Recently, a plan for the water diversion for the rivers in the urban areas of Ningbo was approved. According to the plan, over 1600 rivers of various sizes will be linked together, and fresh water from the Yaojiang River and Dongqian Lake will be diverted into these rivers, and make these rivers running. Experts say this project has three parts: to ensure the water sources, to link the rivers and to build pump stations. Since 2006, Ningbo started surveying the river network of the city, and this established a foundation for the diversion plan.
The Yaojiang River and Dongqian Lake are listed major water sources of the rivers. When the project is completed, the Yaojiang Rive will get more water from the Cao’e River and the Fuchun River, and diverts water to the rivers in the urban areas of Ningbo.
A 17-member dele gation from Australia headed by the Governor General Philip Michael Jeffery paid a one-day visit to Ningbo last Wednesday. Philip Michael Jeffery was born in Wiluna, Western Australia, in 1937. In 1958, he served in a number of junior regimental appointments with 17 National Service Training Company and the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) in Perth. In February 1991 he was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff for Materiel, which involved the development and management of all Army equipment procurement and building construction projects.In 1993, he was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Western Australia, and became a Companion of the Order of Australia, a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order and a Citizen of Western Australia for his services to the State. He was Governor until 2000. In 2004 he was sworn in as the 24th Governor General of Australia.
Information from a meeting jointly organized by the legal affairs Office and the information industry bureau says a citizen card with financial application functions will soon be put to use in Ningbo. It is learned this card is the first of the kind in China. Authorized by the city government, the citizen card is granted to citizens for them to attend to personal matters and enjoy public services. It is kind of all-in-one IC card, providing functions of financial payment, utilities payment, public transportation and telecom services. It can also be used in hospitals, medical insurance and ticket booking, etc.
Ningbo Expat is supporting the COIC Foreign Expert Committee "Educational Fund" project.
The fund is created to support local schools in improving the study conditions of the Ningbo and migrant workers Students. Currently the fund is supporting a school in Ninghai, which is in urgent need of computers for the class room. COIC has checked the facilities. Currently Rmb 11,000 are in the fund for this project.
Ningbo Expat is calling for donors which have computers in their factory or office which are not used or are being replaced by newer model. it is also a good way of recycling by helping others.
Please write to us and tell us where to pick up your computer (s).
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