Beijing will do its best to save energy and develop clean energy sources to ensure a clean environment for the 2008 Olympic Games, said Wang Jirong, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, on Thursday. 

Wang said at a press conference that Beijing will make greater use of solar energy and ban coal-burning boilers at sports venues. It will also promote all kinds of water-saving measures, including using rainwater, recycled water and water-saving cleaning utensils.

She said that Beijing will further adjust its industrial structures to improve the environment.

The Beijing-based Shougang Group, an iron and steel giant, will be moved out of the capital due to its large discharge of pollutants. The city plans to have completely cut off its steel and iron industry, she said.

(Xinhua News Agency June 3, 2005)