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02 ❘ shenzhen CONTACT US AT: 8351-9427, [email protected] Thursday August 10, 2017 BUILT in 1984, the Dongjiaotou Oil Depot is being dismantled, and a park will be built on its site, according to the Shekou News. There had once been 20 huge oil tanks in the oil depot, which could store a total of 38,800 cubic meters of oil. The oil depot was jointly run by three gas companies, namely Sinopec, Shenyan Gas and Shennan Gas, to supply fuel and gas for local residents in Shenzhen. Shekou residents and some deputies of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress have for over a decade called for the closure of the Dongjiaotou oil and gas depot over safety concerns. The Dongjiaotou depot is surrounded by a number of residential estates. The oil depot was partially emp- tied in September 2015 following deadly explosions in Tianjin in North China that killed at least 158 people a month earlier. In consideration of the safety of residents in the nearby neigh- borhoods, the Dongjiaotou depot was fully shut down Oct. 31, 2015. The dismantlement work of the oil tanks began Tuesday, but two of the 300-cubic-meter tanks will be retained and renovated as part of Shekou Hill Park. The oil depot had been the main base for storing, transport- ing and supplying refined oil in Shenzhen until Mawan Oil Depot was put into use in 2007. A park will be built on the oil depot’s site after it is demolished. Several lawmakers in Shekou Subdistrict have proposed the building of a “Shenzhen Reform and Opening-up Memorial Park” on the site. According to the lawmakers, the park should have monu- ments, exhibition halls and sculptures to show the mile- stones of Shenzhen’s reform and opening-up history, while there should also be recreation facilities in the park to meet the needs of local visitors. (Zhang Yang) Dongjiaotou Oil Depot being dismantled A bird’s-eye view of the Dongjiaotou Oil Depot in Shekou, Nanshan District. SD-Agencies Zhang Qian [email protected] THE annual Donghai Cup Eng- lish talent show for children will kick off Saturday at Donghai City Plaza in Futian District. It will be the seventh English talent show organized to provide more children and teenagers with an opportunity to discover the fun of learning English through performance. Co-organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of Futian District Government, Xiangmihu Sub- district Office, 1312 Advertise and Donghai Group, the English talent show invites children aged 3 to 15 with basic, moderate or advanced- level English proficiency to join the competition. Children who are interested in the talent show can register at the reception of Donghai City Plaza before 12 p.m. Saturday or through the online channel by scanning the QR code at the bottom of this article. The competition will last for one month with two prelimi- nary competitions scheduled for Saturday afternoon and two semi-final competitions on Aug. 19. The final competition is planned for Aug. 26. Candidates who stand out from the rest will be awarded with certificates and prizes, including an iPad Mini 4, a self-teaching machine, an eye-protection lamp or a special gift. The talent show functions as a platform for Chinese and expa- triate residents to communicate and interact, especially those living in the Donghai Commu- nity. The community is one of the city’s largest expat enclaves, with thousands of foreign house- holds choosing to reside in the community for its international and convenient environment. Through the talent show, the participating children will gain more opportunities to commu- nicate with English-speaking communities, thereby improv- ing their English levels, said the organizers. Three English teachers, including foreign teachers, will form the judge panel for the competition this year. The com- petition will be divided into three parts, namely speech, a Q&A ses- sion and a talent show. Candidates will be required to give a speech in English for the first session, followed by a Q&A. Then candidates will demonstrate their talent, such as singing, play- ing instruments, dancing and cross-talk, in the second session. The organizing committee will assist candidates in preparing props, but the can- didates themselves have to pay for all of the materials or rental fees. Children’s English talent show gears up A WOMAN wrote in a Weibo post that she had been molested by a man in the priority carriage for women on a Metro Line 1 train Monday, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported yes- terday. According to the woman, her butt and thighs were touched by the man in the women-priority carriage on Metro Line 1, and the man followed her when she got off the train at the Chegong- miao Station and touched her again while she was taking the escalator. The woman said she warned the man and yelled at him, but the man responded: “I just touched you and followed you, so what?” The woman said she was alone and helpless when she confronted the man. “There were other men and subway staff standing around me, staring at me while I con- demned the man, but no one stepped forward to offer me some support,” she wrote in the post. The woman took a picture of the man and posted it on Weibo. “My friend said the man would be released from the police sta- tion even if I called the police, because I don’t have evidence to prove he molested me. I should have taken a video and recorded what the man said to me,” the woman wrote. She suggested that other women take a video as evidence if they are in the same situation. She also called for other people to lend a hand to victims instead of turning a blind eye to what hap- pens to them. The Shenzhen Metro Group reposted the woman’s post on its official Weibo account. “We hope all of our female pas- sengers can raise their vigilance, and we strongly condemn such indecent behavior,” the company wrote on Weibo. (Zhang Yang) Woman molested on Metro train A NUMBER of newly launched clothes-rental apps have tar- geted women’s dressing desires, advertising with slogans such as “environmentally friendly, fash- ionable and economical.” But ensuing problems have raised the public’s concern, Yangcheng Evening News reported. It’s not a small number of women who have already taken an interest in this emerging app-based service. The user group is mainly young women. However, it has been reported that the reality is not as good as it advertised, with problems such as the clothes being a little worn-out, poor-quality fabric, slow delivery and questionable hygiene. A local consumer surnamed Liu has registered with a ward- robe-sharing application and bought a 18-day membership card for 68 yuan (US$10.16). “Usually, nearly half of my earnings are spent on clothes. So when I saw this kind of service, I thought it would be an effective way to save money,” said Liu. “I thought I could realize the dream of having new clothes every day, which was what the platform advertised,” said Liu, who soon found out that the dream was just that, a dream. “According to the platform’s policies, consumers have to send the clothes back before new clothes can be delivered. But the delivery takes at least two days,” Liu said. Taking too much time was the most-cited criticism of these wardrobe-sharing platforms. “I rented about 10 pieces of clothing, but only three of them were satisfactory. I would rather use the money to buy new clothes,” said another consumer surnamed Zhao said. The cost of delivery, an impor- tant expense, is on the platforms. If a consumer sent back clothes every day, the cost would be about 200 yuan, which means the platform could not cover its costs and still make a profit. It’s also difficult to guarantee the quality of the delivery service. Another problem that upsets consumers is the size of the clothes. Many consumers received clothes that were not what they had ordered. A con- sumer surnamed Lin complained that she had rented two M-size dresses, but one of the dresses she received was a large. The platforms claimed that the clothes were brand-name clothes and that they were procured from overseas and department stores. However, consumers found many of the brands were unknown to them. “The pattern of the dress is basically the same as in the pic- tures, but the fabric is worn-out, the craftwork is poor and the overall quality is shoddy,” a con- sumer surnamed Zhong said. In addition, several wardrobe- sharing platforms have empha- sized that they ensure the clothes are clean and odorless. However, Liu complained that the hygiene of the rented clothes was unbear- able for her. “I once rented three pieces of clothes and one of them had an obvious stain on it.” People with sensitive skin could easily be infected by touching unclean clothes. For instance, if clothes carrying the molluscum contagiosum virus were not cleaned properly, the next people to use them would be infected. (Zhang Yu) Hygiene a problem for wardrobe-sharing An around-the-clock unmanned convenience store is opened for business in Houhai, Nanshan District, on Tuesday. The store, operated by Rainbow Department Store Co., is equipped with high technology. The door will open after a customer scans a QR code and payment can be made in a few seconds as the automatic cashier, which uses RFID technology, can process multiple products at the same time. Shi Yan High-tech unmanned convenience store in service
