No. 334, Sept 24(3)

By English edition staff
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Published: 2007-09-27

Hebei Low-Income Housing Reorganization
Nation, page 11
Hebei province is reorganization its low-income housing system. The government will start acting as a middleman in the market in order to prevent speculation and ensure that low-income residents have access to the market.                                                                        
http://www.eeo.com.cn/eobserve/eeo/jjgcb/2007/09/24/83861.html

New Report on Costs of Pollution, Calls for Time-Based Fines
Nation, page 12
On September 17, the State Environmental Protection Administration and the US Environmental Defense jointly published a report entitled, "The Efficacy of China's Environmental Supervision and Enforcement". The report says that the costs of abiding by environmental law are 46 times higher than the costs of violating it. As a result, the US Environmental Defense Council's China project manager, Dr. Zhang Jianyu, and Du Dande, the Council's chief economist, have made a plea for China to use fines based on the amount of days that companies violate environmental law.
http://www.eeo.com.cn/eobserve/eeo/jjgcb/2007/09/24/83862.html

The Logic Behind Forced Moving in Shanghai
Comments, page 16
Commentator Xue Weizhong says that Shanghai's adoption of policy to enforce relocation of students and migrant workers, etc. by cutting electricity is an example of public interest superseding private ones, property rights superseding the right to live, and the rights of locals coming before those from other areas.
http://www.eeo.com.cn/eobserve/eeo/jjgcb/2007/09/24/83870.html

A-Share Market Poised to Expand, Liquidity Will Fluctuate
Money & Investment, page 17
On September 17, the Construction Bank of China's listed on the A-share market. On this one day, 2.2 trillion yuan in purchase requests were moving through the application process. As securities regulators have shown their interest in expanding the size of the A-share market, many firms are poised to be listed soon. This will absorb a large amount of liquidity and contribute to its short-term fluctuation.
http://www.eeo.com.cn/eobserve/eeo/jjgcb/2007/09/24/83871.html
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