Beijing. .- Around 80,000 people have been forced to leave the city of Shenzhen in southern China, to be considered "dangerous" for the good performance of the XXVI Summer Universiade, the city will host this year, said the newspaper official Global Times. Police Department deputy director of Shenzhen, Shen Shaobao announced this as part of a 100-day campaign, launched in January, to ensure the safety and good organization of this international competition among universities.
The residents of Shenzhen without authority, without justifiable reasons or engaged in suspicious activities have been considered as "residents unstable" and, therefore, forced to leave the city, the newspaper said. To date, eight groups of people were identified within this category, including former convicts, vagrants, drug dealers, child beggars, mentally ill and unregistered residents in the city.
On August 12, the day on which opens the Universiade, will begin the second stage of the safety campaign launched Shenzhen, which the city government will appoint 500,000 more troops to enhance security. Evictions, the authorities consider an achievement, have been condemned and criticized by lawyers and scholars who believe that the campaign was ill-conceived and violates the human rights of those affected who deserve to live and work anywhere in the country, according to independent newspaper South China Morning Post.
This is not the first time Shenzhen has forced people to leave town for big events. Last September when Chinese President Hu Jintao, arrived to participate in the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of Shenzhen as an SEZ, many dissidents and petitioners were offered free travel to Shanghai (east).
The University Games or World University Games are international sporting events that bring together college athletes across the globe. In January 2007, Shenzhen was chosen to host the XXVI Summer Universiade in front of the other candidate cities, Murcia (Spain), Kazan (Russia), Poznan (Poland) and Kaohsiung (Taiwan). 
The residents of Shenzhen without authority, without justifiable reasons or engaged in suspicious activities have been considered as "residents unstable" and, therefore, forced to leave the city, the newspaper said. To date, eight groups of people were identified within this category, including former convicts, vagrants, drug dealers, child beggars, mentally ill and unregistered residents in the city.
On August 12, the day on which opens the Universiade, will begin the second stage of the safety campaign launched Shenzhen, which the city government will appoint 500,000 more troops to enhance security. Evictions, the authorities consider an achievement, have been condemned and criticized by lawyers and scholars who believe that the campaign was ill-conceived and violates the human rights of those affected who deserve to live and work anywhere in the country, according to independent newspaper South China Morning Post.
This is not the first time Shenzhen has forced people to leave town for big events. Last September when Chinese President Hu Jintao, arrived to participate in the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of Shenzhen as an SEZ, many dissidents and petitioners were offered free travel to Shanghai (east).
The University Games or World University Games are international sporting events that bring together college athletes across the globe. In January 2007, Shenzhen was chosen to host the XXVI Summer Universiade in front of the other candidate cities, Murcia (Spain), Kazan (Russia), Poznan (Poland) and Kaohsiung (Taiwan).
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