Latest News:  
Beijing   Sunny/Cloudy    13 / 1 ℃  City Forecast

English>>China Society

New vehicle registration lottery to continue

(China Daily)

13:30, December 14, 2012

A woman stands on a pedestrian bridge overlooking the Fourth Ring Road in northeast Beijing during rush hour in September. (China Daily/Wang Jing)

Beijing will continue to limit new vehicle registrations through a lottery system next year to hold down the number of vehicles on the road, the transportation authority said on Thursday.

Li Xiaosong, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, told a news conference on Thursday that granting car registrations via a lottery system is an effective way to prevent the number of vehicles from rising quickly.

The measure was introduced in 2011 to cap new car ownership at 240,000 a year.

The capital had nearly 5.19 million vehicles as of the end of November, compared with 4.81 million at the end of 2010.

In 2011, only 173,000 new cars were registered, a 78 percent decrease from 2010.

As Beijing residents own a large number of vehicles and the traffic gridlock is still severe, the city needs to continue the restrictive system, Li said.

"We are studying measures as well as the new-vehicle registration quota for 2013," he said.

【1】 【2】 【3】



We Recommend:

China in 1942, a real history

'Devil' foreign instructors in China

Beautiful model at Guangzhou Auto Show

Nutritious lunch provided in Taipei

Photos of China 30 years ago

AK-47-equipped teacher creates buzz

Lunch in Beijing's primary schools

Say no to vicious cycle of ugliness appreciation

Challenges remain for smoking ban

Email|Print|Comments(Editor:朱蕤、陈丽丹)

Leave your comment0 comments

  1. Name

  

Selections for you


  1. Marine surveillance plane patrolling

  2. North Sea Fleet in actual-combat training

  3. Hungarian students against gov't cutbacks

  4. Snow creates a white winter wonderland

  5. Tell the whole world that I love you

  6. Growth forecast to exceed 7% in 2013

  7. Creative Shanghai feast for this Christmas

  8. 12 Constellations: Where to find love?

Most Popular

Opinions

  1. Behind annual Chinese Writers Rich List
  2. China firms 'don't communicate enough'
  3. Who can free Chinese couples from baby tangle?
  4. No easy path in sight for China's economic future
  5. Worries about combating corruption online
  6. 'Urban diseases' challenge 'beautiful China'
  7. Cultivating a natural lifestyle at Green City
  8. ASEAN economies poised to keep robust growth
  9. Translation industry needs legislation and regulation
  10. Mo mania's impact on Chinese writing

What’s happening in China

Tell the whole world how I love you

  1. Robbery case reveals 'hidden wealth'
  2. Over 900 foreigners get 'green cards' in Beijing
  3. Luxury foreign cars running over Chinese trust
  4. Beijing prisoners allowed to order meals online