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Yesterday, members of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) who attended the fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress held a group discussion on Mayor Gong Zheng's report on the city's economic and social development in the first half of the year and the overall considerations for the second half of the year on behalf of the municipal government. The committee members believe that the mayor's report is concise, pragmatic, and objectively comprehensive in summarizing work. It has important guiding significance for deepening high-level reform and opening up, fully stimulating the vitality of high-quality development, and ensuring the smooth achievement of annual goals and tasks. "The report mentions that more than half of the time has been spent and more than half of the tasks have been completed. The achievements were not easy won and are inspiring." Qi Quansheng, a member of the committee, stated that in the first half of this year, facing a complex and severe external environment, Shanghai's economy accelerated recovery and the quality of development continued to improve. This is the result of the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and the Municipal Party Committee led the whole city to work hard

At the fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress held today, Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, gave a detailed introduction to the work of promoting high-level reform and opening up, promoting self-reliance and self-improvement in high-level science and technology, building a modern industrial system, and doing a good job in the new round of popular support projects, in combination with the key work of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government. "The key to deepening high-level reform and opening up is to accurately grasp the internal logic, conduct overall stress testing, bravely explore rule construction, and firmly build a safety barrier," said Gong Zheng. Gong Zheng stated that in deepening high-level reform and opening up, the current main focus is to promote the "4+2" key tasks, with "4" focusing on deepening the implementation of major national strategic tasks and accelerating the four aspects of work, respectively

Narrator: Sheng Renyong, male, 93 years old, is a machine gunner from the 2nd Battalion and 6th Company of the 220th Regiment of the 74th Division of the 24th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. He went to North Korea to participate in the war in August 1951. In 1950, I was still a 20-year-old young man. In response to the national call, I volunteered to join the military with the support of my parents. Do you remember when the conscription auditor asked me, "Are you not afraid of death when you join the army?" I said, "If you are not afraid of death when you join the army, then you will not join the army!" And so on, I successfully enlisted. This is the most glorious moment of my life. Our group of new recruits first trained in the county brigade, and then went to Fujian for training. In August 1951, my unit, the 74th Division of the 25th Army, was transferred to the 24th Army in September 1952. After completing various adaptability training such as reorganization, changing of equipment, and entering North Korea for combat, they gathered from Jinjiang, Fujian to Shangrao, Jiangxi, and then entered the Northeast Ji'an area

Recently, under the guidance of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, the Shanghai Social Organization Service Center released 20 Shanghai Social Organization Characteristic Service Exhibition Points. On July 21st, the first "Shanghai Social Organization Media Open Day" event began. These 20 Shanghai social organization characteristic service exhibition points come from the fields of party building leadership, technological innovation, social governance, public welfare and charity, rural revitalization, green and low-carbon, etc. The Shanghai Jing'an District White Collar Yijia New Organization Promotion Center not only provides over 4000 painting teaching, dance courses, psychological counseling, and socializing activities for nearby white-collar workers, but also serves a total of 500000 young white-collar workers. It continuously expands the scope of service targets and conducts "see Shanghai" activities for new employment groups such as delivery drivers, ride hailing drivers, and esports players, enhancing their understanding of Shanghai

On the afternoon of July 21st, the Oriental Talent Forum on "Asking for Enlightenment and Enlightening the Universe" was held at the Pudong International Talent Port. At the forum, academicians, experts from research institutes, and industry leaders jointly discussed key technological breakthroughs, practical applications, ecological construction, and talent cultivation in the field of metaverse, providing suggestions and suggestions for Shanghai's layout and cultivation of a new track and the construction of an international digital capital. More than 200 viewers and entrepreneurs came to the scene to experience the latest achievements of the metaverse, with over 12000 live streaming viewers online. In addition, the latest innovative achievements of companies such as Shangtang Technology, Lenovo Shanghai Research Institute, Weizhi Technology, and Diejing Digital in the field of metaverse were exhibited on site. Attendees immerse themselves in the digital twin city and observe how Lenovo's quadruped robots carry out all terrain work, lingering in the latest metaverse of Shangtang Technology

