BETTER CITY, NEW PROSPECTS

While pursuing high-quality economic growth, the municipal government has also set targets to ease its "big city diseases," such as traffic congestion and pollution.

In the battle against smog, Beijing will take high-emission vehicles off all roads in the city, according to the report. Currently, vehicles with high emissions are forbidden within the city's Sixth Ring Road

The average density of PM2.5 fine particulate matter in Beijing was 58 micrograms per cubic meter last year, meeting the target set by the State Council and 20.5 percent less than in 2016.

Another 500 manufacturing companies will be closed and more than 40 state-owned companies will be moved out of the city proper, Chen said in the report.

Plans to ease traffic jams include expanding urban rail, more bus lanes and renovation of bike lanes, according to the report.

Bi Wensheng, a deputy to the Beijing municipal people's congress, said the report showed the government's confidence in seeking high-quality growth and "treating big-city diseases," which are key aspects of urban development.

Qin Hongling, another deputy, said the government report elaborated on changes she has witnessed herself in past years.

The Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, where Qin works, is located near the Beijing zoo market, a former wholesale center.

The market has been moved to nearby Hebei Province, with the site being transformed into a cluster of finance and technology businesses.

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