Olympic host Beijing on Saturday launched a
security operation across the capital pledging strict urban
management and good social order to ensure a "safe Olympic
Games".
The move, called "Action for a Safe Olympics", will first crack
down on gangster-related crimes and tighten surveillance on
entertainment venues such as karaoke bars and bath houses.
Wang Anshun, Communist Party deputy chief of Beijing, said the
overall requirement of the operation was to ensure "no big
incidents, a fall in lesser incidents, strict management and good
social order".
"A comprehensive survey on rented houses and immigrant
populations will be a major task," said the official. "Foreigners
who are found to have illegally entered, dwelled and worked in
Beijing will also be included in the move."
(Xinhua News Agency January 13, 2008)