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Published: Monday, 26 September 2011 11:05
News comes from Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection that the second round of reexamination of national model city for environmental protection will be conducted in October.
As the biggest honor with regard to environmental protection, the national model cities for environmental protection are models that make great achievements in following and implementing the sustainable development strategy. In 2001, Ningbo was named as a national model city for environmental protection by the former National Environmental Protection Bureau. In 2006, Ningbo passed the first round of reexamination for the model cities. In October this year, Ningbo is to be pre-examined for upgrading, and the official application for reexamination will be submitted by the end of December.
It is said that the criteria for the national model city for environmental protection include four indexes, namely, economic society, environmental quality, development of environmental protection and environmental management. The examination will involve pollution and emission reducing, environmental (such as water, gas, noise) quality, the construction of environmental infrastructure, and the capability of environmental protection. Only those cities that are already national hygienic cities and that have already satisfied the requirements for the quantitative check of comprehensive environmental management and for the investment on environmental protection are qualified to be named as model cities. In the past few years, with the joint efforts of all personnel related, Ningbo has been continuously strengthening and enhancing its achievements in environmental protection and up to now, it has achieved a lot. With regard to the criteria for the national model city for environmental protection, Ningbo has been up to standard.
As to the public participation in environmental protection, Ningbo has got a higher public satisfactory rate for environmental protection, through carrying out more vigorous publicity, providing platforms for the public to participate in the environmental protection and improving the participating system.
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Published: Monday, 26 September 2011 11:05
On the night of September 16, a reception party by Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Ningbo Municipal Government was held in Shangrila Hotel. Officials present included Wang Huizhong, Liu Qi, Tang Yijun. They extended a warm welcome to the guests home and abroad on behalf of the Ningbo Municipal Party Committee, Ningbo People's Congress, Ningbo Municipal People's Government and Ningbo People's Political Consultative Conference. Thus the 2011 Zhejiang Ningbo Week of Talent, Science and Technology was opened.
Other officials attending the reception party include Pan Yunhe, Vice-president of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Xin Changxing, Vice-minister of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Mei Ping, Chairman of China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, Zhou Yuanqing, former Vice-minister of Ministry of Education and President of China Higher Education Society, Xu Songtao, Former Vice-minister of Ministry of Personnel and Advisory Counselor of Chinese Talent Research Association, Yang Peiqing, former Party Secretary of China Administration for Industry and Commerce and Chairman of the Human Resources Development Committee of China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation. Fu Yibei, Jin Yong, Wu Zuzhe, Chen Yazhu, Shen Yinchu, Wei Fusheng, Zhang Qisheng, Zhuang Songlin, Wang Yuming, Hou Baorong, and Ding Dewen, representatives of Academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering are also present at the party. Bi Xuerong, Director of Human Resources Market Department of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Sun Hong, Director of China Science and Technology Exchange Centre, Wu Jiang, President of the Chinese Academy of Personnel Sciences, Wang Keliang, Director of Chinese National Talent Exchange Centre, Cao Shiwen, Research Officer of the Talents Bureau of Organization Department, CCCPC, as well as experts from colleges and research institutes, representatives of overseas students and reporters home and abroad are also invited to the party. Some other municipal officials, including Yu Hongyi, Wang Jianbo, Zhu Wei, Wu Hemin, Cheng Yuechong and Chen Yijun are present. Chen Xin, Deputy Secretary of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee, presided at the party.
Mayor Liu Qi said that at present, Ningbo is carrying out the "six-quickening" strategy and a variety of talents are in great demand. He hoped that the 2011 Zhejiang Ningbo Week of Talent, Science and Technology may serve as an important bridge between Ningbo and talents and projects home and abroad, introducing more and more overseas talents to come and start enterprises in Ningbo and more and more scientific and technological projects and institutes to settle down and seek for bigger success. Ningbo promises to provide them the first-class services, preferential policies and a good environment to promote the transformation and upgrading of industries and enjoy a brighter future.
The 2011 Zhejiang Ningbo Week of Talent, Science and Technology was co-sponsored for the first time by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Ministry of Science and Technology and People's Government of Zhejiang Province, and was hosted by Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Ningbo Municipal People's Government. The theme of this year's Week is "Talents guarantee the six-quickening strategy and guide the scientific development".