SEPA ruling ends debate on park project
By Qin Chuan (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-08 05:59

After Zhang's claim was reported, SEPA called for a stop to the project on March 31, saying it had not undergone an environmental impact assessment.

The administration then held a public hearing on the issue on April 13, at which many environmentalists and experts criticized the project, with few speaking in favour of it.

After the hearing, SEPA asked the Yuanmingyuan Administrative Bureau to have an environmental impact assessment conducted on the project.

Environmentalists are now hailing SEPA's latest ruling that the sheeting be removed, with Zhang calling it a "perfect solution".

Speaking yesterday afternoon, director of the Yuanmingyuan Administrative Bureau Li Jingqi said the bureau would study how to implement SEPA's suggestions.

Liao Xiaoyi, president of the Global Village of Beijing, a non-governmental organization, also welcomed SEPA's latest ruling.

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