Beijing is going to build a showcase technology park to promote its environmental protection drive, according to an environment protection seminar held in Beijing on October 21.
Covering a total area of four square km, the park will be located in the northeast part of the Zhongguancun, China's computer and information industry hub.
The park aims to claim total annual production value of up to 10 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) in 2010, with one or two enterprises in the zone that have an annual output value of 2 billion yuan (US$241 million).
Beijing now has 400 enterprises that make equipment designed to contribute to environmental protection, including systems for treating water and air pollution, and processing of solid waste.
(People's Daily October 22, 2001)