Narrator: Xu Niankui, male, 89 years old, commanding platoon leader of the 21st Regiment of the 7th Artillery Division of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. He went to North Korea to participate in the war in October 1951. When I went to Korea to participate in the Korean War in 1951, I was 17 years old and served as the deputy platoon leader of the Sixth Company Command Platoon; When I returned to my home country, I was 19 years old and promoted to platoon leader. Looking back on the life in the battlefield, those days were filled with gunfire and bullets, and life and death were uncertain. However, we maintained an uplifting and optimistic attitude, because our blood and sacrifice protected the safety of the people of our motherland. On the evening of October 23, 1951, our artillery 21st regiment crossed the Yalu River and entered North Korea to participate in the war. At a mobilization meeting before going abroad, the political commissar of the division said, "The Korean battlefield is an alchemy furnace. Whether you are real gold or brass, you will know with a single alchemy." I am determined not to disappoint the heavy trust of my motherland, be brave and skilled in battle, and not

Today, Chen Jining, the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, met with representatives of world-renowned mathematicians and Chinese and foreign scientists, including Qiu Chengtong, the Dean of Tsinghua University's Truth Seeking Academy, who came to Shanghai to attend the Pujiang Basic Science Development Forum. Chen Jining introduced the relevant situation of Shanghai's economic and social development. He said that Shanghai is the economic center of China, and openness, innovation, and inclusiveness are the most distinctive qualities of this city.Shanghai attaches great importance to the development of basic disciplines and innovation in basic research, and will persist and contribute to it for a long time, focusing on promoting the integrated development of education, technology, and talent. Scientists delve deeply into the field of basic science

In the 1950s and 1960s, in order to resist the threat of imperialism and break the nuclear blackmail and monopoly of major powers, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made a major decision to develop "two bombs and one satellite" and focus on breaking through cutting-edge defense technologies. Considering that Shanghai has a good industrial technology foundation and collaborative supporting capabilities, as well as a relatively concentrated scientific research force, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has successively issued a batch of scientific research tasks related to "two bombs and one satellite" to Shanghai. In 1958, the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee conducted a comprehensive investigation and assessment of Shanghai's industrial and scientific and technological status by utilizing the national adjustment of Shanghai's industrial development scale. The investigation found that the foundation of Shanghai's heavy industry is very weak, and in adopting new technologies, mastering and developing certain important cutting-edge scientific and technological aspects, it is still far from meeting objective requirements. Based on this, the Municipal Party Committee proposes that industry should strive for excellence and precision

Narrator: Shen Zheng, male, 92 years old, a soldier of the 175th Regiment of the 59th Division of the 20th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers. He went to North Korea in November 1950 to participate in the war. My ancestral home was Shaoxing, Zhejiang. At the age of 12, he was forced to leave his hometown to make a living, and at the age of 15, he arrived in Shanghai. Before the liberation, I worked as a worker in a sock ironing workshop. While working, I participated in the "Workers' Night School" and received the baptism of advanced ideas. I also joined the New Democratic Youth League. After the liberation of Shanghai, I witnessed firsthand how the Communist Party treated us ordinary workers and ordinary people as relatives, which further strengthened my determination to follow the Party. On May 13, 1950, I officially joined the military and belonged to the 175th Regiment of the 59th Division of the 20th Army of the Ninth Corps. I was assigned to the Propaganda and Education Department of the Regiment, and my initial task was to use steel plates to engrave wax paper to print the daily publication of the "Workers, Peasants, and Soldiers Newspaper" that was distributed to various classes. Have you enlisted yet

This year, the implementation of the Party's united front policy in Shanghai proposed the "Land Project" and the "New Era Shanghai United Front Research Project", one of which is to study and interpret the spirit of great unity.

