1. Environmental Pollution Control

We will work for a considerable improvement in ecological environment of the city. To achieve the goal, focus will be placed on the prevention of air pollution and the protection of drinking water sources through the means of economic restructuring, increased use of cleaner high-quality energies, establishing a more restrictive emission standard, and strengthening ecological protection and construction. By 2008, the indexes of SO2, NOx and CO in the urban air will meet the WHO standards, and the density of particles will reach the level of major cities in developed countries, fully meeting the standard for hosting the Olympic Games.

Preventing coal-burning pollution - we will optimize urban energy structure by introducing and developing the use of cleaner high-quality energy such as natural gas and electricity. The second long-distance gas pipeline and its supporting facilities will be built from North Shaanxi to Beijing. The structure of electrical power supply will be improved, with the newly added power consumption load to be taken mainly by power sources outside Beijing. The power networks in downtown areas will be expanded and those in rural areas upgraded so as to improve the quality and reliability of power supply. The Beijing No. 3 Thermal Power Station and Gaojing Power Station will be transformed into gas burning power stations and 8 gas burning thermal power stations, including the one in Caoqiao, will be built or expanded, all able to supply cooling, heating and electrical powers. New energy resources such as geothermal energy, solar energy, wind energy and biological energy will be exploited, and energy saving will be encouraged. By 2008, the annual supply of natural gas in the city will reach 5 billion cubic meters; the consumption of coal and coke will account for less than 20% of the terminal energy structure; and urban area to be heated by thermal power will cover around 100 million square meters.

Preventing pollution by automobile emission - starting from 2003, a standard parallel to the European Standard II will be enforced regarding the pollutant emission of new vehicles, and before 2008, a standard parallel to the European Standard III will be put into effect. The regulations regarding vehicle scrapping and testing will be tightened. EP Marks will be issued to qualified motor vehicles and joint law enforcement by EP agencies and traffic control departments will be strengthened. The application of cleaner gaseous fuel in buses and taxis will be promoted. By 2007, 90% of the buses and 70% of taxis will use clean fuel. The development of new technologies, such as electrical automobiles will be pushed forward.

Preventing particle pollution in urban areas - stricter control on particle pollution will be required on all construction sites to meet the requirement for environmental protection in this respect. Starting from January 2003, in the areas within the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing, any loose cargo must be transported in closed containers. The system of "house responsibility for cleaning" and the regulations regarding urban afforestation will be further implemented. By 2005, all open grounds in urban areas will be covered with trees or grass, and the cleaning of all the main motorways in the urban area will be mechanized.

Preventing industrial pollution - we will reduce the emission of all industrial pollutants by exercising control on the total emission volumn. All key enterprises will be required to practice clean production and introduce the ISO14001 environment management system. Special attention will be given to pollution control in metallurgical, chemical, electricity and cement industries. In an effort to remove the enterprises located in the urban districts, by 2008, the chemical industrial zone in the Southeast suburbs and some 200 polluting enterprises within the Fourth Ring Road will be relocated. The Capital Iron & Steel Plant will reduce its steel production by

2 million tons and its production structure will be readjusted.

Protecting drinking water sources - in coordination with the upstream areas, we will endeavor to achieve the goal as defined in the "Plan for the Sustainable Utilization of Water Resources in the Capital in the Early 21st Century (2001-2005)". More effective measures will be adopted to guarantee the quality of the water in Miyun and Guanting Reservoirs and their upstream and restore the function of Guanting Reservoir as a drinking water source. We will also protect underground drinking water sources through economic restructuring, water saving, agricultural pollution preventing, and urban wastewater treatment system improving, etc.

Preventing water pollution - we will build sewage treatment plants at Lugouqiao, Qinghe, and Xiaohongmen, etc. to establish a complete sewage treating system in the city. By 2008, more than 90% of the sewage in the urban area will be treated. The urban waterways system and the main rivers such as Wenyu River will be reformed or renovated; wastewater inceptors will be built along the main waterways; and the drainage system in the city will be upgraded in the process of the old city renovation.

