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Article: Coastal city protects uninhabited isles
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- November 27, 2002
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Coastal city protects uninhabited isles
XIAMEN, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Xiamen city government has passed
a law to protect uninhabited islands and reefs along its coast in
Fujian Province, east China.
The local law, called Provisions on the Administration of
Protection and Utilization of Uninhabited Islands of Xiamen City,
comes into force on Jan. 1, 2003.
Xiamen has 13 isles each covering 500 square meters or more, with
no permanent residents, and 58 reefs, which serve as a natural
defense for the coastal city.
The isles and reefs, though with abundant natural resources ...