Developers in Hainan ordered to fix damage

Hainan's provincial government ordered developers of some sea reclamation projects on the island to submit assessment reports about the marine ecological impacts of their projects before the end of the year, authorities in Haikou said on Tuesday.

The developers were also told they must restore any marine environment they had damaged. The directives were detailed in a rectification plan released by the government.

In December, the central government released a report after a monthlong inspection in Hainan, criticizing local authorities for some construction projects that had broken the law and left "scars" on the environment that would be hard to heal.