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"non-government environmental protection organizations are bridges between the government and the masses. they developed rapidly during the 1990s in china, and play a vital role in mobilizing citizens to participate in environmental protection undertakings," says qu geping, chairman of the environment and resources protection committee of the national people's congress, who started work on environmental protection as early as the 1970s, and who has won many awards from the united nations.
liang congjie compares the government to a housewife in a big family. he says, "if only the mother of the family does the cleaning, while other family members thoughtlessly mess up her good work, then no matter how conscientious she is, it is impossible for her to keep a clean house. and a housewife also needs supervision and criticism."
5r & 5 circles
today, the olympic games are not simply a sports contest, but an event closely related to such factors as culture and the environment. the chinese, who are actively bidding to host the olympic games, are well aware of this. in october , the beijing olympic games bidding committee, the beijing environmental protection bureau, and more than 20 beijing-based non-government environmental protection organizations jointly signed the action plan for the green olympics.
the global village of beijing introduced the 5r & 5 circles concept. according to the gvb, the spirit of 5r should be transposed to the olympic games. five circles refers to the olympic games flag. liao xiaoyi believes that beijing's olympic bid is a good opportunity for china to disseminate the 5r life style -- a way of life that the gvb has proposed from the very start.
to support the green olympics movement, the gvb has conducted a series of activities under the slogan "green olympics and green life." they sponsored special lectures on environmental protection at universities, publicizing the relationship between environmental protection and beijing's olympic bid, and discussing eastern culture and the essence of the olympic games. the gvb also mobilized college students in beijing to publicize garbage sorting, the utilization of recycled paper, and the banning of disposable fast-food containers. members of the gvb are steadfastly practicing what they preach, side by side with the students they recruited.
a long way to go
almost all non-government environmental protection organizations face the problem of funding. in china particularly, a suitable economic environment for non-government environmental protection organizations is yet to be created. liao xaoyi says, "at present, the shortcomings within our system of taxation constitute the biggest barrier in the development of non-government environmental protection organizations. the government gives no tax benefits to enterprises that make donations to such organizations."