City rush, island time
Updated: 2013-10-04 01:40
By Wang Qian and Huanag Yiming in Sansha, Hainan (China Daily)
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Timeline
June 21, 2012
The State Council approves establishing Sansha as a prefecture-level city to administer the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups and surrounding waters.
• July 19
The People's Liberation Army Guangzhou Military Command says the Central Military Commission has authorized forming a garrison on Sansha.
• July 24
China officially establishes the city of Sansha on Yongxing Island, with Xiao Jie elected as its first mayor.
• Aug 25
The city's first infrastructure projects get underway, including a sewage disposal factory and sewage pipe network and a waste transfer station on Xisha Islands.
•Nov 27
The Sansha government signs a strategic cooperation agreement with the China Shipbuilding Industry to help Sansha boost development of its marine industry.
• Nov 28
The city authority issues its first environmental protection declaration, stating groundwater exploration will be suspended before 2015.
• February 2013
The Sansha's city plan is submitted to the State Council for approval.
• March
Hainan provincial government says South China Sea Satellite TV and the Sansha Daily newspaper will be established within the year to report on construction, economic development and environmental protection.
• April 28
About 100 Chinese tourists embark on a four-day voyage to Xisha Islands on the Coconut Princess, the only cruise ship allowed to sail to Sansha.
• July 17
The first batch of 10 ID cards and 68 residential permits are issued to Sansha residents.
• July 19
Phase 1 of a port for civil use on Yongxing Island is completed. It has nine berths and cost about 340 million yuan ($56 million).
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