City's practical deeds nearing completion

The city government announced the latest progress of its 10 practical deeds this year on Wednesday.  

Of the target of 7,000 new beds for the elderly at senior homes and communities, 97.6 percent have been accomplished so far. 

Forty-nine of 50 community-based comprehensive senior service centers have been built, and the target of 200 new community-based senior meal service venues has been met. 

The practical deeds include the installation and upgrading of fire facilities at 50 highrises and 50 old residential communities. 

So far, the work on 12 highrises and 31 communities has finished, and the rest will be completed before the end of October. 

A total of 8,067 jobs have been created for long-term unemployed young people so far, surpassing the target of 8,000.

The city plans to build 11 emergency medical treatment stations this year and 10 have been completed. 

Sixty percent of projects to ease water-logging on 11 roads have been completed, and traffic congestion on 96 streets eased, accounting for 192 percent of the target. 

Ninety-five percent of planned new or upgraded fitness tracks have been built or renovated.

The city plans to build 200 kilometers of new greenways this year and 77 percent had been finished with the rest scheduled before the end of September. 

The city government has completed 141 projects on items such as senior daycare centers, senior meal service venues and fitness tracks over the past five years.

Public opinion is being sought on the effect of projects completed since 2016 and and the public is also welcome to forward opinions on projects for the next five years through October 7.