News Plus慢速英语:河北省省长立下环保军令状 北京至张家口高铁预计2017年通车

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For Hebei Governor Zhang Qing-wei, economic growth is no longer his top priority; instead, GDP growth has become something of a burden.
Zhang says officials will be dismissed immediately if the capacity of heavy industries, including iron, steel, cement and glass, has risen, even by only a ton.
A list of most polluted cities was released by China's environment protection ministry last year. Seven of the top ten most polluted cities were in Hebei, a neighboring province of Beijing.
Steel production in the province accounts for almost 28 percent of the country's total amount.
The local government has cut the production of steel, iron and cement in an effort to control emissions.
In July, President Xi Jin-ping urged that tackling overcapacity should be a priority, with increased efforts directed to boost industrial restructuring.

An express railway linking Beijing and the northern city of Zhangjiakou is expected to begin construction in later this year and be completed in three years.
The 170-kilometer-long line is a cutting-edge advantage for the two cities to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Trains will take only 40 minutes to make the run from the capital to Zhang-jia-kou in neighboring Hebei Province, a journey which currently takes at least four to five hours.
After the new line is opened, the trains currently in operation will only be used to transport cargo.
The two cities will launch a joint bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Beijing, the host city of the 2008 Summer Olympics Games, will bid to stage the ice events while Zhang-jia-kou will seek to host snow sports.