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On the day before the National
Day thirteen expatriates working in Shanghai were
awarded Mongolia Merit Award which is the city's
most prestigious honour for foreign workers.
With the aim of reducing
costs and increasing profit in the industrial sector,
the city will conduct a week-long energy-saving
publicity campaign.
Shanghai's per capita public
green space is expected to reach 3 to 4 square meters
by the year of 2000. In achieving this, relative
government departments are drawing plans for the
doubling of park space.
Shanghai Port, the largest
port and shipping center in the country, handled
a record high of 1.37 million TEYs(20-foot equivalent
units) in the first nine months this year.
Shanghai's unemployment
rate has been kept below 3 percent, which is the
result of joint efforts of labor bureaus and job
agencies in creating more re-employment opportunities.
A reliable source has recently
released a report on the expenses of the inhabitants.
It says, food and clothing continue to account for
the majority of expenses for Shanghai residents,
but the amount spent on travel and telecommunications
is growing rapidly.
Books of the Shanghai Library
have been transported to its new building which
is now located on Huanghai Road Middle. The new
library will open on December 20.
Shanghai National Cultural
Village is open to the public on September 26. It
is situated near Dianshan Lake.
The Seventh China International
Bicycle Expo, sponsored by China Bicycle Association
and Shanghai Bicycle Group Co., is inaugurated on
September 23.
A grand opening ceremony
for '96 Shanghai Tour Festival is held at No.96
Square in Pudong New Area. With the theme of "Opening-up,
friendship, happiness and prosperity", the festival
is greatly valued by Shanghai Municipality. Many
governments officials including Mayor Xu Kuangdi
attended the ceremony.
Mayor Xu Kuangdi urged officials
of all levels to attach much importance to public
health and create a cleaner environment for an international
metropolis like Shanghai.
Shanghai citizens will be
allowed to use the new Shanghai Library in October.
The second series of Debates
among Students from China's Famous Universities
have begun recently. It is sponsored by Shanghai
Education TV Station and Kemeng Group.
The Shanghai delegation
for the Third National Peasants' Games have formed.
It includes 177 athletes.
The preparatory arrangements
of the first Special Asia-Pacific Olympic Games
which is scheduled from November 8 to 11 have begun.
In an attempt to commemorate
the approaching National Day, Lu Xun Park in Hongkou
District will organize a lantern show, a traditional
cerebration during holidays in China.
The ground-breaking ceremony
for Raffles Square, Singapore's largest investment
in Shanghai is held on September 9.
Shanghai will further open
its archives to overseas researchers.
The gross domestic product
growth rate in August in Shanghai is 13.6 per cent,
the highest monthly rate this year.
Shanghai will host the finals
of the Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix September
27-29 at the Shanghai Gymnasium.
The first foreign language
school is established in Zhangjiang High-Tech Park
in Pudong New Area with the purpose to meet companies'
need for skilled personnel.
Floats with scenes of China
and other countries will be featured at the Shanghai
Tourism Festival '96, the largest gala of the year
in the city. On September 21, 29 colorful floats
will debut at the opening ceremony of the week-long
festival in Pudong.
The preparatory arrangements
of the first Special Asia-Pacific Olympic Games
which is scheduled from November 8 to 11 have begun.
Metal Working China '96
will open at Shanghai International Exhibition Center
on October 7 and will last till October 11.
Road builders are awarded
for their painstaking efforts in the construction
of hanghai-Nanjing Expressway. Celebration is held
in Shanghai Exhibition Center on September 15.
On September 14, more than
60,000 teenagers took part in the "beautifying movement",
in an effort to make Shanghai cleaner and more beautiful.
With the approach of the
Mid-Autumn Festival, citizens in Shanghai are queuing
long queues for the purchase of mooncakes.
The ground-breaking ceremony
for Raffles Square, Singapore's largest investment
in Shanghai is held on September 9.
Modern Life '96, an international
exhibition of gifts, stationery, handicrafts, furniture,
lamps and other household wares, will begin on September
12 at the Shanghai International Exhibition Center.
The gross domestic product
growth rate in August in Shanghai is 13.6 per cent,
the highest monthly rate this year.
Shanghai will host the finals
of the Women's World Volleyball Grand Prix September
27-29 at the Shanghai Gymnasium.
The Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe
presents mesmerizing acrobatic performances most
nights at the Shanghai Center Theater. Juggling,
unicycling, balancing acts and comical conjuring
tricks combine to make an unforgettable night.
Steve Brown, an Australian
singer, pianist and guitarist, will play classical
rock, pop, swing, and jazz at the Shanghai Center
Terrace Garden on September 13-14.
Shanghai has issued new
rules to stop ships and boats from polluting its
rivers and sea.
Shanghai Municipality has
stretched out plans for what could be the ideal
solution to traffic jams---430 kilometers of subway.
The "China Cup" National
Fashion Design Contest, organized by the Shanghai
Garment Industry Association, will give Chinese
fashion designers an opportunity to show their work
to the world. It will begin on September 18.
The Jiangsu Section of Shanghai-Nanjing
Expressway has been completed. On September 15,
it will be open to traffic.
National Ping-pong Championships
will be held in Jiading District on September 13th.
Famous players will attend.
As September 10 is the twelfth
"Teachers' Day" in China, many teachers of all levels
are rewarded for their painstaking efforts in educating
students.
Shanghai Municipality has
set target for the construction of Shanghai Information
Port. It is estimated that five major projects will
be completed within two years.
On the afternoon of September
5, the emblematic flag of Shanghai Tour Festival
is raised, marking the beginning of all relative
activities.
China's Third International
Consumer Electronic Products Exhibition is held
from fifth to ninth in September.
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