A truck carrying banana drives through a special pass opened for banana-transportation at Xiuying ferry in Haikou, capital of southern China's island province of Hainan.

Local administrations in Haikou have opened green passes at ports to facilitate banana business and avoid more losses after ghastly news on the "banana cancer" swept most parts of China.

As the rumor of the "Panama Disease" outbreak in banana plantations gradually quiets down, the local government has decided to give a 300-yuan subsidy (US$37.5) for each banana truckload in attempts to boost the fruit sale and reduce losses suffered by local banana planters.

Trucks loading bananas can enjoy priority services at the ports.

(CRI, Xinhua News Agency April 9, 2007)