Pollution, traffic hot topics for advisers
Updated: 2013-01-22 07:49
By Zhao Yinan and Zheng Xin in Beijing (China Daily)
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Despite restrictions on car purchases, the number of vehicles has exceeded 5.2 million in Beijing and parking has turned into a headache for many residents, especially those living in older communities, he said.
When old residential areas, such as the hutong areas, were being planned, parking was not taken into consideration, so today car owners are forced to park on sidewalks and even in front of access roads, which poses a serious threat as fire engines are blocked from entering the hutong, Liu said.
"The hutong is already very narrow, and cars make it even worse," he said.
"It's necessary for the government to conduct detailed research and focus on the areas with serious parking issues," Liu said. "The government can come up with more automated underground garages in these areas to ease pressure on parking."
Beijing is the fifth provincial region to have opened its annual "two sessions", which collectively refers to the meeting of the legislators and advisers. Most provincial areas have announced plans to hold the meetings this month.
Acting governors for eight provincial regions are likely to be chosen as leaders for their regions at the upcoming sessions, including mayors of Beijing and Shanghai and provinces such as Zhejiang, Jilin and Shanxi.
Lawmakers and advisers will be able to offer policy suggestions to local governments by submitting proposals and motions and approving budgets allocated to different issues.
Liu Shanying, a political science researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said provincial political events are likely to focus on issues of great public concern.
"Topics concerning people's livelihoods, such as social security, housing prices and food safety, will continue to be at the center of discussions," he said.
Recent hot topics on the Internet, such as the debate over whether the children of migrant workers should be allowed to take the national college entrance exam in major cities, are likely to again gain public attention, especially in provinces of coastal China which have more migrant workers, he said.
Contact the writers at zhaoyinan@chinadaily.com.cn and zhengxin@chinadaily.com.cn
Cao Yin contributed to this story.
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