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Beijing CBD expansion plan to be chosen this year
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-10-12 14:54

Seven possible plans to expand Beijing's Central Business District (CBD) area are being displayed in the city for public comment beginning today, and a decision on which one to implement is expected by the end of this year, the Beijing News reported.

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The plans were designed by the China Academy of Urban Planning & Design, along with six other world renowned institutions. The new area will be three square kilometers large, and the city government has insisted the new buildings have a low carbon footprint, the first of its kind in the world.

It takes 10 years for the Beijing CBD to develop from a pure concept to a large local economic contributor and the program to expand it has been under way since earlier this year.