Infrastructures Service Facilities Water Supply A present, there are 6 large and sm-all reservoirs in Pinghu township ar-eas with the reserved capacity of 4,6 million cubic meters. Addition-ally, two waterworks have been set up with the capacity of each supplying 40,0-00tons water daily. One of the two w-aterworks lies just in the base area. All enterprises within the base can be given the first priority to meet their water demands. Power Supply One 110 kilovolt transformer and a 2-5,000 kilowatt thermal power station have already been in operation. The annual ge-neraleraleralerating capac-ity of the power station Is 350,000,-000 kilowatthour. The electricity t-ransmissin line has been completed ready for satisfaction of any elec-tricity demands that the enterprises located in the base areas 　may 　ask for.Moreover, another 110　 kilovolt electricity transforming and transm-itting substation with the designated investment of RMB 50 million has been planned to be built in the base area. Tele Communication Equipped with advanced digital transmission systems, the Pi-nghu Post Office offers various convenient telecommunication means such as fax, data transmission, 　wireless　 and mobile phones and internet. The programmed 　telephone 　exchanging capacity has reached 15,000 lines. The DDD can cover almost all corners of the country while the IDD can reach the United States and Canada as well as other 150 countries and areas all over the world easily and conveniently. Service Facilities There is a satisfactory scale and much-improved service faci-lity system in Pinghu. At present there are 3,856 commercial enterprises in the downtown. The total commodity retailsale has reached RMB 180 million 　including 360 　restaurants and service shops, 22 hotels and inns and 8 specialized commodity fairs. Most of the main national banks and insurance compan-ies 　have set up their branches in the　 town.　 There are 4 Public Security branch offices with a welltrained public se-curity protection team stationed in ,In June 1998, Pinghu has been awarded by the Guangdong Provincial.