Entry of Banking Institutions into BeijingCBD Will Be Subsidized
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In the afternoon of January 13, Mr. Chen Gang, Chief Director of People¡¯s Government of Chaoyang District accepted the interview of our staff reporter during the ¡°Two Congresses¡± on the issues of CBD construction, humanistic Olympic Games and rectification of villages within city, etc.About CBD: Tonghuihe North Road will start construction Beijing News: You once said that 2005 would be the ¡°Transition Year¡± of CBD from planning and construction to industrial development. Then, what needs to be solved first for the CBD development? Chen Gang: For the construction of CBD, I think first is to strengthen the road construction to ease the traffic pressure of this area. We completed in 2004 the traffic planning on 82km2 of pan-CBD, and currently are making the construction of the particular roads, including the traffic control and intelligent traffic system. In addition, the first phase of CBD truck roads of Tonghuihe North Road, West Dawang Road and Chaoyang North Road will start construction, and the construction of No. 10 Line of subway will be accelerated. The outdoor billboards will be transferred openly Beijing News: CBD is a commercial region. Besides the road construction, how to forge the overall image of CBD? Chen Gang: CBD needs a comparatively unified overall image, but CBD is not a development zone, the construction does not start from nothing, there were already many buildings in the region, and the construction of CBD has been carried out in phases, so the overall image is not prominent currently. Therefore, we shall start from this year the unification of the overall image of CBD area. For instance, we shall unify the façade of structures and the color of buildings, and gradually unify the public toilets and the roadside news kiosks in the region according to the requirement of overall planning of Olympic Games 2008. Furthermore, there many billboards in CBD area, because the commercial advertisements are necessary, but too many and much disorder will influence the regional scene, so we shall make the overall planning of the layout of billboards and the landscapes and implement it by steps. Currently, we have completed the planning of billboards and landscapes in CBD with Tsinghua University, and is making he promotion of such work. In the next step, we will openly transfer to the society the operation of these outdoor billboards through the way of franchise to enable that the outdoor billboards of the whole region will be laid out reasonably and develop healthily. The settlement of banking institutions shall be subsidized Beijing News: What are the changes of the governmental service in CBD in the new year? Chen Gang: I think there are mainly three aspects: First is the amendment of policy of CBD in encouraging the development of banking industry to make it more attractive and operable. For instance, we shall give the policy of subsidizing RMB 1,000 Yuan per meter for the settlement of banking institutions in CBD. In the past, we made the refunding according to the amount of tax of a enterprise, but now what area is rented and how large the office building is built by an enterprise will all receive the subsidy, it is clear at a glance, and the policy is transparent. Second, we shall organize the developers of joint projects to form an industrial organization to coordinate the issues of regional cooperation and competition, and through the industrial organization regulate the service behavior, implement the self-discipline of the industry, and promote the service quality and level. About villages within city: Most part of shall be built into greenbelts Beijing News: In the governmental work report of Chaoyang District this year, the Chaoyang District will rectify 11 areas of ¡°villages within city¡±. Chen Gang: The villages within city are an inevitable process we should go through in the urban development, and the Chaoyang District will make the rectification on it this year. Currently, there are 59 areas of villages within city in the Chaoyang District, and most of these areas are the greenbelts in the planning. Now there are inhabitants living on these areas, so the government needs to solve the problem of funds and solve the problem of policy for well resettling these inhabitants. Howsoever, the Chaoyang District has the great activity in that, and will try to gain more in the projects of rectifying the ¡°villages within city¡± established by the city, and hope to make the improvement at an early date. About humanistic Olympic Games: Strengthening the education on out-coming population Beijing News: Beijing enters the years of Olympic Games this year. As the main district where the Olympic fields and gymnasiums are located, what particular emphasis will Chaoyang District make on the aspect of Olympic Games? Chen Gang: Naturally, we shall continue as always to make the promotion on the projects of Olympic Games and supporting projects, such as the Olympic Green and the Chaoyang Water Treatment Project. But the human environment construction is the most important part in a great deal of Olympic constructions, and this is even more important than the construction of the Olympic hardware. The biggest emphasis of Chaoyang District in this year is on strengthening the education on the out-coming population, and increasing their sense of belonging and sense of self-identity to Beijing. I think if we say the Olympic Games brings the opportunity to Chaoyang District, the largest opportunity is the promotion of quality in the district, and that is the promotion on the human quality. About project of achievements in post: Will not expend money on organizing the artistic performance of 10,000 people Beijing News: for these humanistic projects, how to guarantee that the departments of different levels will not stay at the surface in the implementation? Chen Gang: Why so many things are kept to the form is because people all want to show their achievements to the superiors. Actually I feel the solution of this problem is to handle well two orientations. One is the orientation of fund. We should control the construction of infrastructure from funds, and should not invest the fund in large square and the performance of 10,000 people. The second is the guidance of policy. We should stipulate the rules and regulated the work of departments of different levels. I think we should continue doing well the work most needed by the Chaoyang District through changing the concept of people on the achievements in post and making them to know these humanistic projects are not the projects of achievement in post. About financial expense: The government will save the money for the investment in rural area Beijing News: 2005 is the biggest year of Chaoyang District in the construction of infrastructure, whether you have propose the whole Chaoyang District to live a stringent life? Chen Gang: Yes. The general expense of our governmental departments in 2004 was 15% less than that in 2003, and this year it will be further 7% down. This means we reduce in a great amount the general expense of the governmental organs, such as the reduction on the office expense, and great reduction of meetings and official car use, etc. We shall invest the money saved in the grassroots communities and the rural area, and in the public expense for developing the municipal facilities, public hygiene, basic education and public safety in the district. Abstracts of interview ¡°We shall give the policy of subsidizing RMB 1,000 Yuan per meter for the settlement of banking institutions in CBD. In the past, we made the refunding according to the amount of tax of a enterprise, but now what area is rented and how large the office building is built by an enterprise will all receive the subsidy, it id clear at a glance, and the policy is transparent.¡± ¡° I feel if we say the Olympic Games brings the opportunity to Chaoyang District, the largest opportunity is the promotion of quality in the district, and that is the promotion on the human quality.¡± ¡° Why so many things are kept to the form is because people all want to show their achievements to the superiors. Actually I feel the solution of this problem is to handle well two orientations. ¡±¡° One is the orientation of fund. We should control the construction of infrastructure from funds, and should not invest the fund in large square and the performance of 10,000 people. The second is the guidance of policy. We should stipulate the rules and regulated the work of departments of different levels. ¡±
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