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They are well connected to railway, expressways, airports, logistic centers and seaports, which have formed an easily accessible transportation network. Other infrastructure utilities like water, electrical power, sewerage, steam, and industrial gases are supplied up to the boundary of the land plots. The utilities have the following features: <br><br><br><font color=#666666><b>Stable Power Supply.</b></font> SIP taps its power from 3 directions in the Huadong grid, where the power is generated from hydro, coal and nuclear resources. The supply is reliable and sufficient. All the equipment used are of branded names and imported. For example, ABB, Alstom, and Siemens. In the next few years five more 220KV and six more 110KV substations will be built to ensure a continuous supply. SIP adopted an underground electric power distribution network with dual feed or ring feed system, thus the electrical power reliability reached 99.9%. Fluctuation is within จะ 5%, and the frequency is within 50 จะ 0.2 Hz. If a power interruption occurs, the next line is turned on within 0.3 seconds. <br><br><font color=#666666><b>Quality Water.</b></font> SIP has planned for a 600,000 tons capacity water treatment plant. The initial capacity of 150,000 tons is in operations. The water sourced from the center of Lake Tai where the quality is better, and it is treated to WHO 1993 drinking water standards. Good quality water reduces the investors' cost in water treatment. The quality water supply is especially advantageous to semiconductors and TFT-LCD businesses. <br><br><font color=#666666><b>Sewerage and Solid Waste Treatment Capabilities.</b> </font>SIP has the best sewerage treatment facility throughout China. Its design capacity is 500,000 tons with an initial capacity of 100,000 tons. Presently it is treating over 20,000 tons of sewerage. The SIP has also set up 2 dedicated solid waste disposal companies. Using advance disposal equipment and capabilities, it has achieved a 100% disposal and landfill. <br><br><font color=#666666><b>Sufficient Supply of Quality LPG, Steam and Industrial Gases.</b></font> SIP has built up a network of City gas pipelines. Presently the daily supplies reached 40,000 m3 and a heat value of 1300kcal/m3. The Phase I and II of SIP's Central Steam Plant have been completed. The hourly supply reaches 190 tons. In the mean time, SIP also has pure oxygen storage facilities and other special gas pipelines, including BOC from UK, Messer from Germany, and AirLiquide from France. These companies have set up their operations within the close vicinity of SIP providing their services to SIP customers. In addition, all the LPG, industrial gases, water, steam, sewerage pipelines are planned in advance and up to the boundary of the land plots. <br><br><font color=#666666><b>Rapid Access to Telecommunication Network.</b> </font>To fulfill the developmental needs of the Electronics, IT industries and other high tech industries, we are building up a Regional Telecommunication Network. This is to ensure that each household will have 2 lines. The initial capacity for telephone exceeds 300,000 lines and caters to E1 connection and ADSL, DDN services also available. Presently we have a 10Gb/s fiber optic network serving as a backbone to the LAN. The Cable TV network has multiple channels and is connected to satellite TV stations including KBS, digital movies, and allows Cable Modem broadband usage. <br><br><br><font color=#666666><b>Excellent Geology and Environment.</b></font><br>SIP lies on an alluvial plain with hilly terrain. With the exception of the surface soil layer subjected to human activity, the rest of the layers generally belong to the Quaternary Period with gentle slopes. The horizontal, alternating or interlaying layers are fairly regular. The main characteristics of the geology are: flat, firm, and relatively solid. The land level is on average 2.63 m above the Yellow Sea level (or 4.51 m above Wusong River). There is no history record of earthquakes, typhoons or other severe natural disasters in SIP and its surrounding areas. The soil loading is 20 ton/m2. The soil contents are major in clay. According to the soil test reports on our IT Industry Park and its surrounding area, the findings show that the area mainly consisted of clay, clay/silt and silt layers. The soil layers are stable with an excellent natural foundation of strong support. Apart from general construction, it can also cater to high-rise building construction and construction that require special foundations. According to vibration test report, the results show that the surrounding earth vibration is below 36 db. The geology condition of SIP can meet the strict construction requirements of Electronics and IT industries. <br><br>As a model for environmental management under the ISO14001, SIP focuses on maintaining the ecology and environmental protection from the very beginning of development process. To ensure sustainability of development and to avoid the vicious cycle of development-pollution-rehabilitation that experienced by many other development zones, we emphasized on the importance of keeping a balance between economic development and the environmental protection. Presently the atmosphere and water quality indicators exceed State Class II standards, and a majority achieved State Class I standards. The landscaping ratio in the SIP exceeds 40%, and about 350,000 sq m are used as greenery. Compared to the development zones along the Shanghai Nanjing Expressway, it is one of the best in natural environment protection. ");
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