Beijing determined to tackle traffic problem
(BOCOG)
Updated: 2006-11-16 15:55

Wang Wei (second from right), executive vice president and secretary-general of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) attends the Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium.The tenth Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium is held in Hong Kong November 15,2006. [BOCOG]

Beijing will put in 4 billion yuan (US$500 million) to enhance the public transportation, mayor Wang Qishan said in Hong Kong Wednesday.

Speaking at the opening of the tenth Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium, Wang described traffic as a crucial area for which he wanted to draw experience from Hong Kong.

The number of private vehicles in Beijing has amounted to 2.82 million, five times that of Hong Kong, he said, adding that before the completion of 115 kilometers of rail lines by 2009 to double its rail transport capability, the city sees the public transportation as a major priority.

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