Shanghai Daily news

City government has received some new marching orders to improve its use of underground space, the handling of medical wastes and job creation for young people.
Shanghai People's Congress deputies handed down directions on those issues and a slew of other concerns as they closed out their annual plenary session over the weekend.
The more than 100 proposals that came out of the five-day session will now be reviewed by city government for implementation.
One of the key issues facing Shanghai's urban planners is how to regulate the present and future underground space near the city's subway stations and major public areas.
Shanghai People's Congress deputy Zhu Ronglin pointed out that the city plans to develop 600,000 square meters of underground space - double the present amount - over the next few years, but it doesn't have adequate regulations on how to control it.
"The law should specify ownership rules and also make provisions for fire-prevention and other public safety equipment," Zhu said in his proposal.
On the environmental front, Chen Bochang, a congress deputy from Hongkou District, urged the city government to vastly expand its plans to build incinerators for medical wastes so that germs from hospital trash don't spread to residential areas.
"The shortage of incinerators for burning medical waste is a dangerous situation," he said.
The wastes are estimated to increase 3 to 6 percent a year, Chen's proposal reported. But most hospitals are not equipped with proper disposal facilities.
"We need several city-level incinerators to treat the large amount of medical waste we produce," he said.
For deputy Chen Zengzeng, jobs for young people is a prime concern that needs more resource allocation.
Chen said local government should provide more training programs of all types - including hotel services or public maintenance work - to support the employment of young people.