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1997---October
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Preparations for '97 Shanghai
Tourists' Festival, scheduled on November 2, have
been fully completed. This year's main sponsor is
Nanshi District which has focused the festival's
main activities on several of its brand-name scenic
spots such as Yu Garden.
'97 Shanghai Science & Technology
Festival will be held in the early part of next
month. Its theme is "to explore ways to sustainable
development".
The antique market on Fuyou
Road, which has been an open-air one since its birth
at the beginning of this decade, will soon be moved
to Fangbang Middle Road's "Treasure House", an indoor
market with a total area of 3,000 square meters.
The Municipality's anti-drugs
committee recently held a meeting to announce its
plans to crack down on drugs dealers and drugs addicts.
The list of China's top
500 foreign-invested businesses includes 56 companies
from Shanghai. Shanghai Volkswagen is on the top
of the list as the country's largest car maker.
On October 27 more than
600 tons of donated clothing were loaded on ships
leaving for the disaster area in Chongqing and Yunan.
The Third Shanghai International
Film Festival is being held. The film market was
opened on October 27, and about 30 worldwide film
makers attended the exchange.
This year's science & technology
for adolescents will be held next month. About 1.5
million students ranging from pupils to college
students will participate in it.
The city's education commission
has released the latest news on the employment of
this year's college graduates. More than 30,000
students found their jobs and there are still about
1,500 students who haven't found a job yet.
Mayor Xu Kuangdie met with
the visiting Norwegian King Harald V. They talked
about cooperating to clean up Suzhou Creek.
China's biggest shipping
conglomerate, the Shanghai-based China Shipping
Company, has set up two companies to expand its
business.
Pudong's GDP reached US$4.8
during the first nine months this year, up 18 percent
from that of the same period last year.
The Eighth National Games
ends tonight. During the 12-day event, Shanghai
Team won the first place, with 42 gold medals, which
is followed by Liaoning Team and Shandong Team.
The closing ceremony for
the Eighth National Games will be held tonight.
More than 2,300 middle school students will take
part in the performances.
In the first 9 months this
year, Shanghai's retail business developed at a
rate of 16.3%. The total retail sales reached about
US$12 billion.
In the first three quarters
this year, Pudong New Area reached a total gross
domestic product of US$48 billion, up 19.8% over
the same period last year.
The city government has
been making unremitting efforts in improving the
traffic situation, but there are still many problems.
To help people have a better understanding of the
traffic situation, members of the city's People's
Congress suggested Shanghai Traffic Handbook
be compiled.
The Bank of China recently
announced that starting from October 23, interest
rates will be reduced. It is the third reduction
of interest rates since 1996.
Teachers in Shanghai will
soon have better housing than most citizens and
get a higher salary than government officials, thanks
to a regulation approved by the Standing Committee
of the city's People's Congress this week.
Five local greenhouses bought
from Israel and Holland have produced about 1,750
tons of vegetables worth US$850,000 over the 12
months.
China's first medical research
and treatment center on children's growth and development
opened earlier this week at Shanghai's Ruijin Hospital
which celebrated its 90th anniversary on October
23.
Last year, China sold 9.5
million refrigerators, 6.7 million air conditioners
and 10.5 million washing machines. To boost the
sales of household appliances, Confortec China '97,
an international household appliance exhibition,
opened at the Shanghai International Exhibition
Center on October 23.
The city will convene its
sixth plenary session of the 10th People's Congress
in December. The members will elect deputies to
the Ninth National People's Congress and new members
for the city's 11th congress's Standing Committee.
Two million people in northeast
Shanghai now have tap water thanks to a Sino-British
project. The city's first foreign-0funded tap water
project, Shanghai Bovis Thames Dachang Waterworks
Co., Ltd. began its operation on October 22.
More than $40 billion in
imports and exports passing through Shanghai Customs
in the first nine months of 1997, up 15 percent
over the same period last year.
The Third Shanghai International
Film Festival will be held on October 24. Most of
the 269 films from 43 countries and regions will
make their debut.
The window on Shanghai,
the Bund, is about to expand. The city plans to
develop a 460-meter waterfront at the southern end
of the Bund.
A survey on drinking habit
reveals that wine is the second most popular alcoholic
beverage and beer comes first. About 53 percent
of those surveyed prefer beer to wine.
Shanghai Airlines will become
the first airline in China to operate the Boeing
Next- Generation 737. The airliner recently sighed
a leasing agreement with the International Lease
Finance Corp. of the United States.
Mr. Gong Xueping, the former
vice-mayor of the city, now is the city's vice-secretary
of the Communist Party of China.
President Jiang Zemin met
with the vice-editor-in-chief of Times Corp., Henry
Miller, in Shanghai West-Suburb Hotel on October
16. He was also interviewed by a Time magazine
reporter.
Shanghai Huashan Hospital,
the first hospital opened by the Red Cross Society
of China, celebrated its 90th anniversary. Chinese
President Jiang Zemin and Premier Li Peng wrote
inscriptions expressing appreciation for the hospital.
