The Article 11 of Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China provides that: “The administrative departments responsible for environmental protection of the State Council, provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government will issue environmental state bulletins regularly.” The Article 27 of Shanghai Environmental Protection Regulation provides that: “By the World Environment Day (the 5th June) every year, the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau will issue environmental state bulletins regularly.” Shanghai Environmental Bulletin 2005 is hereby issued. |