# The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Sets Directions for its Future Development as it Commemorates its 10th Year Milestone - **Source:** Ministry of National Development - **Published:** 2018-09-28T10:30:00.000Z - **Author:** Ministry of National Development - **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/the-sino-singapore-tianjin-eco-city-sets-directions-for-its-future-development-as-it-commemorates-its-10th-year-milestone - **Topics:** Government & Policy, Investment & Capital Markets ## Featured rationale The targets signal continued commitment to sustainable township development and could encourage wider adoption of green-building, smart-city and urban-water practices in China. ## AI summary The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city endorsed stricter KPIs, including universal wastewater reuse by 2020 and five-minute access to green spaces by 2035. ## Original article As the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city commemorates its 10th anniversary1, it will embark on the next phase of development with a set of revised key performance indicators (KPIs), and work towards replicating its development experience. Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance, who is in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city to commemorate the 10-year mark of the bilateral project, met with Ms Huang Yan, Vice Minister of the PRC Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MHURD), and Tianjin Binhai New Area Party Secretary Mr Zhang Yuzhuo today to discuss the future directions for the Eco-city project. Ms Sun Xueling, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National Development, was also present. The leaders reiterated their commitment for the Eco-city to maintain its position as a front runner in eco-city development. A revised KPI framework was endorsed to guide the Eco-city in achieving higher targets in environmental, social and smart-city developments, which will in turn contribute towards an even more vibrant, harmonious and smart township. Apart from upgrading some existing KPIs to make them more stringent, new KPIs were added, including: i. Achieving 100% wastewater reuse rate by 2020; ii. Achieving access to parks and green spaces within 5-minute walk from home by 2035; iii. Achieving 100% real-time monitoring rate and publishing rate for municipal data by 2035; iv. Curbing urban heat island intensity2 to not more than 2.5℃ by 2035; and v. All students to meet World Health Organisation’s recommended level of physical activity for health by 2020, and 80% of adult residents to meet the recommended level by 2035. There was further discussion at the meeting on replicating the Eco-city’s development experience. At the 10th Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Joint Steering Council Meeting held on 20 September 2018, Singapore and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on promoting the replication of the Eco-city’s development experience (see Annex A for more information). The development experience and lessons learnt over the past decade in building the Eco-city has been collated by Singapore’s Ministry of National Development and the Eco-city Administrative Committee (ECAC) into a documentation book, which was launched today. This book aims to provide a good reference for leaders and mayors from other Chinese cities who are interested to learn from and replicate the Eco-city’s development experience. In line with its philosophy of being a model for sustainable development, the Eco-city is playing host to the China-Singapore International Green Building Conference (CSIGBC). The two-day conference showcases the progress and achievements of the Eco-city over the past decade, and some 400 delegates will gain insight into building design trends and regulations in China, which in turn enables their companies to better position their value proposition for business opportunities related to green buildings, passive house and urban water management in China. As part of the Eco-city’s 10th anniversary commemoration, Mr Lawrence Wong unveiled a 10-year milestone sculpture Towards Greater heights (放飞) which signifies that the Eco-city project has taken off under the care and nurture of the people of Singapore and China. Mr Wong also visited the new China-Singapore Friendship Library and witnessed an e-game friendly match between a Singapore team and a Chinese team. Mr Wong said, “The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city project is taking off and replicating the Eco-city model in other Chinese cities and beyond is an important new area of work. In order to continue as a front runner in eco-city development, it has to constantly innovate to succeed. The KPIs have set for us high standards – many of which we will need to think of innovative ways to achieve. To execute our strategies, the two governments and various stakeholders must work together, and promote research and innovation in the Eco-city.” Annex B Annex C Annex D ## Chinese translation > Translation model: grok_cli ### 中新天津生态城迎来十周年里程碑，为未来发展定下方向 在中新天津生态城纪念成立十周年之际¹，生态城将以一套经修订的关键绩效指标（KPI）开启下一阶段发展，并致力于复制其发展经验。 国家发展部长兼财政部第二部长黄循财先生正身处中新天津生态城，纪念这一双边项目的十年里程碑。他今日会见了中华人民共和国住房和城乡建设部副部长黄艳女士，以及天津滨海新区党委书记张玉卓先生，讨论生态城项目的未来方向。内政部兼国家发展部高级政务次长孙雪玲女士亦有出席。 各方领导人重申致力于使生态城保持生态城市发展前沿地位。会议通过了经修订的KPI框架，以引导生态城在环境、社会和智慧城市发展方面实现更高目标，从而建设更有活力、和谐且智慧的市镇。 除将部分既有KPI升级得更为严格外，还新增了以下KPI： i. 到2020年实现废水回用率100%； ii. 到2035年实现从家步行5分钟内可达公园与绿色空间； iii. 到2035年实现市政数据100%实时监测率与发布率； iv. 到2035年将城市热岛强度²控制在不超过2.5℃；以及 v. 到2020年所有学生达到世界卫生组织建议的健康身体活动水平，到2035年80%成年居民达到建议水平。 会议上还进一步讨论了复制生态城发展经验。在2018年9月20日举行的第10次中新天津生态城联合协调理事会上，新加坡与中国签署了关于推广复制生态城发展经验的谅解备忘录（更多信息见附件A）。 新加坡国家发展部与生态城管委会（ECAC）已将过去十年建设生态城所积累的发展经验与教训整理成文献集，并于今日发布。该书旨在为有意学习并复制生态城发展经验的中国其他城市领导人和市长提供良好参考。 秉持作为可持续发展典范的理念，生态城主办中国—新加坡国际绿色建筑大会（CSIGBC）。为期两天的会议展示了生态城过去十年的进展与成就，约400名代表将深入了解中国建筑的设计趋势与法规，从而帮助其企业更好地定位价值主张，把握与中国绿色建筑、被动式房屋及城市水管理相关的商业机遇。 作为生态城十周年纪念活动的一部分，黄循财先生揭幕了十年里程碑雕塑《放飞》（Towards Greater Heights），象征生态城项目在新加坡与中国人民的呵护与培育下腾飞。黄先生还参观了新建的中新友好图书馆，并观摩了新加坡队与中国队之间的电子竞技友谊赛。 黄先生表示：“中新天津生态城项目正在腾飞，将生态城模式复制到中国其他城市乃至更广地区，是一项重要的新工作。为继续保持生态城市发展的前沿地位，必须不断创新才能成功。KPI为我们设定了高标准——其中许多需要我们想出创新方法才能实现。要执行我们的战略，两国政府与各方利益相关者必须携手合作，并在生态城推动研究与创新。” 附件B 附件C 附件D