Chapter 1188 Waste Utilization
The first town.
Now the seat of the provincial government of the Maritime Province in East Africa. After the capital was moved in East Africa, the central agencies moved to the Rhine City. At that time, the provincial government agencies and related family members became the main support for the local population and economy.
Since the status of the capital ceased to exist, the first town and city have not recovered until now. After all, moving the capital involves not only central government agencies, but also the original public systems such as education, medical care, scientific research, etc.
However, the decline of the first town and city provided an opportunity for this World Expo.
The Provincial Government of Maritime Province and the Municipal Government of the First Town are doing no worse than Dar es Salaam for this World Expo.
Terun, a senior official of the Maritime Province: "Although the World Expo is jointly hosted by Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo and the First Town, the First Town has a heavier task than the other two cities."
"Because the first town has to bear 58% of the venue supply task, it is ranked ahead of Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo, which are economically and industrially stronger."
Of the remaining share, the city of Dar es Salaam accounts for 34 percent and Bagamo approximately eight percent.
The reason for this result happens to be that the first town has a large number of idle venues and the most complete and best-quality urban construction level among the three cities.
After all, it was the former capital of East Africa, so the urban construction of the first town was planned according to the highest standards at that time. Not only was the construction quality excellent, but it was also very artistic.
Among the current East African cities, the first town is second only to the capital Rhine City in terms of architectural art, which is very different from other cities.
"The royal family is willing to contribute Sweet Palace as the core venue of this exhibition, so that it can save a lot of venue construction expenses."
"At the same time, our city still has a large number of former diplomatic venues that can be used. Since the capital was moved, these venues have basically been idle and are now being used as waste."
Because the First Town is the seat of the provincial government, Tren, as a senior official, casually referred to the First Town as "our city."
The real mayor of the first town, Su Jiade, stood aside and obeyed the arrangements of senior officials.
According to the status of the capital of the first town, the municipal government is actually at the same level as the provincial government. However, now that the capital has become the Rhine City, the municipal government of the first town has become a subordinate of the provincial government.
As for the original team of the First Town Municipal Government, they moved directly to Rhine City and became the team of Rhine City. The current First Town Municipal Government is newly formed.
Sujiade's name is a typical fusion of East and West, which is also the naming feature of many people in East Africa in recent years. After the integration of the population, Central East Africa no longer cares about such trivial matters as names.
Sujiade told Tren: "These former diplomatic embassies are concentrated and the environment is beautiful enough. They are indeed a good venue for conferences and exhibitions. Combined with the Sweet Palace, it can definitely accommodate most companies and foreign personnel."
Terun said: "This is also the main reason why the central government asked us to complete the relevant tasks in less than three months. After all, it is too late to build a new batch of venues, and the Expo will cost a lot. If the original buildings can be used, then You can save a lot of money.”
"At the same time, these venues can only be used temporarily, which is not cost-effective, so borrowing existing buildings can not consume too many resources."
Many of the buildings at the World Expo are flashy. After all, there are so many venues that only serve one function. Once the World Expo is over, there is basically no use for them.
Therefore, the mainstream approach of most countries after hosting the World Expo is to directly dismantle these painstakingly constructed venues. After all, the future maintenance costs alone will be difficult to bear.
Take the Third Paris Exposition as an example. This exposition was held not long ago by France in 1889 and was relatively famous. The famous Eiffel Tower in the previous life was a product of the Third Paris Exposition. But after the World Expo, the Eiffel Tower was almost demolished.
The First Town has no such concerns. As the main venue, the Sweet Palace is a royal property and a rare cultural relic protection unit in East Africa. Although other diplomatic embassies are not as important as the Sweet Palace, they are It is also a historical witness to the period of the East African Kingdom.
From this, Tren concluded: "In short, the main task of this World Expo is to use it rationally, to save more, faster, and save more. It is very important for His Majesty the Emperor and the central government to give us orders, and the time is very tight. Your city is responsible for the exhibition." We will carry out regional selection and reasonable route planning, and complete all work before October.”
There are a lot of idle public resources and buildings in the entire First Town. After all, when the capital was moved, the entire First Town lost hundreds of thousands of people, and most of the population moved out. As a result, the First Town now has idle land and buildings.
To put it harshly, the first town and city almost became a "ghost town", and the first town and city did not have corresponding industrial resources, so the idle rate was extremely high.
As long as the vacant buildings and places in the urban area are slightly renovated, they can be used as venues for this conference and exhibition, as well as places for tourists to live.
Moreover, the buildings in the first town and city are relatively new and were originally built to the highest standards, so there are no safety risks even if they have been idle for so many years.
This is an advantage that Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo do not have. Of course, although Dar es Salaam does not have a heavy venue role, it is indeed the focus of this East Africa World Expo.
The main purpose of the East African World Expo is to let other countries see the great achievements of East Africa's economic and industrial development, which the First Town City certainly cannot do.
As for Bagamoyo City, although its economic and industrial capabilities are not weak, Bagamoyo City is mainly based on military industry and shipbuilding, so there are not many things to see.
However, this does not prevent the three cities from jointly hosting this World Expo. This is also due to the transportation construction in the region after the Dar es Salaam City Circle was proposed.
From Dar es Salaam City to the nearby "circle" cities, a developed intercity railway network has been built, which is actually light rail transportation. Combined with the original roads and water transportation, the transportation within the Dar es Salaam City Circle is very developed.
So tourists can stay in the First Town City and Dar es Salaam City, but it does not prevent them from visiting other cities within the Dar es Salaam City Circle.
In fact, for the East African government, this Expo will be considered a success as long as it can "cheat" more people to Dar es Salaam City.
Just like many cities in previous lives, in order to expand their influence, they applied to host large-scale events such as the Olympic Games. It is true that large-scale events such as the Olympic Games have certain attractions, but the economic construction of the city is the top priority.
Only by letting other countries see the style of East African cities, as well as the industrial and economic strength, can more investment be attracted, and at the same time, the first impression of East Africa as "powerful and prosperous" can be instilled in other countries.
Therefore, the East African World Expo is just an opportunity. Through this reason, many elites from other countries who have never been to East Africa are invited to East Africa to eliminate their stereotypes about East Africa and show the national strength of East Africa.
After all, East Africa was only opened to the public in 1910. Many people have never been to East Africa, so naturally there is no understanding of East Africa.
On the contrary, due to the slow update of information, many people's impression of East Africa even remains in the past when the entire African continent was "eating raw meat and drinking blood", "black people everywhere", "wild beasts rampant", etc.
If it was before the Third Five-Year Plan, Ernst hoped that East Africa would keep a low profile and avoid being targeted by other countries, then it would be fine, but now the times have changed, and East Africa also needs to export its influence to the outside world.
In order to lay a good foundation for the reorganization of world power after World War I, East Africa needs to show the world its strong industry and prosperous economy in a high-profile manner.
As for the strength in the military field, it is naturally unnecessary. After all, East Africa has always been outstanding in the military field. If it hides its military strength, I am afraid that other powers will not be able to hold back.