Policy digest

Lhasa's development program gets green light

By 2020, Lhasa will maintain its downtown population at no more than 500,000, and urban construction land will be limited to within 77.88 square kilometers, according to the city's overall plan (2009-20).

A land area of 4,326 square kilometers has been designated to promote integrated development of the rural and urban areas in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region in Southwest China, the plan said.