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Blueprint for sustainable development in Shenzhen
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-03-23 09:48

Specific measures and goals:

1. Building Shenzhen into a recycling society

Developing model recycling projects: selecting model enterprises including companies with less pollution, energy-saving and water-saving companies; building ecological industrial model parks by refitting old industrial parks and building new ones; building ecological agricultural model parks such as Guangming and Gongming ecological agricultural model parks; developing key technological model projects involving energy-saving, water-saving and recycling technologies; establishing ecological building models, including green public buildings and large-scale residential areas and green office sites; building garbage recycling model bases and creating green transportation models with a natural-gas-powered car project and hybrid bus project.

Ten industries will take leadership in developing a recycling society. They are: electrical communication; energy; architecture; biological pharmaceuticals; electroplating; textiles, printing and dying; fine chemistry; transportation; logistics; food and drink industries.

2. The plan for technological innovation

During the 11th five-year period, total spending on research and development will reach 100 billion yuan. The municipal and district governments will spend 10 billion yuan to support the building of an innovative technology platform, the development of key high-tech technologies and small and medium-sized enterprises, and research institutes, universities and colleges to train for talent.

Framing the science and technology development plan for middle and long-term timetables, implementing an innovation breakthrough plan;

building five science and technology innovation platforms, supporting and developing numerous types of incubators.

Building new science museums and setting up technology institutes in newly established universities or founding universities for science and technology.

Setting up innovation funds.

3. Strengthening education

Elementary education: building 55 new primary schools, 20 middle schools, 24 nine-year compulsory education schools, 16 high schools and 50 first-class schools run by local residents.

Higher education: Construct Phase II of the University City, the south campus and new campus of Shenzhen University, the new campus of Shenzhen Polytechnic and another polytech college. Investigate building one to two new colleges and work to establish science and technology universities, polytech universities or institutes of commercial education.

Middle-level education: plan to build Bao'an Polytechnic, Nanshan Bolun Polytechnic, Longgang No. 2 Polytechnic, Advanced Technician School Longgang Campus and some middle-level education bases.

4. Boosting the cultural industry

The key construction projects for cultural facilities are: Shenzhen Opera House, new Shenzhen Science Museum, an international convention center, new Shenzhen Museum, industrial exhibition center, a children's library, rebuilt art school, modern art museum, the earth station of Shenzhen TV satellite, relocation of Shenzhen Medium Wave Station and Shenzhen Archive Center.

At the same time, the protection of cultural antiquities and historical sites is of the utmost importance.


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