Wasteful ways

摘要

WHEN CHINESE Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan swung by the Beijing head- quarters of steel- maker Shougang Group on Mar.24,it wasn't a courtesy call.He confirmed rumors China's State Council had ordered Shougang to wind down its Beijing iron-and-smelting operation by 2007 and transfer the facilities out of the city.Shougang plants,mainly fueled by coal,belch out 18,000 tons of dust and contaminants a year,and Beijing is determined to clean up in time for the 2008 Olympic Games.