The Communist Party of China issued a landmark policy document on Sunday to allow farmers to "lease their contracted farmland or transfer their land use right" to boost the scale operation of farm production and provide funds for them to start new businesses.
The Decision on Major Issues Concerning the Advancement of Rural Reform and Development was approved by the CPC Central Committee on Oct. 12 in a plenary session.
According to the full text of the document, markets for the lease of contracted farmland and transfer of farmland use right shall be set up and improved to allow farmers to sub-contract, lease, exchange and swap their land use rights, or joined share-holding entities with their farmland.
Such transfers of land-use rights must be voluntarily participated by farmers, with adequate payment and in accordance with the law, the CPC Central Committee said.
According to domestic law, farmland is collectively owned, but meted out to farmers in small plots in long term leasing contracts. The new measures adopted are seen by economists as a major breakthrough in land reforms initiated by late leader Deng Xiaoping 30 years ago to avail farmers of opportunities to conduct scale management and new business operations.
Source: Xinhua
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Gas poisoning kills 3, sickens 11 in central China plant
Three workers died and 11 others were injured in a steel plant accident in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, local authorities said.
The workers were poisoned by gas at about 3 p.m. while repairing a boiler in the heating power workshop at Echeng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. in Ezhou City, said a city government spokesman.
They were hospitalized immediately, but three later died despite medical efforts. Another seriously poisoned person was in critical condition, doctors said.
Rescuers turned off the boiler valve in time so no more gas escaped.
Provincial Governor Li Hongzhong ordered the provincial health department assist in the medical efforts and asked them to do all they could to save the workers.
An investigation is underway.
The company, under Wuhan Iron and Steel Group, is on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, about 40 km from the provincial capital Wuhan.
Source: Xinhua
The workers were poisoned by gas at about 3 p.m. while repairing a boiler in the heating power workshop at Echeng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. in Ezhou City, said a city government spokesman.
They were hospitalized immediately, but three later died despite medical efforts. Another seriously poisoned person was in critical condition, doctors said.
Rescuers turned off the boiler valve in time so no more gas escaped.
Provincial Governor Li Hongzhong ordered the provincial health department assist in the medical efforts and asked them to do all they could to save the workers.
An investigation is underway.
The company, under Wuhan Iron and Steel Group, is on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, about 40 km from the provincial capital Wuhan.
Source: Xinhua
Beijing dangles bonus for firms to cease high-pollution production
Beijing enterprises could get a government bonus ranging from 500,000 yuan to 2.3 million yuan for ceasing high-pollution production, the city's finance bureau announced on Sunday.
The move is to stimulate the replacement of high-pollution industries with environmentally-friendly economies, according to the Finance Bureau of Beijing.
"Companies such as small cement and paper producers will be on the top of our list," the department said.
Bureau officials said fiscal incentives would be granted in accordance with the amount of energy, water and emission the companies saved or cut.
The municipal government would conduct verification on the related industries who stopped production activities before giving out the bonuses.
The policy was the latest effort of the capital to cut pollutant emissions and save energy. On Monday, up to 800,000 cars were taken off local roads as a traffic restriction officially began. The ban was considered a major step to reducing gas emissions in addition to improving traffic.
Source: Xinhua
The move is to stimulate the replacement of high-pollution industries with environmentally-friendly economies, according to the Finance Bureau of Beijing.
"Companies such as small cement and paper producers will be on the top of our list," the department said.
Bureau officials said fiscal incentives would be granted in accordance with the amount of energy, water and emission the companies saved or cut.
The municipal government would conduct verification on the related industries who stopped production activities before giving out the bonuses.
The policy was the latest effort of the capital to cut pollutant emissions and save energy. On Monday, up to 800,000 cars were taken off local roads as a traffic restriction officially began. The ban was considered a major step to reducing gas emissions in addition to improving traffic.
Source: Xinhua
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)