Statistics of 500 Chinese cities show only 32.33 percent of domestic sewage and 57.76 percent of domestic garbage were treated in these cities on average in 2004, says an urban environmental report issued Thursday.

"The facilities for waste treatment in Chinese cities are quite inadequate. They are unable to support sustainable development in cities," says the report, released by the State Environmental Protection Administration.

The report said there were no public facilities for domestic sewage treatment in 193 of these cities and no public facilities for domestic garbage treatment in 160 of the cities.

Only 60.44 percent of dangerous waste, especially waste from hospitals, was treated in Chinese cities in 2004. In 155 of these cities, there were no public facilities for the treatment of such waste.

Source: Xinhua