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CONTACT US AT: 8351-9441, [email protected] Fri/Sat/Sun September 8~10, 2017 At a Glance shenzhen ❘ 03 Subsidies for sports SHENZHEN will offer sub- sidies of up to 25 million yuan (US$3.85 million) each competition season to locally registered sports clubs that represent Shenzhen at top- level national professional tournaments in soccer, basketball and volleyball, according to the latest gov- ernment gazette released to the public. Those that represent the city at other national tournaments will get subsidies of up to 15 million yuan for each compe- tition season. Tennis, table tennis, bad- minton, golf and other sports clubs that represent Shenzhen at tournaments of different levels can get subsidies of up to 8 million yuan each season depending on influence, type of events and ranking in the events. City of reading THE per capita expense of Shenzhen residents on books, including digital books, has ranked No. 1 among Chinese cities for 26 consecutive years, according to a report by the Daily Sunshine, quoting a source from the city’s arts and literary circle. Shenzhen residents spent 62 minutes per day on average reading either printed or digital books in 2015, which is much higher than the national aver- age. The revenue of Shenzhen Book City CBD Store reached 500 million yuan a year, rank- ing No. 1 for revenue growth rate among Chinese book stores. Rail link A 17.6-KM spur line of the Guangzhou-Dongguan- Shenzhen intercity rail, which connects Pazhou Station of Guangzhou-Foshan rail and Lianhua Station of Foshan- Dongguan intercity rail, will provide another mode for travelers from Shenzhen to Guangzhou. Forum seeks low-carbon development Delegates attend the Fifth Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Forum in Pingdi, Longgang District, on Thursday. The forum, which closes Friday, attracts Chinese and overseas experts, scholars and international organizations to exchange views on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve sustainable development. Hong Kong China News Agency GOVERNMENT agencies are working on a traffic improve- ment plan for the section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen Express- way between Futian Tollgate and Huanggang Tollgate that will release more land for infra- structure development. The city and Futian govern- ments are actively promoting a public transport system for Futian Bonded Zone by setting up Fubao Station on the exten- sion of Metro Line 3 and two sta- tions on the extension of Metro Line 10 in Futian Bonded Zone, according to a meeting of the Futian District Committee of the CPPCC on Wednesday regarding a proposal put forward by politi- cal advisers on the development of SZ-HK Loop Innovation and Technology Park. “With the development of SZ-HK Loop Innovation and Technology Park, people expect to be able to work in the Loop while living in Futian. Commut- ing problems will arise and the Futian government should pro- actively plan to solve the com- muting problems by providing public transportation between Futian CBD and the Loop area,” said Zhou Wanxiong, member of the executive committee of the Futian District Committee of the CPPCC. To solve the disconnect between the Loop and Futian, Zhou suggested that govern- ments consider turning the sec- tion of Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway between Futian Tollgate and Huanggang Toll- gate into an urban road to liber- ate more land resources for road projects and opening shuttle buses in Futian Bonded Zone to connect to the Loop area. To promote the develop- ment of the Loop area, Futian District plans to establish Shenzhen-Hong Kong Coor- dinated Innovation Center to introduce innovative projects. At present, Futian Innovation Center, SUSTech, Hong Kong Productivity Council, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Sci- ence Cooperation Promotion Council have started or will start projects at the innovation center. Zhou thinks that Futian should set up a strategic team for the development of the Loop area, chart a blueprint for the specialized economy between Futian and Huang- gang checkpoints and develop new business modes, such as cross-border e-business and supply chain management, by making use of the advantages of the Futian Bonded Zone. According to a report by the Southern Metropolis Daily on Thursday, Futian District may work out a comprehensive plan to promote the development of the economy and trade between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, as well as science innovation, edu- cation and health through coor- dinating the development of the Futian Checkpoint, Huanggang Checkpoint and Futian Bonded Zone areas. Shenzhen and Hong Kong signed a memorandum this January for the joint develop- ment of Lok Ma Chau Loop. (Han Ximin) Futian considers links with Loop THERE is a strong bond between two young men, even though they are a few thousand kilo- meters away from each other. A young man from Shenzhen donated bone borrow that has saved a leukemia patient’s life, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported. Wu Yaoliang is a staff member working at Kuichong Subdistrict Office in Dapeng New Area. He recently received a thank-you letter from a person he had never met, the recipient of his bone marrow. The patient, who is now recov- ering after the transplant, told Wu in the letter that he was born in 1990 in Hunan Province and had been a tour guide in Guilin, the famous tourism city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region before being diagnosed with leukemia. After undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy at a hospital in Beijing, the patient said he had used up all of his family’s sav- ings as well as donations they had raised from the Internet. The young man was about to lose hope when exciting news found him. The China Marrow Donor Program informed the young patient in February that they had found three matching bone marrow donors. However, that was just the result of an initial test. It later turned out that only one of the donors was qualified to donate to the patient and Wu was the one. Wu received a call from Beijing at almost the same time and was told that his bone marrow could save the patient’s life. Wu felt excited that he could save the man’s life with