Tightening solid wastes control - we will quicken the reduction of industrial, commercial and domestic solid wastes, push forward the separate collection, treatment and recycling of urban domestic wastes, speed up the construction of facilities for the treatment and dumping of domestic wastes produced in urban and suburban areas. Such projects as Gao'antun Garbage Burning Plant and Jiaojiapo Garbage Burying Ground will be completed. By 2005, all domestic wastes in the urban area and in the satellite cities will be treated, and a strict system for the control of hazardous wastes will be established to ensure that all the hazardous wastes are safely disposed.

Preventing noise, electromagnetic radiation, and radioactivity pollution - we will impose stricter control on the noise pollution caused by automobiles, construction sites and social activities. In road system planning and designing, full consideration will be given to the prevention of traffic noise that disturbs neighboring residents. Large trucks and agricultural vehicles that enter the city at night will be restricted to certain routes and speed. A stricter reporting, registration and approval system will be exerted for existing electromagnetic radiation and radioactive pollution sources and new sources in this regard. Further methods to prevent light pollution will be developed. By 2008, the noise level in urbanized areas will be reduced to meet the national standard and the electromagnetic radiation and radioactive environment will remain to be up to the national standard.

Promoting the application of environment-friendly technologies and techniques - we will actively introduce, develop and promote the application of such technologies as pollution-free burning, geothermal-operated pumps, solar energy power generating, solar energy heating, fuel cells, and nanometer materials, etc. Environment-friendly materials will be extensively used in the construction of Olympic venues and other related facilities. Our ability in the research in and monitoring on environment will be improved. Enterprises will be encouraged to adopt new technologies to upgrade their existing equipment and technologies, in order to reduce the unit cost of their products and the emission of pollutants.

2. Ecological Environment Development

On the basis of preventing environment pollution and improving urban infrastructure, we will accelerate the construction of a favorable ecological city by afforestation, rational utilization of water resources, and construction of ecological agriculture. By 2008, we will achieve the goal of building the capital into an ecological city that features green hills, clear water, grass-covered ground, and blue sky.

Building green ecological shelters for the capital - by 2007, forest coverage in the whole city will reach 50%, and the three green shelters, one in the mountain areas, one in the plain areas, and the other in urban areas, will be completed. By 2005, 100,000 hectares of mountain areas will be afforested; trees covering 23,000 hectares will be planted mainly along "the 5 waterways and the 10 highways", and green areas within the urban areas will reach a total area of 12,500 hectares.

Pushing forward urban afforestation and beautification - the lands along motorways, streets, alleys and waterways in the urban area will be afforested, with focuses on the 255 major streets. Water surface coverage within the urban area will be increased and more water surface sights built. 50 large green areas made up of arbor trees, each covering more than 10,000 square meters, will be built in the downtown areas. The satellite cities and the 33 major towns will also be afforested. By 2007, the urban green coverage in the whole city will hopefully reach 45%.

Transforming desert areas and preventing soil erosion - By 2005, we will be able to eliminate sand storms originated in local areas and put under control the five sand storm sources at the so-called "three rivers and two sandbanks", (namely, the Yongding River, the Chaobai River, the Dasha River, Kangzhuang in Yanqing County, and Nankou in Changping). By 2007, the desertifying lands will be under control. We will work closely with relevant national institutions in the construction of an ecological environment for the capital and the prevention and harnessing of desert areas.

Rational use of water resources - we will do our utmost to preserve the surface and underground clean water resources, and to utilize rainwater and recycled water. 7 gray water treating stations in Qinghe, Wujiacun and Jiuxianqiao, etc will be built, and, by 2008, the recycling rate of treated water from the urban sewage treating stations will reach 50%. The use of gray water in residential areas and institutions will be encouraged. The underground water exploitation plan will be improved, focusing on reducing the amount of underground water for industrial and agricultural purposes, in an effort to gradually elevate the underground water level. More attempts will be made in the retention of rainwater and flood for underground recharge during rainy season, in order to restore and conserve underground water sources. We will raise the citizens' awareness of water saving, establish a more reasonable water pricing system, adopt effective water saving technologies and measures, promote the application of water-saving equipment, and mobilize the whole society to take an active and conscious part in the water saving drive.

