The State Council appoints and removes national staff members, appoints Jiang Wensheng as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council.

The State Council appoints and dismisses national staff. Jiang Wensheng is appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council; Yang Weiqun is appointed as National Security Technical Advisor of the Macao Special Administrative Region National Security Committee. Jiang Wensheng is dismissed from the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Sheng Qiuping is dismissed from the position of Deputy Minister of Commerce.