his bone marrow, but his parents were of a differ- ent mind. His parents thought that donating bone marrow would require the donor to undergo a painful spinal surgery using long needles without anesthesia, and worried that the surgery would harm their son. To make his parents less wor- ried about the donation, Wu did a lot of research on the Internet and told his parents that new technology has made marrow donation much easier and less painful. The family then decided to support Wu’s decision. In July, Wu successful donated his bone marrow at Shenzhen No. 2 People’s Hospital, making him the 228th bone marrow volunteer in Shenzhen. Wu is 33 years old and is a native resident in Kuichong. He has donated blood for 13 consecutive years. (Zhang Qian) Man saves leukemia patient in Beijing AS one of the initiators of Tencent’s controversial charity project “Little Friends Gallery,” Shenzhen Ai You Future Founda- tion has publicized the budget of the donation fund on its official website, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported Tuesday. According to the budget of the 12.8 million yuan (US$1.96 mil- lion) donation fund, 5.85 mil- lion yuan will be used for fine arts education for the mentally disabled and to build an online management platform. Another 4 million yuan will be used to construct art centers in 20 cities across the country. While 680,000 yuan will be ear- marked for art therapy includ- ing training, 1 million yuan is listed as the cost of building a one-year Art Brut Gallery. The remaining 1.27 million yuan will be used for administrative expenses. However, the administra- tive expenses, which account for 9.9 percent of the budget, have drawn a lot of criticism from netizens. According to the information publicized, the administrative expenses will include the costs of operation, administration, financial staff, and the foundation’s adminis- trative expenditures. A staff member with the foun- dation said that what they had done was legitimate within the legal framework of the Charity Law. Shanghai-based World of Art Brut Culture (WABC), which will implement the proj- ects sponsored by the fund, said that what was publicized was only a budget, and the actual expenditures would be disclosed in the future. In addition, a staff member with WABC said in an interview that the use of the donation fund would follow certain pro- cedures. The foundation said it would audit the expenditures accord- ing to its internal special fund management regulations and supervise the disclosure of the expenditures regularly. However, netizens have also expressed dissatisfaction about the fact that less than half of the donation fund was earmarked for the arts curriculum for the mentally disabled. WABC responded that art therapy and art integration are two impor- tant parts of helping people with mental disabilities. The organi- zation added that the fine arts curriculum and student training are both within the category of art therapy, and the construc- tion of a one-year Art Brut Gal- lery is an important part of art integration. (Zhang Yu) Firm publicizes budget of donation fund Wu Yaoliang
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CONTACT US AT: 8351-9441, [email protected]
Fri/Sat/Sun September 8~10, 2017
At a Glance
shenzhen x 03
Subsidies for sportsSHENZHEN will offer sub-sidies of up to 25 million yuan (US$3.85 million) each competition season to locally registered sports clubs that represent Shenzhen at top-level national professional tournaments in soccer, basketball and volleyball, according to the latest gov-ernment gazette released to the public.
Those that represent the city at other national tournaments will get subsidies of up to 15 million yuan for each compe-tition season.
Tennis, table tennis, bad-minton, golf and other sports clubs that represent Shenzhen at tournaments of different levels can get subsidies of up to 8 million yuan each season depending on infl uence, type of events and ranking in the events.City of readingTHE per capita expense of Shenzhen residents on books, including digital books, has ranked No. 1 among Chinese cities for 26 consecutive years, according to a report by the Daily Sunshine, quoting a source from the city’s arts and literary circle.
Shenzhen residents spent 62 minutes per day on average reading either printed or digital books in 2015, which is much higher than the national aver-age. The revenue of Shenzhen Book City CBD Store reached 500 million yuan a year, rank-ing No. 1 for revenue growth rate among Chinese book stores.Rail linkA 17.6-KM spur line of the G u a n g z h o u - D o n g g u a n -Shenzhen intercity rail, which connects Pazhou Station of Guangzhou-Foshan rail and Lianhua Station of Foshan-Dongguan intercity rail, will provide another mode for travelers from Shenzhen to Guangzhou.
Forum seeks low-carbon developmentDelegates attend the Fifth Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Forum in Pingdi, Longgang District, on Thursday. The forum, which closes Friday, attracts Chinese and overseas experts, scholars and international organizations to exchange views on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve sustainable development. Hong Kong China News Agency
GOVERNMENT agencies are working on a traffi c improve-ment plan for the section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen Express-way between Futian Tollgate and Huanggang Tollgate that will release more land for infra-structure development.
The city and Futian govern-ments are actively promoting a public transport system for Futian Bonded Zone by setting up Fubao Station on the exten-sion of Metro Line 3 and two sta-tions on the extension of Metro Line 10 in Futian Bonded Zone, according to a meeting of the Futian District Committee of the CPPCC on Wednesday regarding a proposal put forward by politi-cal advisers on the development of SZ-HK Loop Innovation and Technology Park.
“With the development of
SZ-HK Loop Innovation and Technology Park, people expect to be able to work in the Loop while living in Futian. Commut-ing problems will arise and the Futian government should pro-actively plan to solve the com-muting problems by providing public transportation between Futian CBD and the Loop area,” said Zhou Wanxiong, member of the executive committee of the Futian District Committee of the CPPCC.