In November 1950, 19-year-old Shen Zheng followed the Ninth Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army into Korea for combat. In the Battle of Changjin Lake, he, who was originally a missionary, also picked up his weapons and went to the front line to fight with the enemy with bayonets. Also, due to the bacterial warfare launched by the US military, he was unconscious in a field hospital for 38 days. When the news of the victory in the Korean War came, Shen Zheng and his comrades, who had already returned to China for rest, not only felt the joy of victory, but also felt very unwilling. As one of the earliest troops to join the war in North Korea, the Ninth Corps suffered a lot due to logistical difficulties. "Later on, our weapons and logistics have greatly improved. If we continue to fight, we will definitely completely drive out the US military from North Korea!" Even at the age of 92, Shen Zheng still spoke passionately.

Today, the fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress reviewed the report by Gu Junzuo, Director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, on the implementation of the Shanghai National Economic and Social Development Plan for the first half of 2023. The report points out that in the first half of the year, the city's economy maintained a recovery growth trend, with a stable start in the first quarter of economic operation, rapid year-on-year growth in major indicators in the second quarter, steady progress in high-quality development, gradual improvement in market expectations, and continuous strengthening of people's livelihood guarantees. In the first half of the year, the city's GDP was 2139.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%, laying a solid foundation for achieving the expected annual economic growth target of over 5.5%. "The economy continues to recover, with both total output and benefits increasing simultaneously." Gu Jun said that in the first half of the year, the growth of major indicators was better than that of the whole country, and major industries achieved rapid growth. Significant recovery in financial and tax revenue

On July 24th, at the fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, Liu Xiangmin, Director of the Municipal Audit Bureau, was commissioned by the Municipal People's Government to present an audit report on the implementation of the municipal budget and other financial revenues and expenditures for the year 2022. The report points out that the main target tasks for the whole year of 2022 have been well achieved. Over the past year, the Municipal Audit Bureau has further increased its efforts to supervise audit rectification, effectively strengthened the tracking and inspection of rectification, promoted the establishment and improvement of 141 systems by relevant departments and units, and promoted an increase in revenue and expenditure of 1.356 billion yuan. From the audit results, it can be seen that the overall execution of the municipal budget for 2022 is good, but there are still some noteworthy situations. In terms of financial management, relevant departments have deepened the reform of budget management, and the overall execution of the budget is stable and orderly. The submission of final accounts draft is generally standardized. But there is still a budget

On July 24th, the fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress continued to be held, listening to the report of the Municipal Government on the implementation of the Shanghai National Economic and Social Development Plan for the first half of 2023, and conducting group review of the report.In the first half of the year, the city's economy maintained a recovery growth trend. In the first quarter, the economy achieved a stable start, while in the second quarter, the main indicators grew rapidly year-on-year. High quality development was steadily advancing, market expectations gradually improved, and people's livelihood security continued to strengthen. The report also refers to

Since its official operation in January 2013, the 12345 Citizen Service Hotline has been answering calls from citizens 24/7, accepting and processing them through phone calls, hotline websites, mobile apps, and WeChat mini programs

The Regulations on China's Pilot Free Trade Zones are the first local regulation on pilot free trade zones in China. The Regulations of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang New Area are the first comprehensive regulation of the Lingang New Area. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. In order to deepen integrated reform and institutional opening up, and promote the construction of the pilot free trade zone and the Lingang New Area to a new level, the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress organized a law enforcement inspection of the two regulations. Yesterday, the fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress reviewed the report on inspecting the implementation of these two regulations in the city. The report points out that under the guidance of regulations, the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Lingang New Area have basically formed an investment management model that is in line with international prevailing rules, established a trade supervision system that complies with high standard trade facilitation rules, and maintained

