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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2013 08:43
How much has been done for public bicycle project? How many new bus routes have been started in the past quarter? What is the current situation for natural gas buses and hybrid taxis? Such kind of questions in the field of urban traffic congestion governance and ecological civilization are the greatest concern of the public, as well as the supervisors for the people's livelihood work. On the afternoon of April 15, accompanied by officials from Ningbo Municipal Inspection Office, five work supervisors came to Ningbo Transportation Commission, conducting the first supervision of the progress of the practical livelihood projects.
In the past quarter of this year, the practical livelihood projects in the charge of Ningbo Transportation Commission were well under way. Three bus routes were newly started and seven, optimized, accounting for 30% and 35% of the yearly task. 151 new buses were put into use, including 99 driven by natural gas, accounting for 66% of the annual task. 378 hybrid taxis were added, accounting for 32% of the objective of the year.
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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Thursday, 18 April 2013 10:02
NINGBO - Twenty people in China were given jail terms ranging from seven years to life for manufacturing and selling "gutter oil" in two provinces, a local court announced Tuesday.
"Gutter oil" refers to recycled oil made from kitchen waste dredged from gutters behind restaurants as well as inedible animal oil. The oil, which contains carcinogenic substances, is dangerous if consumed.
Liu Liguo from the eastern province of Shandong was handed a life sentence after being convicted of "producing and selling hazardous and substandard food," according to a verdict from the Ningbo Intermediate People's Court in Zhejiang province.
Liu sold 99.9 million yuan ($16.2 million) worth of the unsafe edible oil made from kitchen waste between December 2007 and July 2011, the court found.
Six others who worked for Liu were sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison.
Bu Qingfeng from the central province of Henan was also sentenced to life in prison for "selling hazardous and substandard food," according to the verdict.
Bu earned 201 million yuan by selling "gutter oil" bought from Liu to food makers, pharmaceutical companies and feed producers between January 2010 and June 2011, the court found.
In a third case, Yuan Yi, a stall owner at a grain and oil market in Zhengzhou, capital city of Henan, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Yuan was convicted of selling 2.95 million yuan worth of "gutter oil" he purchased from Liu to construction-site canteens, roadside food stalls, and oil sellers, according to the verdict.
Eleven others who worked for Bu and Yuan were given jail terms ranging from seven to 15 years.
None of the defendants appealed their sentences in court.
(Xinhua)