Enhancing ecological protection and construction in key areas - we will protect the ecological functions in some key areas, such as Miyun Reservoir, Huairuo Reservoir and Guanting Reservoir, and prevent their ecosystems from damage and retrogression. Compulsory protection will be given to the key areas related to such resources as water, land, forest, grassland, mineral, aquatic production, biological species and tourism, and areas where underground water is over-extracted and where the ecosystem is delicate will be closed to exploitation, cultivation and lumbering. The protection of the existing wetland ecosystems will be stressed, and man-made wetland will be constructed where appropriate. The construction of natural reserves will be emphasized and more attention will be paid to the protection of biological diversity, natural ecosystems, wild animals and plants and gene resources.

Promoting the construction of ecological agriculture - we will establish some ecological demonstration zones and ecological agriculture counties. Specifically, high-efficiency ecological agriculture will be developed; crop structure will be readjusted; new farming technologies will be adopted; and the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides will be reduced. Intercropping of narrow crown poplar and agricultural crops will be popularized and networks of forest belts on farmland will be built. A plan for the relocation and pollution prevention in livestock and poultry raising will be formulated. We will also develop organic foodstuffs, and improve the system of the safe production of food agricultural produce.

Improving urban environment - we will deal with the mess in some parts of the city, which arouses intense public concern and tarnishes the image of the city. To enforce the related laws, all unapproved and temporary buildings will be demolished and stronger control on outdoor advertisements will be imposed. Garbage containing facilities will be constructed and improved for domestic wastes of the whole city; all aerial cables will be laid underground; urban buildings will be refurbished and streets in the city beautified. The environment along the urban and rural connecting areas will also be improved and managed in the same way as those in the urban area.

Improving ecological awareness of the citizens - we will advocate the idea of green consumption and raise the environmental awareness of the public, who will be encouraged to adopt an environment-friendly life style and to participate in the drive to establish green communities, green stores, green campuses, green enterprises, green institutions, etc. Families and institutions will be encouraged to use recycled products, install energy-efficient and water-saving appliances, separate solid wastes, and abandon equipment that uses ozone-damaging substances, etc. Citizens will be encouraged to use public transportation, and drivers of public and transit vehicles will be required to do regular maintenance to keep the vehicles in good conditions and up to the emission standard.


3. Urban Transport Development and Management

We will promote the modernization process of the road network construction and traffic management in Beijing, aiming at providing convenient, quick, safe, orderly, efficient services. The construction of rail transport system, urban road transport systems, inter-city transport systems, and city transport hubs will be accelerated. All of these will provide favorable conditions for the further socioeconomic and urban development of Beijing and the first class urban transportation services for the Olympic Games as well.

Urban rail transport - we will focus on the construction of a urban rail transport network composed of such projects as Beijing Urban Light Rail, Ba-Tong Subway Line, Subway Line No. 5, Subway Line No. 4, Olympic Subway Line, and the fast rail from Dongzhimen to Beijing Capital International Airport. By 2008, 148.5 kilometers of new rail transport will be added, reaching a total of 202 kilometers, and the subway will be carrying about 10% of the passengers in the city.

Motorways - we will complete the construction of new expressways including the Fifth Ring Road, the Sixth Ring Road, Beijing-Miyun Road, and a number of first and second grade motorways. By 2008, the length of expressways in the whole city will reach 718 kilometers; motorways will reach 14,700 kilometers, and the road density will reach 87.3 km per square kilometers.

Urban streets - we will speed up the construction of urban street networks and the improvement of the trunk roads systems made up of ring roads, passing roads, and connecting roads. The density of urban streets will be increased in the course of the old city renovation. By 2007, the construction and expansion of 318 kilometers of urban streets will be completed.

Airport - in order to satisfy the special demands before, during and after the Olympic Games as well as the needs of the city's future development, we will expand the Beijing Capital International Airport, making it a large hub for international as well as domestic air traffic.

