The Chinese citizens who have made outstanding contributions in the field of science and technology, will be able to receive up to 5 million yuan of the national highest science and technology award award award and the national highest science and technology award certificate. On August 9, 1999, the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Xu Yuan announced to reporters that the State Council recently approved the "National Science and Technology Award Regulations" and "Chinese Science and Technology Award System Reform Program", as the important contents of the reform of the science and technology award system, the government of China decided to set up the highest national science and technology award. 500 million yuan of the national science and technology award and 500 million yuan of the individual winners of the prize, 4,5 million yuan of the winner of the award to journalists, used as the scientific research funding. The national highest science and technology award is awarded to