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Ban on polluting boats changes way of life forever
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Gao Xiaomian, a 44-year-old woman whose family has lived on boats
for generations, was close to tears when informed that her home, a
diesel powered boat, would be banned from the Huangpu River from the
start of October.
"Of course, I do not want to leave. But it seems that eventually I
have to," she said during an interview with the Shanghai Star before
rules banning diesel boats from the fiver came into effect.
The shabby vessel is more than a home to Gao and her 48-year-old
hus...
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Ban on polluting boats changes way of life forever
China Daily
; Gao Xiaomian, a 44-year-old woman whose family has lived on boats for generations, was close to tears when informed that her home, a diesel powered boat, would be banned from the Huangpu River from the start of October. "Of course, I do not want to leave. But it seems that eventually I have to,"
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Shanghai plans dam on Huangpu
China Daily
; SHANGHAI: City officials are considering the construction of a dam on the Huangpu River to prevent potential flooding that the coastal metropolis faces owing to rising sea levels and subsiding land, government and expert sources said. "The draft scheme is generally set and has been filed to the
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Organizers planning for a cool expo
China Daily
; SHANGHAI: Visitors to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo are in for a cool experience, according to the event's organizer. Hong Hao, director of the bureau of Shanghai World Expo coordination, recently said the temperature within the confines of the 5.28-square-kilometer venue will be 3-5 C lower than
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Smaller Opportunities: VICKSBURG DIST
Corps Report
; Vicksburg Dist. needs to lease three diesel boats w/ operating personnel. For use on Mississippi, Old, Atchafalaya, & Red Rivers. Respond to DACW38-96-B-0020 by April 30. Glen Smith 601-631-5350. COPYRIGHT 1996 Pasha Publications
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New Huangpu River to take shape
China Daily
; SHANGHAI: The city's "project of the century" - the renaissance of the Huangpu River - has achieved a milestone point with the launching of renovation projects at Waitanyuan and the South Bund. Waitanyuan, covering 22.9 hectares in the northeastern part of the Huangpu District, is the jewel in
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Shanghai to have most underwater tunnels in world by 2010, XINHUA
Xinhua (China)
; 00-00-0000 BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The number of expressway tunnels going under the Huangpu River in the booming metropolis of Shanghai in east China is expected to top 20 by the year 2010, making the city the world leader in number of underwater tunnels. Fu Deming, a senior engineer of the
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First person ... singular.
Journal of Electronic Defense
; ... and subsequently killing the target. That's the good news. The bad news is that it is increasingly difficult for the modern MPA ... serving mostly on P-3 Orion crews. He writes a variety of news articles for JED, focusing primarily on the US and the ...
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Cruise boats must clean up
China Daily
; ... Shanghai Port Administration Bureau. But Yu Zhicheng, vice-chief of the department of Ship Examination has denied television news reports that only those ships with a capacity of more than 400 people will be allowed to sail on the Huangpu River. "We are going ...
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Shanghai cruises towards global shipping centre goal
China Daily
; SHANGHAI: With the opening of an international cruise liner terminal today, the East China metropolis moved a major step closer to its goal of becoming a global shipping centre. The 130,000-square-metre Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal, which is still partly under construction, is
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Shanghai police rush to repair dyke
China Daily
; SHANGHAI: A dyke by the Huangpu River broke and caused localized flooding yesterday in a second day of drama for city authorities. On Tuesday morning, a building on Zhongshan South Street near the Huangpu River collapsed due to earth subsidence blamed on work on nearby cross-river rail tunnels.
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