In order to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the CPC, deeply study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, carry forward the great spirit of party building, deeply grasp the scientific connotation of Chinese path to modernization, constantly guide and deepen the study of party history with the innovative theory of the party, and continue to serve the great practice of the new era with the study of party history, on July 23, the academic seminar "Great Spirit of Party building and Chinese path to modernization" was held in Shanghai. This academic seminar has received active support from a large number of party history workers, and has received over 380 academic papers from party history research institutions, universities, and red venues in 27 provincial-level administrative regions, including Shanghai, Beijing, Jiangsu, Chongqing, and Hunan. Among them, more than 60 papers were selected. More than a hundred guests and paper authors attended the conference to exchange academic research and collide ideas, with the aim of enhancing Shanghai's research on the great spirit of building the Party

On July 24th, the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Municipal Agriculture and Rural Committee, the Municipal Bureau of Rural Revitalization, the Municipal Government Cooperation and Exchange Office, the Municipal Glory Society, the Agricultural Development Bank of China Shanghai Branch, and the Agricultural Bank of China Shanghai Branch jointly held a meeting to promote the participation of Shanghai private enterprises in the "Ten Thousand Enterprises Revitalizing Ten Thousand Villages" action and the "One Hundred Enterprises Settling One Hundred Villages" action. The meeting pointed out that the "Ten Thousand Enterprises Revitalizing Ten Thousand Villages" and "One Hundred Enterprises Forming One Hundred Villages" actions are a systematic project that needs to strengthen resource coordination and leverage their respective advantages, gather and promote the hard core forces of "Ten Thousand Enterprises Revitalizing Ten Thousand Villages" and "One Hundred Enterprises Forming One Hundred Villages", and form a good situation of joint promotion. Private enterprises should leverage their talents to become a strong force, combine their own characteristics and advantages, and explore diversified paths for private enterprises to assist in rural revitalization. Financial institutions should shoulder their responsibilities and act as "helpers", increase financing services, and continuously innovate financial products

Narrator: Wei Derui, male, 87 years old, a literary and artistic soldier from the 70th Division of the 24th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. In the autumn of 1952, he went to Korea to participate in the war. At the age of 16, I worked as a literary and artistic soldier in the 70th Division of the 24th Army. In the autumn of that year, our troops boarded the train in Jiaxing and galloped northward from the North China Plain to the Northeast Plain. After three days and two nights, the train arrived at the Ji'an area by the Yalu River. We rested for a day in Ji'an, then crossed the Yalu River Bridge and set foot on the Korean territory, embarking on a half month long "Thousand Mile Night March" amidst the sound of the war song "Valiant and Vigorous". At that time, our army was going to Yuanshan Port in eastern Korea for defense. Due to the enemy's control of air superiority, the large number of troops marching during the day have too many targets and may be attacked by enemy planes, so we all rest during the day and rush on at night. Although I have already joined the military for three years

At present, the whole society is trying to practice the "Clean Your Plate Campaign" and put an end to the "tip of the tongue waste". All kinds of organ canteens are the key places to take the lead. How about their implementation? Is there any waste? With such questions in mind, the reporter walked into the People's Building located at 200 People's Avenue, one of the largest centralized office points of the Party and government organs in Shanghai, and explored the cafeteria here. Have party members and cadres set an example and take the lead in frugality? Three years ago, reporters came specifically to conduct interviews. At that time, the vast majority of diners were already able to consciously practice it, and there were also a small number of people who had varying degrees of waste and needed guidance. Three years later, the reporter came to interview again with the same question. This time, the reporter found that not only was the frugality awareness of diners further enhanced, but the cafeteria management was also continuously optimizing the supply chain

