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China Daily | Updated: 2008-10-16 07:43

Oct 15, 1983

Bids open for port contracts

Bids for supply of equipment for Huangpu Harbor's Xiji coal terminal project, one of the country's key projects, were opened in public in Beijing recently.

Representatives of 17 companies from countries and regions like Japan, the US and Finland and Hong Kong attended the bid-opening ceremony conducted by the China National Technical Import Corporation.

The terminal is part of a three-port project involving Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou with a loan of various currencies equivalent to $124 million.

Autumn export fair opens

The 1983 autumn Chinese export commodities fair opens today in Guangzhou.

Apart from individual businessmen, some government commercial delegations are also expected at the fair. These include delegations from an Iraqi electric power industry, a Soviet chemicals export company, a US one with the mayor of Oakland, California, a Malaysian state enterprise trade company and a commercial one from Mali .

This year's fair offers 1,300 sq m of additional floor space and facilities like a new telephone system, international telex, direct calls to Hong Kong, and copying service.

Factories urged to save water

China's factories and workshops have been asked to set water-saving targets as part of the nation's long-term water conservation effort, Zhang Jinfu, head of the State Economic Commission, said

Industry consumes the major part of the country's urban water. But in cities, there is 8 billion tons of water being wasted each year - equal to one third of the total urban supply, Zhang said.

Meanwhile, Economic Daily reports that the Second Chemical Plant in Beijing has obtained good results in saving water. It increased the value of output by 10.7 percent, while its use of water dropped by 13.3 percent - a saving of about 3 million tons.