Beijing restaurants to install video cameras
25/10/2006 17:00
Larger restaurants in the Chinese capital are being required to install
video monitoring cameras by municipal authorities to improve public
security.
Restaurants larger than 2,000 square meters will be fined if they
don't set up the video monitoring cameras and keep the footage for at least a
year, according to a regulation issued Tuesday by the Beijing Public Security
Bureau and the Bureau of Commerce.
The cameras are to be set up at key
locations including gates, public halls, parking lots, cashier desks and
elevators, and be set to record during business time, said the
regulation.
"Violators will face a maximum fine of 100,000 yuan (US$12,625),"
said the regulations.
The catering industry has maintained a double-digit
growth in China for the last 15 years. In Beijing, diners pack most restaurants
at lunch and dinner.
Police reports show that as thefts and assaults
frequently occur at restaurants. Fights have also broken between competing
restaurants trying to lure the same customers.
"Installation of the monitors
will help police collect evidence and investigate criminal cases," officials
with the Beijing Public Security Bureau said.
Xinhua News
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