Voting puts demolition plan on hold

时间：2007-06-11 09:30:50

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An aged1 woman waits to cast a vote on the demolition2 and reconstruction3 of old buildings in Juixiaqiao Sub-district in Beijing, June 9, 2007. Some 3,711 families voted on Saturday, with 2,451 votes for and 1,228 votes against the demolition and compensation plan. Thirty-two votes were invalid4.[Sun Yuqing/chinadaily.com.cn]
 
Beijing, June 10 - The result of the vote on the housing demolition and compensation policy at Jiuxianqiao sub-district in Chaoyang District of Beijing is in: 2,451 families voted for the demolition compensation policy, 1,228 against it, and votes from 32 families were invalid.

 

About 67% of the 5,473 families cast their votes on Saturday.

 

When the voting closed at 9:00pm, each of the seven balloting5 boxes were sealed and signed by notary6 officials.

 

The police officers carried the sealed boxes to the gymnasium. The votes were counted under the supervision7 of residents' representatives and notary officials.

 

Several media were on hand to document the proceedings9.

 

"The voting proceeding8 was normal and the result was correct," Ba Changrui, deputy head for the Jiuxianqiao Sub-district Office, said after the notarized results were announced.

 

With this voting result, it is unknown when the demolition could start, or whether it could be started at all.

 

The estate developer and local government will further amend10 the demolition and compensation plan.

 

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1 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
2 demolition omezd     
n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹
参考例句：
  • The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
  • The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。
3 reconstruction 3U6xb     
n.重建，再现，复原
参考例句：
  • The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
  • In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
4 invalid V4Oxh     
n.病人，伤残人；adj.有病的，伤残的；无效的
参考例句：
  • He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
  • A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。
5 balloting 8f1753a4807eafede562c072f0b885bc     
v.（使）投票表决( ballot的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Clark took a commanding leading in the early balloting. 在最初投票时，克拉克遥遥领先。 来自辞典例句
  • The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句
6 notary svnyj     
n.公证人，公证员
参考例句：
  • She is the town clerk and a certified public accountant and notary public.她身兼城镇文书、执业会计师和公证人数职。
  • That notary is authorised to perform the certain legal functions.公证人被授权执行某些法律职能。
7 supervision hr6wv     
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
8 proceeding Vktzvu     
n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报
参考例句：
  • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
  • The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。
9 proceedings Wk2zvX     
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
参考例句：
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
10 amend exezY     
vt.修改，修订，改进；n.[pl.]赔罪，赔偿
参考例句：
  • The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
  • You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。

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