Tongzhou projects to displace thousands of people

Tongzhou new town plans to relocate 15,000 people from its core area by June and local officials will open bidding next month on several construction projects.

The Beijing municipal government said the city will focus on Tongzhou new town in 2010.

The city's mayor Guo Jinlong pointed out in January that the new town construction will play an integral role in Beijing becoming a world city.