Chinanews, Haikou, October 16 – According to Shen Rongjun, an expert on spaceflight engineering, Hainan Spaceflight Launching Center will be completed by 2012, when it will be one of the most advanced of its kind in the world, particularly ecologically, and it will also serve as an attractive scenic spot.The Hainan Spaceflight Launching Center will be used to launch earth-orbiters and massive polar orbiters for other countries, and it will greatly enhance China’s competitiveness in this aspect.Hainan is located on the south end of China. Thus it will require 15% - 19% less energy to send up earth orbiters from here than from Jiuquan in Gansu Province.“Xichang Satellite Launching Center in Sichuan Province has received more than 1.6 million visitors, and Hainan Launching Center will attract more visitors than Xichang with its unique space-themed amusement park,” said Shen.In a word, the building of the launching center will boost Hainan’s economic development greatly, particularly property industry, hi-tech industry and tourism.