Scientists at a Shanghai
tumor center say there is a possible link between
the Epstein-Barr virus and breast cancer.
China's first exhibition
of ceramic art is being held in Xiangyang Park.
Many of the artistic works by modern artists are
on display.
The spokesman for the Foreign
ministry Mr. Shen Guofang announced that President
Jiang Zemin, invited by the U.S. President William
Clinton, will visit the United States of America
from October 26 to November 2.
The first four days of the
Eighth National Games witnessed fierce and yet friendly
competition. Record-breaking in weight-lifting seems
to be a piece of cake for women athletes.
On October15, President
Jiang Zemin attended the foundation-stone laying
ceremony for Pudong International Airport.
On October 14, Intel announced
that it would increase its investment in its factory
in Waigaoqiao to US$198 million, making the chip
factory the largest one in the free trade zone.
The fourth National Sports
Fine Arts Exhibition was held in Shanghai Museum.
Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch attended the opening
ceremony.
On the night of October
12, the grand opening ceremony for the Eighth National
Games was held. Millions of viewers nationwide watch
it.
Shanghai planners expect
the city's economic growth to outpace 12 percent
this year. Statistics show that the city reported
a GDP of US$28.77 billion from January to September,
a surge of 13.1 percent over the same period last
year.
The National Day has brought
a sudden increase of visitors. According to the
latest statistics, more than 1 million residents
spent the four-day holiday traveling in scenic spots
in neighboring provinces.
UN's Second "Urban Environment
Forum" was held in Shanghai on October 7. About
200 representatives from more than 70 cities worldwide
attended the forum.
Shanghai Online, a local
online commercial service, has announced the website
for the exclusive coverage of the Eighth National
Games. The address is http://8th-Ngames.online.sh.cn.
Psychological education
is called for among medical students thanks to a
study recently released. The study found that more
than 30 subjects said "Yes" to "Are you often troubled
psychologically."
The beginning of October
saw the increasing of coverage on the Eighth National
Games which is only five days away. As delegations
have arrived, the service industry in Shanghai have
been trying to create a better image of the largest
city in China.
The Yan'an Road section
of the elevated road is about to be completed. Hopefully
it will alleviate crowded traffic during the Eighth
National Games.
"How many schools of opera
existed or are there in China" has puzzled researchers
for decades. Now a recent book published by Shanghai
Art Research Institute and Cishu Publishing House
has provided an exact figure: 335.
The local industrial sector
is expected to turn out goods worth US$15.8 billion
in the remaining three months this year, said Xu
Zhiyi, director of the Shanghai Economic Commission.
The textile industry, the
sector which has so far produced many laid-off workers,
is reviving itself through adopting innovative technology
to develop new products so as to establish a solid
foothold in the competitive market.
Scientists with Shanghai
Innovation Association have developed a device that
automatically sort domestic waste and recycle certain
items.
Three years of health-care
reform has saved the city US$362 million in medical
costs, said an official from the Shanghai Medical
Security Bureau. The growth rate of medical fees
has dropped from 51.5% in 1993 to 15%.
The city will invest US$24
million to treat six tributaries to Suzhou Creek
that are major sources of pollution.
An international electronics
and telecommunications exhibition will be held at
ShanghaiMart next June. This show is sponsored by
China Institute of Communications, Shanghai Telecommunications
Industry Office and Shanghai Posts and Telecommunications
Administration Bureau.
Freshmen in Shanghai's colleges
and universities are students who take their studies
seriously, according to a poll published in Wenhui
Daily.
Shanghai attracts millions
of tourists each year although it is disadvantaged
as far as its attractions is concerned. Its appeal
lies mostly in its bustling commercial streets and
ever-increasing skyscrapers. From January to July,
920,000 foreign tourists visited to Shanghai.
Shanghai Online, China's
AOL, has been visited by 2,000,000th visitor after
one-year operation. It now receives 12,000 to 15,000
hits each day and has a registered membership of
12,000.
Jiading District is developing
six pillar industries to push forward its economy.
They are automobiles, electronics, metals, fine
chemicals, telecommunications cables and garments.
The city completed 10 water
conservation projects worth US$434 million during
the past five years.
The first eight months witnessed
fast growth in Waigaoqiao. The free-trade zone received
US$3.6 billion in investment from 3,027 projects.
Starting from October 1st,
many gas stations began to sell leadless gasoline,
which is a clear sign of the city's efforts to improve
the environment.
"Watching lamps" is an event
associated with holidays. This year's National Day
presented local residents and tourists alike opportunities
to view beautifully decorated lamps throughout the
city, especially in the Bund.
Early on the morning of
October 1st, thousands of people from various parts
of the city attended the flag-raising ceremony in
front of the City Hall.
October 1st marks the 48th
anniversary of the founding of People's Republic
of China. City leaders visited factories, sending
holiday greetings to workers still working during
the holiday.
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