Tianjin - From an empty expanse of salt pans and fishing ponds, an environmentally friendly, economically vibrant city will rise, home to families and complete with parks, lakes and a thriving business district.

Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday gave his take on what the China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city could look like when it takes shape over the next 15 years.

Yesterday, a day before the project's groundbreaking, SM Goh made his first visit to the site since proposing the venture to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao last April when they met in Beijing.

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