Experts lay eco plans

　　Han XiminWORLD-RENOWNED ecological experts from home and abroad attending the Fifth International Eco-city Conference offered valuable advice for Shenzhen’s development on practical issues like water pollution treatment, energy using and ecological neighborhood construction.At a round table dialogue between experts and local entrepreneurs yesterday on eco-building development, Ian Douglas, chairman of Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC), U.K., suggested the city adopt an integrated method to manage pollution in the Xinzhou and Shenzhen rivers. “Water pollution can be eradicated,” said Douglas, citing the Thames River in U.K. as an example. The method includes removing factories and residential buildings from riverbanks along with effective monitoring measures and penalties.(Continued on Page 2)