Buses - we will continue to optimize the public transport network by setting up more buse lanes on the roads and more bus lines. We will build, renovate or expand the public transport terminals at Dongzhimen, Xizhimen, the Zoo, Wangjing, Sihuiqiao, etc., in an effort to form a quick and convenient public transport network, which centers on the urban area and radiates to the suburbs and surrounding residential areas.

Parking facilities - we will build more parking lots in the urban areas. Parking guiding systems will be installed in key areas. And we will give priority to the construction of a number of public parking areas for automobiles and bicycles at major subway stations and bus terminals.

Transport control - we will set up comprehensive traffic control organizations to strengthen the control of road traffic, public transport, private vehicles, parking cargo fleets and bicycles. We will impose necessary traffic restrictions in the city center and adopt new traffic regulations. Automobile and parking management will be enforced, a social environment favorable for traffic regulation enforcement will be established and the citizens' consciousness of observing traffic regulations will be raised. The development of an intelligent traffic control and dispatch system, a modern traffic control network information system and a traffic emergency system will be the key projects to be accelerated for the modernization of all-round traffic control in the urban areas.

Place naming - we will review and refine the existing toponomy system of Beijing and work out a scientific and well-developed place naming system. Supplementary naming work will be done on the Beijing streets and public facilities and a new house number system will be adopted. For the convenience of domestic and foreign visitors, new types of signboards and signposts in commonly used international languages will be erected at overpasses, major public places and along urban roads and streets.


4. Development of Information and Telecommunications Systems

While applying IT extensively to urban development to build a "digital Beijing", we will focus on the "digital Olympics" program and the building of telecommunications infrastructure and network system, to create a favorable IT environment and provide excellent information services. By 2008, information services will be inexpensive, rich in content, free of language barrier, and personalized and available for anyone, at anytime and anywhere. This will not only contribute greatly to the success of an excellent Olympic Games, but also display to the world the level and achievements of China's IT.

Construction of information and communications infrastructure - we will plan and construct the basic communications facilities on a unified basis, use the transmission resource in a rational manner, and guarantee the optical or electrical cabling of the communications network for the Olympic Games. Some landmark IT buildings will be built, which can serve as multi-function centers for the Olympic Games. To provide frequencies for the Olympic Games, we will strengthen the overall planning and management of radio frequencies. A technical support system for radio management will be established in Beijing to facilitate the overall improvement of frequency management, radio signal monitoring, radio interference analysis and radio equipment testing ability. Comprehensive measures will be taken to provide a clean electromagnetic environment so as to ensure the smooth operation of all radio communication devices. The advanced communications facilities will be built to provide a broadband digital communications system that is reliable, flexible, expandable, reusable, and adaptable to new technologies. We will provide services that both match the communications technologies of different countries and satisfy the requirements of the Olympic Games.

Construction of information application system-in full compliance with the requirement of the IOC, we will provide the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games with state-of-the-art soft wares and hard wares for information, timing, scoring and result processing systems. Focus will also be placed on the development of the soft wares for management systems and information service systems related to the Olympic Games. Weather forecast and monitoring will be reinforced to provide timely and accurate meteorological services for large-scale gatherings and sports events. E-commerce services covering ticketing, tourism, merchandizing, shopping, projects tendering, and procurement will also be provided. Artificial intelligence technologies will be used in an effort to overcome the "language barrier" during the Olympic Games. Smartcard technology will also be used to provide the participants with safe and convenient services in accreditation, security check and payment, etc, meanwhile a card-based payment network and a favorable card-based payment environment will be established. In addition we will make efforts to raise the intelligent level of the Olympic venues and facilities to provide various personalized information services.

Development and industrialization of key information technologies - we will strive for breakthroughs in such key IT fields as high-performance computer technology and network technology. We will promote the application of advanced and sophisticated technologies and the construction of the basic projects for the development of key technologies. We will also carry forward the industrialization of large-scale sport information system, digital sport equipment, digital media equipment, smartcard and other related devices, etc.