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1998---August




  • The eighth flood crest has come into being in the upper-middle reach of the Yangtze River as the seventh is passing through the lower-middle reaches of the river. So far 3,004 people have died in the floods.

  • Shanghai sent 12 medical-aid teams, each of which consists of about 10 senior doctors, to the flooded area in Hunan Province.

  • The municipal government has appropriated a fund worth US$460,000 to aid university students coming from flood-stricken areas along the Yangtze River, Songhuajiang River and Nengjiang River.

  • The city has undertaken a project to stop the discharge of sewage into Suzhou Creek, which is undergoing a series of face lifts.

  • Mayor Xu Kuangdi said that Shanghai would like to co-operate with the UN Environment Program in environmental protection and sustainable development.

  • Three lucky residents won the top prize of 1 million yuan (US$120,000) each during this week's Charity Lottery draw. This is the 12th draw since the lottery was started in the middle of June.

  • The Party committees at all levels in Shanghai must realize the significance of the training and selection of female officials, says Gong Xueping, Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee.

  • The city needs more blood donations. Currently the city needs 200,000 mililiters daily, equal to 1,000 individual donations. Last year 288,000 local residents donated blood.

  • The Shanghai Library has begun putting its collections of classics and other rare books onto computer disks to make it more accessible to readers.

  • Passengers can use "smart cards" or magnetic cards to take trains on Metro Line One when an automatic ticket-selling system is completed next year.

  • Shanghai plans to spend one year turning the east section of Nanjing Road, the most bustling commercial street in the country, into a walking street and a paradise for worldwide shoppers.

  • An exhibition featuring several hundred photos of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping is being held at Shanghai Library. The photos were all taken by Deng Lin, the daughter of the paramount leader.

  • Millions of people along the Yangtze River and Songhuajiang River in the north are fighting against the flood. Big cities such as Wuhan and Harbin are being threatened with flood water. China's largest oil producer, Da Qing Oil Field, is being plagued by flood.

  • The Ministry of Civil Affairs and its local agencies have received more than US$120 million in donations for flood victims. Since the ministry opened a donation hot-line on August 10, donations have been pouring in.

  • The number of cell phone subscribers to China Telecom, the country's largest telecommunications operator, surpassed 20 million on August 18.

  • Influenced by a cold spell from the north, the city's temperature has dropped drastically. The forecast for next week features an average temperature of 28-29 degrees centigrade and showers in the late afternoons.

  • 10 million people have logged on the Shanghai's largest online service Shanghai Online. And the number of its subscribers has reached 51,700 and regular surfers 180,000. The number of its databases is expected to reach 183.

  • The launch issue for the nation's first CD-ROM magazine "The View of Cadres" was shipped on August 20 in Shanghai. It is published by Liberation Daily.

  • Besides donating money to flood victims, Local residents are also donating clothes, medicine, and drinking water. On August 20 flood-relief commodities worth US$600,000 were sent to Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.

  • The number of downsized workers in the city is diminishing. By the end of this year, there will be only 160,000 laid-off workers, 40,000 fewer than last year.

  • The Community Service Network, which is designed to connect Shanghai with other cities via Internet, will be completed before the end of the year. By then eight hundred public computer booths will be set up throughout the city.

  • More than US$72.46 million was raised for flood victims during a live broadcast TV charity party. It was the largest amount ever raised during a single event in China's history.

  • A donation program themed "Drinking from the Same River" is attracting thousands of donors citywide. In response to the call of the central government to help people in the flooding areas along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, people from all walks of life are showing their sympathy for their flood-stricken countrymen.

  • The latest weather forecast indicates high temperature is gradually going down. But hot weather with 35 degree centigrade will last for a week.

  • Thanks to high technology, Shanghai's modern history museum will be at your fingertips. A CD-ROM entitled "Century of Shanghai" that records Shanghai in the 20th century has recently been shipped.

  • A benefit was held on August 11 to collect donations for people in the flooding areas in Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. The on-spot donation reached US$2.41 million.

  • Hot weather persisted in the city. For 5 consecutive days, the highest temperature citywide has recorded a record high of 38.9 centigrade. As a result, local hospitals are swarmed with patients suffering from heat-related diseases.

  • Shanghai has become the nation's first city to get an international quality certificate for its tap water supply. The Shanghai Tap Water Company received the ISO9002 certificate from the city's quality control center.

  • Shanghai is encouraging the development of urban manufacturing industries, namely small-scale, non-polluting companies that produce high-end goods.

  • The construction of Shanghai's world-be largest golf link started in suburban Fengxian County. The Seaside Golf Club, as it is called, will cover an area of 335 hectares.

  • Nine hundred and ninety-nine couples will be joined in holy matrimony at a mass wedding along the bustling Huaihai Road as a prelude to this year's Shanghai Tourism Festival.

  • More than 500 enterprises have been found to fail to hand in some US$241 million in back taxes for 1997, according to a recently-released auditing report.

  • Shanghai's economic growth continued to gain momentum in July, indicating that the city should be able to reach this year's GDP growth target of 10%.

  • On August 6th, more than 10,000 readers gathered in front of Shanghai Library to sign their names in a scroll to show their determination to become civilized readers.

  • The city's Private Enterprises Association which represents 86,000 enterprises has donated US$48,200 to Yunan Province's poor areas to set up 20 Hope Project primary schools.

  • Pearl Line, the name for the nation's first elevated railway, recently won approval from the State Council. The 62-kilometer line starts at Minghang in the south and ends at Baoshan in the north.

  • The country's electronic publishing industry took off in mid-eighties while Shanghai's publishing industry went electronic in 1994. Because of the un-use-friendliness, low quality and cookie-cutter design, CD-ROMs haven't developed a sizable following.

  • Shanghai expects its industrial sector to help secure US$3.5 billion in foreign investment this year, as the city's foreign capital flow is being overshadowed by the Asian financial meltdown.

  • Soaring power consumption resulting from record high temperature this summer has prompted the city government to appropriate US$480 million to update the city's electricity network over the next two years.

  • Shanghai residents drink 30 times more milk than people from other parts of the country, according to a recent survey.

  • Shanghai has established the country's first gene development facilities to tap the city's cloning and sequencing technologies. A production in Shanghai Biorigin Gene development Co., Ltd. can map out 15 full-length cDNA samples daily.

  • Shanghai Library boasts the largest collection and display of Chinese contemporary manuscript in China. Its collections includes more than 40,000 pieces.

  • Starting August 15, housing developers must issue two certificates: a property quality guarantee and a set of house specifications, before selling apartment buildings on the local market.

  • For the first time, Xuhui District has the highest GDP among Shanghai's 10 districts. The district recorded revenues of uS$74 million during the first six months this year.
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