The fourth meeting of the Standing Committee of the 16th Municipal People's Congress continued today, and the report on the comprehensive law enforcement inspection of implementing the strategy of revitalizing the country through science and education and enhancing the ability of scientific and technological self-reliance was reviewed in groups and special inquiries were conducted. Seven members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress and members of the Special Committee respectively inquired about improving the organizational and mobilization capabilities for key core technology research, improving the management of the use of funds for financial research projects in the city, improving the efficiency of scientific and technological achievement transformation, strengthening scientific and technological innovation to support industrial development, strengthening the construction and operation guarantee of major scientific and technological infrastructure, and financial support for scientific and technological innovation. 14 department heads including the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission, Municipal Education Commission, Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Municipal Finance Bureau, Municipal Local Financial Supervision Bureau, Municipal State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and Shanghai Science and Technology Foundation who attended the meeting to answer relevant questions one by one

The fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress heard and reviewed the report on the promotion of affordable housing in this city on July 25th. It is reported that in 2023, our city plans to create another batch of "New Era Urban Builders and Managers' Homes" benchmark projects in the affordable rental housing project. Currently, about 11000 beds have been raised, of which about 7000 have been supplied. The monthly rent is mainly 500-1000 yuan, allowing frontline workers in the city to perceive the temperature of the city. Hu Guangjie, Director of the Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban Rural Development, stated that the housing and housing management departments in this city have always adhered to the development concept of putting the people at the center, and continue to explore housing security systems and related policy systems that are suitable for the actual situation of Shanghai's super large cities. Since 2000, the city has focused on urban registered residence income, housing "double poverty" families and housing

Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with the President and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation, led by Siqi, today.The manufacturing industry is the mainstay of the real economy and an important support for urban energy levels and core competitiveness. Shanghai is focusing on the development of the real economy, accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system, and striving to create a high-end manufacturing growth pole and a global excellent manufacturing base that links the Yangtze River Delta and serves the whole country. We look forward to Invidia continuously improving its business level in Shanghai, amplifying its R&D center effect, practicing green and low-carbon development, promoting more and better advanced manufacturing project layouts, and promoting high-quality development of the high-end chemical industry. We will play a role in "serving Shanghai, China, and the world"

Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with Shen Hu and his delegation, the incoming chairman of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, today. Gong Zheng said that as one of the preferred locations for multinational corporations to layout their global industrial chains, Shanghai's economy is showing a good trend of continuous stabilization and improvement. Currently, it is accelerating the construction of a socialist modern international metropolis with global influence. The World Federation of Engineering Organizations has gathered academic elites and practical masters in the global engineering field, looking forward to strengthening comprehensive exchanges and cooperation, guiding more high-quality global engineering enterprises to layout in Shanghai, supporting Shanghai in carrying out engineering capacity building in green and low-carbon development, digital transformation, and other aspects, and promoting high-quality development in Shanghai. At the same time, we hope to focus on practical cooperation in areas such as the construction of technological innovation platforms, professional talent cultivation, and academic exchanges, in order to enhance the overall development level of engineering and technology. Shanghai as

The 2023 Major Functional Issues Introduction New City Release Event was held today at the Songjiang Guangfulin International Cultural Exchange Center. Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Mayor, and Leader of the Coordination Leading Group for the Promotion of New City Planning and Construction, has released a list of 30 major functional issues. According to the positioning of independent comprehensive node cities, the construction of the five new cities has entered a critical stage of comprehensive efforts and functional improvement. Based on the first batch of 25 major functional items introduced to the new cities last year, this year we will closely adhere to the overall requirements of "increasing quantity, expanding types, and improving levels", and introduce 30 major functional items to the new cities, which will further enhance the comprehensive development level of the new cities. At the launch event, Shanghai Automotive Chip Engineering Center, Hercules Asia Pacific Headquarters, Shanghai Science and Technology Network Data Center, Alibaba Cloud Capability Center, and Ning

