Draft Decision: 27 COM 7 (b) 43
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Expressing concern on the urban development pressure in Beijing, which is renewing the historic and traditional urban fabric of the historic city,
2. Requests the State Party to strengthen, as appropriate, the legal provision for the protection of the buffer zones of these World Heritage properties,
3. Encourages the Chinese authorities to continue their efforts to protect the urban historic fabric of Beijing surrounding the World Heritage properties of the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace,
4. Encourages, further, the Chinese authorities to review and update the management plans for these properties, taking into due consideration the heritage conservation needs and development needs of the local communities;
5. Requests UNESCO and the World Heritage Centre to provide technical assistance as appropriate to the Chinese authorities to review and update the existing management plans for their WH properties, including the case of Nanchizi and other similar renovation projects in the historic quarters of Beijing, to ensure long-term comprehensive management,
6. Requests the State Party to submit a progress report, by 1 February 2004, on measures taken to enhance the conservation and development of the WH properties for examination by the Committee at its 28th sessionin 2004.