Eviction of migrants triggers big controversy
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April 14, 2011, Thursday
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SHENZHEN sparked a firestorm of controversy after it drove out "hazardous" migrants as part of its efforts to spruce up the city for Universiade.
Shen Shaobao, a spokesman for the Shenzhen municipal police, has said a 100-day crackdown involved the eviction of more than 80,000 people who "posed a threat" to the upcoming 26th Universiade. The global event takes place in mid-August in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.
"Ex-cons, suspected drug users, and those reported to take part in 'abnormal' activities or have suspicious incomes fall into the category," Shen said.
The blacklist also included migrant workers without proper employment and tenants using false identification to rent homes, Shen said.
On baidu.com, a search using the keywords "Shenzhen high-risk people" resulted in 576,000 news items or articles as of Tuesday night.
The issue also became a heated topic on many online forums. Many questioned the legitimacy of the policy.
"It is both illegal and inhumane. How can they label someone as 'high-risk' and which law are they basing the evictions upon?" netizen Xuxiaonian asked on weibo.com, a microblogging site. Users shared the comment 417 times within one hour.
"How will other cities treat the people who were labeled a threat to Shenzhen?" asked a netizen using the nickname Yezhe Lingnanren.
Yet some residents blamed the city's criminal reputation on migrants and expressed support for the evictions.
"The government is right to treat security seriously," said a resident surnamed Huang, who added she had been robbed in the past.
Shen Shaobao, a spokesman for the Shenzhen municipal police, has said a 100-day crackdown involved the eviction of more than 80,000 people who "posed a threat" to the upcoming 26th Universiade. The global event takes place in mid-August in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.
"Ex-cons, suspected drug users, and those reported to take part in 'abnormal' activities or have suspicious incomes fall into the category," Shen said.
The blacklist also included migrant workers without proper employment and tenants using false identification to rent homes, Shen said.
On baidu.com, a search using the keywords "Shenzhen high-risk people" resulted in 576,000 news items or articles as of Tuesday night.
The issue also became a heated topic on many online forums. Many questioned the legitimacy of the policy.
"It is both illegal and inhumane. How can they label someone as 'high-risk' and which law are they basing the evictions upon?" netizen Xuxiaonian asked on weibo.com, a microblogging site. Users shared the comment 417 times within one hour.
"How will other cities treat the people who were labeled a threat to Shenzhen?" asked a netizen using the nickname Yezhe Lingnanren.
Yet some residents blamed the city's criminal reputation on migrants and expressed support for the evictions.
"The government is right to treat security seriously," said a resident surnamed Huang, who added she had been robbed in the past.
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