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  2008-02-28
 

Policy Trend: Political Atmosphere and Market Development in the Background of Scientific Outlook on Development Policy

1. Li Dongxu: An overall consideration of urban areas and rural areas is required in infrastructure facilities construction

Li Dongxu stated on the Forum: The infrastructure constructions should be paid more consideration on the balance between rural areas and urban arrears. The development in urban areas should help and urge the rural areas’ development, in the fields of: wastewater treatment, waste treatment, and also the drinking water safty. Director Li introduced: a state wastewater information system was built last year. According to a national census on wastewater treatment, at present, there are over 1250 WWTPs in China. The developing speed is fast.

2.Chen Ji’ning: The Change brought by the reform in Chinese water sector

Chen Ji'ning stated on the forum: In last five years, the Chinese urban water industry experienced three stages of the reform: reform promoting stage, regulating stage, and upgrading stage.Since the issuing of concession policy in 2002, many demonstrating contracts version were issued gradually.?? The investment was increasing and industrial chain was perfected gradually.And in June, 2007, CESIA (Chinese Environmental Service Industry Association) was founded. This organization will play an important role in regulating the industry in future.

3.Yang Chaofei: The leader of Environmental Protection Department analylized the current water

Yang Chaofei stated on the forum: The current water environment situation is quite grim. Meanwhile he introduced that water environment is very compound, old and new pollution or combined with secondary pollution and so on. According to the monitoring of environmental protection departments, there are 3/4 of the lake eutrophication,28 percent of the large rivers belong to the sixth catalogue,? that means the water has lost practical function. Premier Wen Jiabao requested that energy emission reduction as the focus of macro-regulation and control and the adjustment of economic structure with changing the mode of economic growth and an important breakthrough in the starting point.

4.Tang Tiejun: Pricing policy in urban water supply sector


Tang Tiejun stated on the forum: The price of water is the core issue of urban water sector reform and development. In the 17th reports we are required to established price and mechanism which can reflect market supply and need conditions, scarcity of resources and the extent of environmental damage elements. Commissioner Tang concluded that the prices of water now is listed in the local directory pricing in the form of government pricing. Meanwhile he pointed out that the price of water should be based on the prices of local regulations which will be easy to monitor and review the cost.

5. Liu Kun: The first environmental industry fund is going to launch


Liu Kun stated on the Forum: The first environmental industry fund in China is expected to released, which is tentatively named “the China Environment Fund”, 50 billion yuan issue, the first issue 20 billion yuan; the renewal of the Fund for 30 years. The support fund, if approved, would be invested mainly in the field of environmental protection, including, but not limited to, water supply industry, solid waste handling, waste disposal and energy-saving reduction, and other fields. Liu Kun, general manager of technology consulting firm, said that the environmental industry Fund's investment should sever the national environmental policy, and improve the environment and promote sustainable development of the field of the environment to achieve the strategic objectives.

6. Fu Tao: Following national strategy is very important to gain market for water sector corporations

Fu Tao stated on the forum: China's environmental protection as a national policy is existing for more than 20 years, but the Environmental Protection has not really been treated as a national policy, but last year the essential changes. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to water industry, and the water sector faces a very important change. The current water industry basically formed a pattern of the market, now under this background whoever would like to gain market must follow national strategies closely.


 
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