Inefficient factories to be phased out

SHANGHAI: Shanghai will phase out businesses and projects that consume large amounts of energy or produce large amounts of pollution, said a report endorsed yesterday by the city's legislature.

Shanghai will keep close watch over energy-intensive and heavy-polluting industries and indicate in the city's development policies that such enterprises are not welcome, according to the report, which was presented by the municipal government and approved by the standing committee of the municipal people's congress.

Jiang Ping, deputy secretary of the Shanghai municipal government, said the city had been sticking to its pledge last year to reduce energy consumption, but there was still much to be done.