Convenience key in Hainan
Source: Xinhua |
January 1, 2011, Saturday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
CHINA'S southernmost island province of Hainan will soon have more public lavatories - which is good news for its many tourists.
To address the shortage of facilities in public places on the island, the provincial government is paying a 50,000 yuan (US$7,570) subsidy for each newly-built public toilet.
Though most welcome the initiative, few locals want a new public toilet near their house and some facilities have been vandalized.
To boost tourism on the island, dubbed "China's Hawaii," the local governments will spend 200 -million yuan to build a total of 1,587 -lavatories over three years.
The island has a population of 6 million and attracts large numbers of tourists every year.
Haikou, the provincial capital, will spend nearly 40 million yuan over the next two years to build more than 200 public toilets. Twenty-two of them will be renovations of old toilets in the city's downtown area.
Sanya, a popular tourist resort, will build 134 new toilets.
A map of public toilets on the island will be given free of charge to both locals and tourists.
Wang Yong, mayor of Sanya, spent a lot of time trying to find a toilet in the city in March. Eventually, a restaurant let him use theirs.
"The restaurant boss let me in. But will ordinary people enjoy the same treatment?" Wang asked. The issue has affected the image of the government, he said.
The toilet-building campaign also coincided with a "civilization revolution" that urges locals and tourists to be considerate when using the public facilities.
The toilets' construction has challenged the government and the public, said Rong Liping, vice mayor of Sanya.
Rong said the government hopes to improve people's habits on the -beautiful island.
To address the shortage of facilities in public places on the island, the provincial government is paying a 50,000 yuan (US$7,570) subsidy for each newly-built public toilet.
Though most welcome the initiative, few locals want a new public toilet near their house and some facilities have been vandalized.
To boost tourism on the island, dubbed "China's Hawaii," the local governments will spend 200 -million yuan to build a total of 1,587 -lavatories over three years.
The island has a population of 6 million and attracts large numbers of tourists every year.
Haikou, the provincial capital, will spend nearly 40 million yuan over the next two years to build more than 200 public toilets. Twenty-two of them will be renovations of old toilets in the city's downtown area.
Sanya, a popular tourist resort, will build 134 new toilets.
A map of public toilets on the island will be given free of charge to both locals and tourists.
Wang Yong, mayor of Sanya, spent a lot of time trying to find a toilet in the city in March. Eventually, a restaurant let him use theirs.
"The restaurant boss let me in. But will ordinary people enjoy the same treatment?" Wang asked. The issue has affected the image of the government, he said.
The toilet-building campaign also coincided with a "civilization revolution" that urges locals and tourists to be considerate when using the public facilities.
The toilets' construction has challenged the government and the public, said Rong Liping, vice mayor of Sanya.
Rong said the government hopes to improve people's habits on the -beautiful island.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
