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Decongesting Traffic 　　On April 2， the Beijing Municipal Government announced that the city will continue to limit the number of cars in rush hours according to license plate numbers. 　　The restriction， which was first introduced in 2008 to restrict driving times based on the last numbers on license plates， is aimed at improving air quality and cutting traffic， authorities said. With the move， one-fifth of the capital’s 5.27 million registered cars will not be allowed to drive in downtown areas between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on workdays over the next 12 months. 　　In recent years， with fast growth