The effective management of street vendors
Date:2009-07-04
Q: What's your advice for the effective management of street vendors?
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Chu Hongmei 24 Zhejiang Province student |
“They ruin the city’s appearance, but just want to make a living. The government could charge fees and provide a suitable place for them.” |
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Ye Feng 31 Shanghai salesman |
“I don’t like vendors in underground railway areas. Street vendors are OK, but they should be regulated and kept in certain places.” |
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Sophia Du 25 Shanghai employee |
“I am not a great fan of vendors, especially on crowded roads in the downtown area where they cause traffic jams. The only way is to punish them more severely.” |
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Zhou Jiezhen 60 Shanghai teacher |
“I never buy things from them as I don’t trust the quality. There should be stricter quality checks.” |
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Ding Shaoming 27 Shanghai employee |
“They are an eyesore. Government officials should find effective ways to get them off the streets.” |
Building collapse
Date:2009-07-02
Q: A 13-story residential building under construction in Shanghai's Minhang District collapsed, killing a worker. What's your opinion from a buyer's perspective?
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Huang Sheng 25 Shanghai lawyer |
" Local real estate developers should release the management and supervision reports of other buildings under construction to the public in the wake of the incident. I would now rather buy a second-hand apartment." |
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Bian Jingde 55 Shanghai |
Costs to raise a child
Date:2009-06-29
Q: A study claims it costs 118,000 yuan (US$17,000) to raise a child to the age of 6. What do you think?
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Fan Wenya 25 Shanghai sales |
" It’s very reasonable for a local family to spend about 20,000 yuan per year to raise a child, judging by what things cost in this city." |
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Dai Hongmei 58 Shanghai |
Athletes declined a university's offer
Date:2009-06-20
Q: Five athletes declined a university's offer to prolong their studies after they failed to meet requirements. What's your view?
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Bardon Bei 31 Shanghai financial analyst |
" The university has good reason not to let those athletes graduate. They can't just graduate as easily as they got into university." |
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Zheng Li 22 Shanghai |
Q: Shanghai will choose eight new top attractions.
Date:2009-06-17
Q: Shanghai will choose eight new top attractions. What are your recommendations and do you remember the original Top 8?
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Chen Peiyu 15 Shanghai junior school student |
"I have no idea about them. But I would recommend the Bund. It's very beautiful." |
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Xiao Guofang 53 Shanghai |
PLA to enlist graduates
Date:2009-06-15
Q: The People’s Liberation Army will enlist graduates this year and give them up to 24,000 yuan (US$3,511) for university tuition fees. What do you think?
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Zhang Hao 25 Shanghai graduate student |
" I know a student who used to serve in the military and went back to university afterwards. He said the experience was a great help. Professionals with a good education are also needed in the army." |
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Lu Haiping 34 Shanghai |
Sex education summer camp
Date:2009-06-13
Q: What's your view of a sex education summer camp for children between 8 and 12 being held in the city?
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Hou Xinqiang 33 Shaanxi Province IT service |
" I feel that it is necessary for the whole society to take the responsibility to educate children about sex." |
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Nuno Lopes 31 England |
Keep dog
Date:2009-06-12
Q: Residents in Luwan District now need to attend a hearing to get approval from their five nearest neighbors if they want to keep a dog. What do you think of the idea?
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Andre Poupart 45 Canada importer |
" If someone wants a dog and you don’t let them, then you just don’t respect other people. But Shanghai is not a good place for dogs. " |
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Ye Maoqiang 57 Shanghai |
