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COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd.
(From South China Morning Post)
BEIJING
New drive implemented
to conserve water
A plan to eliminate the use of wasteful water facilities in public buildings has been announced by the Beijing Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau. Schools must implement water-saving facilities by the end of the year and hospitals, hotels and shops before March, the Beijing Daily reports.
Human guinea pigs
sought for Sars vaccine
Three hospitals are seeking volunteers for a new drug test based on traditional Chinese medicine, which claims to treat flu and Sars, the Beijing Evening News reports. The Lotus Qingwen Capsule is the first anti-Sars drug to be approved for testing on the mainland.
No more villa, golf, vanity construction projects
The government will no longer approve villa and golf course construction projects, so-called "image projects" or monuments built to reflect an official's political...
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