To solve the disconnect between the Loop and Futian, Zhou suggested that govern-ments consider turning the sec-tion of Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway between Futian Tollgate and Huanggang Toll-gate into an urban road to liber-ate more land resources for road projects and opening shuttle
buses in Futian Bonded Zone to connect to the Loop area.
To promote the develop-ment of the Loop area, Futian District plans to establish Shenzhen-Hong Kong Coor-dinated Innovation Center to introduce innovative projects. At present, Futian Innovation Center, SUSTech, Hong Kong Productivity Council, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Sci-ence Cooperation Promotion Council have started or will start projects at the innovation center.
Zhou thinks that Futian should set up a strategic team for the development of the Loop area, chart a blueprint for the specialized economy between Futian and Huang-
gang checkpoints and develop new business modes, such as cross-border e-business and supply chain management, by making use of the advantages of the Futian Bonded Zone.
According to a report by the Southern Metropolis Daily on Thursday, Futian District may work out a comprehensive plan to promote the development of the economy and trade between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, as well as science innovation, edu-cation and health through coor-dinating the development of the Futian Checkpoint, Huanggang Checkpoint and Futian Bonded Zone areas.
Shenzhen and Hong Kong signed a memorandum this January for the joint develop-ment of Lok Ma Chau Loop.
(Han Ximin)
Futian considers links with Loop
THERE is a strong bond between two young men, even though they are a few thousand kilo-meters away from each other. A young man from Shenzhen donated bone borrow that has saved a leukemia patient’s life, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported.
Wu Yaoliang is a staff member working at Kuichong Subdistrict Offi ce in Dapeng New Area. He recently received a t h a n k - y o u letter from a person he had never met, the recipient of his bone marrow.
The patient, who is now recov-ering after the transplant, told Wu in the letter that he was born in 1990 in Hunan Province and had been a tour guide in Guilin, the famous tourism city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region before being diagnosed with leukemia.
After undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy at a hospital in Beijing, the patient said he had used up all of his family’s sav-ings as well as donations they had raised from the Internet. The young man was about to lose hope when exciting news found him.
The China Marrow Donor Program informed the young patient in February that they had found three matching bone marrow donors. However, that was just the result of an initial test. It later turned out that only one of the donors was qualifi ed to donate to the patient and Wu was the one.
Wu received a call from Beijing at almost the same time and was told that his bone marrow could save the patient’s life. Wu felt excited that he could save the man’s life with his bone marrow, but his parents were of a differ-ent mind.
His parents thought that donating bone marrow would require the donor to undergo a painful spinal surgery using long needles without anesthesia, and worried that the surgery would harm their son.
To make his parents less wor-ried about the donation, Wu did a lot of research on the Internet and told his parents that new technology has made marrow donation much easier and less painful. The family then decided to support Wu’s decision.
In July, Wu successful donated his bone marrow at Shenzhen No. 2 People’s Hospital, making him the 228th bone marrow volunteer in Shenzhen.
Wu is 33 years old and is a native resident in Kuichong. He has donated blood for 13 consecutive years.
(Zhang Qian)
Man saves leukemia patient in Beijing
AS one of the initiators of Tencent’s controversial charity project “Little Friends Gallery,” Shenzhen Ai You Future Founda-tion has publicized the budget of the donation fund on its offi cial website, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported Tuesday.
According to the budget of the 12.8 million yuan (US$1.96 mil-lion) donation fund, 5.85 mil-lion yuan will be used for fi ne arts education for the mentally disabled and to build an online management platform. Another 4 million yuan will be used to construct art centers in 20 cities across the country. While 680,000 yuan will be ear-marked for art therapy includ-ing training, 1 million yuan is listed as the cost of building a one-year Art Brut Gallery. The remaining 1.27 million yuan will be used for administrative expenses.
However, the administra-tive expenses, which account for 9.9 percent of the budget, have drawn a lot of criticism from netizens. According to the information publicized, the administrative expenses will include the costs of operation, administration, fi nancial staff, and the foundation’s adminis-trative expenditures.
A staff member with the foun-dation said that what they had done was legitimate within the legal framework of the Charity Law. Shanghai-based World of Art Brut Culture (WABC), which will implement the proj-ects sponsored by the fund, said that what was publicized was only a budget, and the actual expenditures would be disclosed in the future.
In addition, a staff member with WABC said in an interview that the use of the donation
fund would follow certain pro-cedures.
The foundation said it would audit the expenditures accord-ing to its internal special fund management regulations and supervise the disclosure of the expenditures regularly.
However, netizens have also expressed dissatisfaction about the fact that less than half of the donation fund was earmarked for the arts curriculum for the mentally disabled. WABC responded that art therapy and art integration are two impor-tant parts of helping people with mental disabilities. The organi-zation added that the fi ne arts curriculum and student training are both within the category of art therapy, and the construc-tion of a one-year Art Brut Gal-lery is an important part of art integration.
(Zhang Yu)
Firm publicizes budget of donation fund
Wu Yaoliang
