New TV tower
CONSTRUCTION of the Shenzhen TV Tower, which started in December 2005, has been finished. Built at the top of Xiaowutong Mountain in Yantian District, the 198-meter tower cost 177 million yuan (US$27 million) and transmits signals throughout the Pearl River Delta region.
Car wash price
IN more bad news for motorists after the gas price hike last week, the average price of a car wash has increased 50 percent from 20 yuan to 30 yuan per car.
A temporary price rise in the car wash industry is common around the Spring Festival due to labor shortage because many migrant workers resign to return home. But this year s price rise has come much earlier than previous years and seemed to be permanent, motorists said.
Defective solar water heaters
ABOUT 40 percent of solar water heaters went on strike in winter, according to a national survey conducted by 25 consumer rights authorities including Shenzhen Consumer Council.
Of the solar water heaters that functioned properly during winter, only about 36 percent functioned very well while another 30 percent needed an electrical source supplement. The remaining heaters were inefficient.
Authorities advised consumers to choose branded products and not just focus on a heater s capacity.
Vehicle pileup
TWO people were injured in a 12-vehicle pileup at about 11 a.m. Monday near China South City on Jihe Expressway.
Witnesses said the accident happened on a long slope and they suspected that the pileup was caused by a freight truck that lost control when the brakes failed.
