On June 10, China’s capital Beijing launched a new effort to “civilize” its residents by clamping down on queue-jumping and smoking ahead of the APEC summit later this year.
The campaign, labelled “Embracing APEC Wonderful Pekingese-Citizen Civilized Behavior Promotion,” also promises to crack down on jaywalking, drunk driving and drivers refusing to stop at crosswalks.
The Beijing municipal government said in a press release that it aims to encourage “civilized orderly and courteous transport, to improve people’s overall quality to display [their] wonderfulness.”
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It follows a similar campaign ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which saw authorities target spitting, littering and disorderly lines for public transport.
The Beijing city government’s Civilization Office spokesman Han Longbin told reporters that the Olympic campaign had achieved results, but “people are still running red lights.”
“We still need to promote better queuing, and we will depend on promoting civilization and also legal measures,” he added, without giving details.
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Residents will be encouraged to tackle Beijing’s chronic smog by taking part in a “clean atmosphere blue day action,” which involves taking public transport and buying “green” products.
Other behaviors due for censure include “making a racket,” smoking in public places and eating while on public transport.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which includes China and the US, will see leaders from more than 20 countries and economies descend on Beijing in November.
(AFP)
在年底亞太經濟合作會議（APEC）舉行前，中國首都北京於六月十日推行一項致力於教導其居民提升「文明化」素養的新運動，以取締插隊與吸菸等行為。
這項被定調為「擁抱APEC美妙活動、提倡市民文明行為」的運動，同時還承諾將取締亂穿越馬路、酒醉駕車與駕駛在斑馬線前不停車禮讓行人等違規行為。
北京市政府在一份新聞稿中寫道，其目的是鼓勵「文明有序、交通禮讓與提高人民的整體素質，進而表現（他們的）美好」。
這個運動依循二００八年北京奧運會前推行的類似運動，當時鎖定隨地吐痰、亂丟垃圾，與不排隊搭乘大眾運輸工具等違規行為。
北京市政府文明辦公室發言人韓龍彬告訴記者說，奧運會時所推行的運動已獲成效，但是「民眾仍然闖紅燈」。
「我們將推進文明，依靠法律措施，以促進民眾更好的排隊習慣，」他補充道，但並未透露更多的細節。
政府將鼓勵民眾參與一個名為「藍天行動與清新空氣」的活動以解決北京霧霾問題，其中包括搭乘大眾運輸與購買「綠色」產品。
其他取締行為包括「限制製造噪音」、禁止在公共場所吸菸，與禁止在大眾運輸工具上飲食等。
來自包括中國與美國等二十國代表將於十一月齊聚北京，參加APEC論壇。
（法新社／翻譯：林亞蒂）
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