SEPA might be raised to ministerial level

时间：2006-11-11 06:37:40

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Chinanews, Beijing, Nov. 11 - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) on Thursday jointly1 released China’s first environmental assessment2 report. In the report, OECD proposes that SEPA be raised to be the ministry3 of environment, and SEPA has responded to the idea in the affirmative.

 

In the report, Deputy Secretary-General of OECD Kiyo Akasaka says that Chinese local governments have cared too much about their GDP growth and always placed economic growth ahead of environmental protection. At present, some administrative4 functions, such as environmental law enforcement and environmental monitoring, still belong to local governments, whereas SEPA is in no position to check the behaviors of local governments effectively. In order to strengthen the central department’s role in supervising local environmental bureaus, OECD suggests that SEPA be to be the ministry of environment.

 

In responding to this proposal, SEPA spokesman and deputy director-general Pan Yue said SEPA alone could not make the decision on this matter, nor had SEPA come up with any substantial scheme on it. However, SEPA generally agrees to OECD’s proposal, said Pan.

 

He said SEPA supported the idea not because the new title sounded more authoritative5, or would bring credit to SEPA, but because China now really needed an administrative body that could handle environmental issues on a comprehensive basis and could curb6 the present high incidence of environmental accidents.

 
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1 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
2 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
参考例句：
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
3 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
4 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
5 authoritative 6O3yU     
adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的
参考例句：
  • David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
  • Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。
6 curb LmRyy     
n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制
参考例句：
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

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