Report of the proceedings of the 19 to 21 September 2001 session held in Manila, Philippines and attended by representatives from Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America and Viet Nam. A central issue on the agenda of the session was the future direction of APFIC in the light of the current uncertainty over its role. Four options for the commission