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(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-25 07:31 July 22, 1983 Offshore oil platforms China will start building offshore oil production platforms for joint offshore oil development with foreign firms. Platform production centers will be established in Guangdong and Jiangsu province, Shanghai and the Bohai Bay, according to the China Offshore Platform Engineering Corporation. Ground work has already started on an equipment production site in Guangzhou. The center is expected to be in full operation by 1985. The establishment of production platform centers marks a new development in China's offshore oil engineering work. New supply pipeline for key projects China has set up a new joint company to supply construction materials to key State projects. The measure is aimed at ensuring a smooth flow of supplies to key projects, and constitutes a major reform in China's material supply system. The company was formed jointly by government ministries and bureaus and the People's Construction Bank. It will provide on-site service, and supervise and inspect the management and use of materials supplied under contract in order to prevent overstocking and waste. Xi'an to build wall park Thousands of residents in Xi'an, an ancient capital of China and now capital of Shaanxi province, have volunteered to build a round-the-city park beside the city wall. Construction of the park is part of the city's efforts to protect the city while carrying out modernization plans, according to the Xi'an Construction Department. The park, composed of the Xi'an city wall, a river, roads and forests, will cover an area of 3.6 sq km. It is expected to be opened by the end of 1983.  (China Daily 07/25/2008 page9) |
