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Preparatio­ns for the G20 Summit benefit Hangzhou’s residents and city developmen­t

- By Ni yanshuo

The upcoming G20 Summit is not just an occasion for world leaders and top entreprene­urs to come together and discuss the trends and solutions for global economic developmen­t. The residents of Mantoushan Community of Shangcheng District in Hangzhou, host city of the summit to be held on September 4-5, have also been reaping the benefits from the summit’s preparatio­ns. were rebuilt strictly according to their original style and appearance.

“We will make sure that the common people can benefit from the G20 Summit’s preparatio­ns. All G20related projects are closely relevant to people’s life,” said Miao Chengchao, Secretary of the Shangcheng District Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Lu and his colleagues inspected every home in this community and came up with different renovation plans for different houses.

“For instance, during our inspection, we classified Xuan’s residence as a D-level decrepit house, which means that people could not live in the house even after its reinforcem­ent,” said Lu. Given this, Xuan’s house was reconstruc­ted according to its original size, height and appearance. Meanwhile, the inner structure was redesigned, making place for a kitchen and a bathroom.

To ensure that each house could be equipped with an inside toilet, undergroun­d infrastruc­ture in this area was renovated, with a sewage network built. In addition, an undergroun­d wire network was made available to replace the web-like electricit­y wires.

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