Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Prohibiting launch balloons and kites in Beijing for two weeks

Beijing police banned the release of balloons, kites or remote-controlled toy airplanes from 2 to 15 March in 200 miles from Tiananmen Square during the annual parliamentary meeting that will set the guidelines for the next five years. The ban actually covers the entire urban Beijing and aims to protect more than 3,000 delegates of the Communist Party of China (CPC) across the country attending the annual sessions of the People's Political Consultative Conference of China (CCPC ), the highest advisory body and the Popular National Assembly (ANP).

According to newspaper reports today 'New Beijing', the measure affects anything that can be suspended in the air Peking either leisure, sports or advertising. The Beijing government departments responsible for civil aviation, sports, education, industry or commerce organized patrols accompanied by police officials for verification of compliance measure, stresses the newspaper.

Police also appealed to the population to report for the next if they breach the provisions. The authorities also set up roadblocks in Peking road access to the capital to watch 24 hours of driveways from other parts of the country, China's official press reports. Enhanced security measures also coincide with the convening of the so-called 'Jasmine protests "in Beijing and other cities.

Like every year, will also be deployed throughout the capital civil police and civilian, especially in the avenues leading to Tiananmen Square where the Great Hall of the People which will host the sessions.

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