Government and business leaders from home and abroad will gather
at the Beijing International Energy-Saving and Environmental
Protection Exhibition in Beijing this weekend to display green
products and share "green thoughts".
Highlighting feasible energy-saving technologies and clean
production techniques and products, the four-day event, promoted as
a flagship for Beijing's Energy-Saving Week, will kick off on
Sunday.
Co-organized by the Beijing municipal government and the
National Development and Reform Commission, the show is intended to
give the public an up-close look at state-of-the-art energy-saving
ideas and technology from across the world.
"It's not only a show. It is also intended to send an urgent
signal to all communities and industries to be aware of the need to
save energy and behave in an environmentally friendly manner," said
Zhang Yanyou, commissioner of the Beijing municipal commission of
development and reform.
He told a news briefing yesterday that the city was undergoing
various changes aimed at reducing emissions so it can honor its
pledge to hold a green Olympics.
The exhibition will occupy 16,000 sq m, divided into 12 display
areas featuring different domestic and foreign environmental
technologies and products.
Some 215 companies will attend, 171 of which will be
Chinese.
GE, Philips, Panasonic, Epson, Honeywell, Toshiba and other
top-500 companies will be showing off green products and
energy-saving systems.
Zhang said a new eco-friendly home design would be presented and
promoted at the fair.
(China Daily June 7, 2007)
