周一，一位高级官员表示，北京市政府将会于2017年年底搬至近郊通州区。

　　About 400,000 people will move to Tongzhou in the relocation, which President Xi Jinping ordered during an inspection of the capital two years ago, said Li Shixiang, a National People's Congress deputy and executive vice-mayor of Beijing.

　　全国人大代表、北京市常务副市长李士祥近日表示，习近平主席在两年前的一次首都视察工作时作出指示，要求约40万人从城区向通州疏解。

　　This was the first time Beijing officials have released a timetable for the relocation that aims to make room for the central government in downtown areas.

　　本次也是北京市官员首次透露搬迁时间表。这次搬迁的目的是给中央政府在市中心腾出空间。

　　北京市政府机构2017年底迁往通州 带动40万人疏解Along with the municipal government, the Beijing Committee of the Communist Party of China, the People's Congress of Beijing, and the Beijing Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will also move to the new location, Li said. These are the four components of China's political structure.

　　李士祥表示，除了北京市市政府，中共中央北京市市委、北京市人民代表大会、中国人民政治协商会议北京委员会这几套机构也将会搬到新址。这些机构也是中国政治结构的四大组成部分。

　　The municipal government, meanwhile, plans to focus on construction of three new towns in the districts of Daxing, Changping and Shunyi to accommodate those moved from downtown districts.

　　与此同时，北京市市政府计划集中建设大兴、顺义、昌平三个新城，以承接从中心城区向外疏解的人口。

　　Li said some low-impact industries already have been moved or demolished. "By the end of last year, the city shut down industrial enterprises and relocated 220 wholesale markets," he said.

　　李士祥表示，一些低端行业已经被搬离或拆除。他说：“截至去年年底，全市关闭了多家工业企业，并搬迁了220个批发市场。”