On July 25th, the fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress voted to pass the "Several Provisions on Promoting the Development of Financial Leasing in Pudong New Area in Shanghai". According to regulations, Pudong will support enterprises in developing offshore financing leasing business, encourage enterprises to prioritize the use of RMB settlement in foreign-related business activities, expand the scope of medical device financing leasing business, and optimize relevant licensing and filing procedures. Financial leasing has become the third largest debt financing tool after bank loans and public market bond issuance. It is the industry with the closest integration between the financial sector and the real economy, and also an important financial means to promote "Made in China" to go global and actively participate in international market competition. As of the first quarter of this year, the asset scale of the financing leasing industry in this city accounts for about one-third of the total national total. Among them, over 90% of the asset size and top enterprises are concentrated

Yesterday, the 14th Standing Committee of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held its fourth meeting, focusing on "improving the grassroots social governance system and enhancing the scientific, refined, and intelligent level of grassroots governance in mega cities" to carry out special consultations and discussions on politics. At the meeting, Sun Ganlin, a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivered a keynote speech on behalf of the Social and Legal Affairs Committee, analyzing in depth the main challenges and problems faced by grassroots social governance in the new era, and proposing suggestions from further strengthening party building leadership, overall coordination, team building, digital empowerment, and legal protection. Wang Dezhong, Mao Dali, Zhang Junping, Wu Ruijun, Ding Guanghong, Chen Zhiqi, Lu Jingbo, Ding Bo, Jiang Hao, Jin Jiangbo, Zhang Qi, Jin Keke, Shi Heping, and other standing committee members and members respectively proposed to shape the scientific, refined, intelligent, and rule of law areas of grassroots social governance, focusing on "Party building leading governance," and "

Yesterday, the 10th Chairman's Meeting of the 14th Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held to hear a report on the statistical analysis of the performance of committee members in the first half of 2023. Since the beginning of this year, more than 800 members of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have closely focused on the work in the city center and the "1+4" work plan of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, implemented the requirements of theme education deployment, and conducted in-depth research and investigation on key topics such as "ideas and measures to unleash domestic demand potential", "accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas in our city", "the construction of beautiful Shanghai", "leveraging the advantages of Pudong as a pioneer and deepening research on institutional openness in the business field". They have actively participated in politics and actively played the role of committee members, demonstrating the style of CPPCC members in the new era. According to statistics, a total of 441 committee members submitted 875 proposals as the first proposer in the first half of the year, of which 63 were

Narrator: Cao Sheng, male, 90 years old, a soldier of the Independent 17th Battalion of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Anti Aircraft Artillery. He entered the Korean War in October 1950. My military career began on May 1, 1949, when I was 16 years old. In my second year of military service, I accompanied the troops to the Korean battlefield. Before crossing the Yalu River, we comrades all left our family addresses to each other and reminded each other, "If I sacrifice myself, you must go tell my family.". In the past three years, I did not communicate with my family, and they thought I was long gone. After the victory of the Korean War, we finally returned to the embrace of our motherland. Stepping off the train and seeing the lights at the train station, my comrades and I couldn't help but cry and kneel on the ground. We have returned victorious, but many of our comrades who went on the expedition together will always stay in North Korea. Running to the battlefield, the artillery fire is not even raging

Since the implementation of the Shanghai Municipal Regulations on the Management of Domestic Waste, the concept of waste classification has gradually taken root in people's hearts. From May to July this year, the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress conducted a comprehensive inspection of the implementation of the regulations based on four consecutive years of supervision and inspection of household waste management. Yesterday afternoon, the fourth meeting of the 16th Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress reviewed the report on the implementation of the Shanghai Municipal Regulations on the Management of Domestic Waste in the city. What is the effectiveness of garbage classification in the four years since the implementation of the "Three Increase and One Reduction" policy? This law enforcement inspection extensively carried out open and secret investigations, directly visiting multiple units and places such as garbage terminal disposal facilities, recycling enterprises, transfer terminals, residential areas, universities, and rural areas for on-site inspections, and conducting secret investigations on shopping malls, middle schools, restaurants, and hotels. Law enforcement inspection found that household waste