China Has Rules of Conduct For Olympic Games Guests

VLADIVOSTOK.June 4. VOSTOK MEDIA – The 10-page document published in Beijing. This document contains rules for foreigners of Olympic Games.

Delovaya gazeta Vzglad reported that only Chinese-speaking persons could learn this document because there is no an official translation.

The guests are prohibited to prostitute, to sleep in the street, to smoke, to go up the hill, to attack the sportsmen, to set Chinese flags on fire. The list of prohibitions is very long. The there are some restrictions on number of guests as well (500 000 foreign guests according to preliminary calculation). These restrictions are not only political measures. Persons with mental disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, infectious diseases (like tuberculosis or leprosy), and persons who want to prostitute will not obtain a permit to leave for China. All guests must have identification cards.

Beijing hardened the visa inspection and the procedure of permanent resident card receipt. The government announced that there is no official black list of potentially dangerous journalists.

Moreover there are places of restricted access which are under control of state security authorities.