Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:24 am Post subject: Hundreds more shops and toilets by 2008 Beijing Games
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese capital plans to build 1,000 new minimarkets and convenience stores before it hosts the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Beijing Economic Daily said on Sunday.
The news follows last week's announcement that the city is to launch "the largest toilet revolution in its history" to make life better for its 15 million residents and the expected hordes of Olympic tourists.
In addition to the new stores, Beijing intends to renovate 55 shopping centres, supermarkets and small shops to ensure access for the disabled, the newspaper said.
Also on the cards is creation of 500 franchised laundry and pressing shops, it added.
On Thursday, the city unveiled plans to upgrade 1,263 public lavatories in central districts before the end of this year.
Xinhua news agency said the massive programme would see the replacement of Beijing's "notoriously foetid back-street latrines with clean, well-maintained flush ones".
I just hope the new toilets they are building are the real MacCoy, not some potting shed in the new fungled name of "waterless eco-toilet" which doubles as snack/drink/phonecard stall.
They've got the cash to do lots of things- I wonder if corruption is a factor in these government projects? _________________ Asia Expats Forum Expat Friends Dating
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