Wrecking ball set to fall in six months

Thousands about to leave homes for CBD expansion

Demolition of neighborhoods that are currently home to thousands of households will take place in less than six months, in preparation for the planned expansion of the Central Business District (CBD), authorities have announced.

Displaced families will be resettled in southeast Beijing's Gaobeidian area, where 5,000 new apartments have been allocated, according to Cheng Lianyuan, governor of Chaoyang district, who was speaking on a radio program last week.