catholic Church and the Lama Temple. In Chengdu (24 and 27 November), the Special Rapporteur met the Director of the Sichuan External Affairs Office and the Deputy Director of the Sichuan Religious Affairs Office. He also took part in visits to the Sichuan Protestant Seminary, the Zhongmi Buddhist Institute, the Buddhist temple at Manjusri and the Qigyang Taoist Temple. For technical reasons he was unable to take part in a visit to a Protestant meeting-place in a rural area. In Lhasa (25-26 November), the Special Rapporteur met the Vice-President of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Religious and Ethnic Affairs Commission of the Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Deputy Director of the External Affairs Office and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Association for Friendship With Other Countries. He also had talks with the President of the Tibetan Buddhist Association and the Chairman of the Democratic Management Committee of Drepung Monastery and the Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Management Committee of the Jokhang Temple. The Special Rapporteur was also able to have a meeting with Mr. Julo Dawa Tsering, a Tibetan monk, who was imprisoned on 15 December 1987 and released on 6 November 1994. Finally, he visited the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple and the Drepung Monastery. For technical reasons he was unable to visit Sera and Gandan Monasteries. In Shanghai (28-29 November), the Special Rapporteur met the Director of the External Affairs Office. He was able to visit the Huxi mosque, the Muen Protestant church, the Jade Buddha Temple, the Catholic church and the convent in Xujiahi and the seminary in Sheshan. During these visits the Rapporteur held consultations with, inter alia, the imam of the mosque, the Vice-President of the Association of Chinese Protestants, the Master of the Jade Buddha Temple and the Bishop of Shanghai. Lastly, the Special Rapporteur had talks with the Vice-President of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of Chinese Christians and the Secretary-General of the YMCA of China. The arrangements for the visit to China had been discussed with Chinese representatives in Geneva, at the Centre for Human Rights, and in Tunis. The final version of the detailed programme of visits was drawn up in China in cooperation with the Chinese authorities. The Special Rapporteur was also assisted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Beijing throughout his visit.