On August 3, the Ministry of Commerce announced the list of the third batch of pilot cities in the 15-hour convenient life circle in the country, and confirmed that 70 cities were selected. Hebei District and Baodi District of our city were successfully selected. The publicity period is from August 3 to August 7, 2023 day. Prior to this, the Binhai New Area and Hexi District of our city have been included in the first batch and the second batch of pilot areas of the 15-hour convenient living circle in the country.
China is to promote the construction of "living circles" in cities at the prefecture-level and above that enable residents to conduct all of their essential activities within a 15-minute walk of their homes.
The project is laid out in a three-year action plan released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and 12 other departments on Wednesday.
The plan states that residents living in targeted areas will be able to find places to fulfill their needs for shopping, catering, housekeeping and repairing services within a 10-minute walk from home, while enjoying consumption-upgrading goods and services related to culture, entertainment, leisure, social communication, healthcare and fitness within 15 minutes of walking.
Services related to elderly care and child care around communities will also be promoted, said the plan.
