Regional plan for development must not ignore public convenience

The central government's integration plan for Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province has necessitated the shifting of non-capital functions out of Beijing, in order to cure the capital's urban diseases such as traffic jams and air pollution.

The key tasks of shifting Beijing's non-capital functions is demolishing illegal constructions, and phasing out general manufacturing enterprises and regional wholesale markets, as well as renovating and better managing the city's old residential communities, urban-rural fringe areas and shantytowns. The tasks also include regulating street vendors and unlicensed business activities, and encouraging some public service facilities to shift out of the city center.

Last year, the campaign to shift Beijing's noncapital functions reached an unprecedented scale. And, to some extent, the campaign is related to the general public, especially the low-income group and their livelihoods.