Today's data selection: 40 reservoirs in Heilongjiang Province operate beyond flood control limits; Apple's market value may fall below $3 trillion in Shangzhi City | Floods | Reservoir
40 reservoirs in Heilongjiang Province operate beyond flood control limits
In recent days, due to continuous rainfall and the impact of upstream floods, the Shangzhi section of the Ant River in Heilongjiang Province has experienced floods beyond the guaranteed water level, with some river sections facing the risk of flooding. Many areas in Shangzhi City have experienced severe waterlogging. On that day, more than 200 officers and soldiers from the Harbin Detachment of the Armed Police Heilongjiang Corps rushed to the scene to carry out rescue operations upon receiving orders. Rescue team members boarded the assault boat and entered the flooded area. They shouted through the loudspeaker, built a rope passage, and one by one transferred the trapped villagers to the assault boat, taking them to a safe area. Data shows that as of 8:00 am on August 4th, a total of 9 hydrological stations in Heilongjiang Province have exceeded the guaranteed water level, and 40 reservoirs have exceeded the flood control limit.
The minimum down payment for purchasing a new house with a Zhengzhou provident fund loan is 20%
On the afternoon of August 4th, the Zhengzhou Housing Provident Fund Management Center reported that in order to further support new citizens and young people in solving housing problems, and better meet the rigid and improved housing needs of paying employees, starting from August 7th, 2023, when using housing provident fund loans to purchase a family's first or improved housing within the administrative area of Zhengzhou, the minimum down payment ratio for newly built commercial housing is 20%, and for existing commercial housing, the minimum down payment ratio is 30%. The housing provident fund loan policies not covered by this notice shall continue to be implemented in accordance with the original regulations.
On August 3rd, Zhengzhou released a "big move" late at night, releasing 15 new policies for regulating the real estate market, including implementing "recognizing houses but not loans", lifting sales restrictions, and orderly lowering the interest rates of existing housing loans. As a result, Zhengzhou has become the first hot city to comprehensively introduce real estate regulation policies after the Central Political Bureau proposed "timely adjustment and optimization of real estate policies".
The Ministry of Water Resources urgently issued 450 million yuan to support flood prevention and disaster relief in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region
In response to the recent damage to water conservancy engineering facilities in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region affected by Typhoon "Dusui", on August 4th, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Water Resources urgently issued 450 million yuan of central financial water conservancy disaster relief funds to support three provinces in seizing the "seven down and eight up" flood control critical period, fully supporting the affected areas in the repair of water conservancy engineering facilities such as embankments, reservoirs, culverts, pumping stations, and river engineering, and ensuring the implementation of various flood control and disaster relief measures.
Tsinghua University continues to open campus visits on weekends and statutory holidays
The summer campus of Tsinghua University will be open to the public for visits on August 6th, 2023. To meet the needs of the public, starting from August 7th, campus visits will continue to be open on weekends and statutory holidays. The opening arrangements for winter and summer vacations will be announced separately.
Apple's market value may fall below the $3 trillion mark
On August 4th, according to Bloomberg, Apple's market value is set to fall below the $3 trillion mark. In pre market trading on Friday, the company's stock price fell by 2.2% at one point. If this trend continues, its market value will drop to around $2.95 trillion. Apple released its third quarter performance report for the 2023 fiscal year on Thursday, marking the third consecutive quarter of revenue decline and predicting a similar performance situation for the current quarter. Apple became the first company with a market value of $3 trillion in June, and as of Thursday's close, its stock price has risen 47% this year. Campus visits are subject to online real name reservation, and visitors enter and exit through designated school gates. Individual visits can be scheduled 7 days in advance through the "Visit Tsinghua" WeChat mini program. Team visits can be scheduled 14 days in advance through the "Campus Visit Appointment" section of the "Tsinghua University Security Department" website, and the reservation subject must be primary and secondary schools or education authorities. For specific appointment information and procedures, please refer to the online personal and team visit instructions.