Residents to quit homes for games
By Wang Qingchu |
June 18, 2011, Saturday
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RESIDENTS whose apartments overlook the stadium hosting the opening of the 26th Universiade in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, have been asked to leave their homes during the ceremony.
Householders can take part in activities organized by the neighborhood committee - such as watching a live broadcast of the ceremony on August 12 or visiting scenic attractions - during the five hours the authorities want them out of their homes.
For those who insist on staying at home for the opening of the student athletes games, security guards will be posted in their apartments due to "security concerns," Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.
And residents have been ordered to leave on their lights while they're away to "create a better scene for evening filming," it reported.
The government will pay subsidies to residents to cover losses, a spokesman of the district organizing committee for the Universiade told the newspaper.
A resident named He Ningning tweeted on his microblog page on Weibo.com that he has been asked to leave his home but keep the lights on during the opening ceremony.
Each household will receive 350 yuan (US$54) from the government, said He.
The tweet has been forwarded nearly 4,000 times and generated 1,149 comments.
A web user called SZmuyi said the move violated property law.
A neighborhood committee official surnamed Hu said less than 500 households will be affected.
The committee spokesman said as many VIPs will attend the opening ceremony, residents of buildings overlooking the stadium were being asked to leave their homes.
He added that similar arrangements were also imposed last year during Shanghai's Expo and the Asian Games in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province.
"It's not that we don't trust residents, it's out of security needs," the spokesman said.
In April, Shenzhen launched a crackdown involving the eviction of more than 80,000 people who "posed a threat" to the sports event. The blacklist included migrant workers without proper employment and tenants using fake id.
The Universiade will take place from August 12 to 23.
Householders can take part in activities organized by the neighborhood committee - such as watching a live broadcast of the ceremony on August 12 or visiting scenic attractions - during the five hours the authorities want them out of their homes.
For those who insist on staying at home for the opening of the student athletes games, security guards will be posted in their apartments due to "security concerns," Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.
And residents have been ordered to leave on their lights while they're away to "create a better scene for evening filming," it reported.
The government will pay subsidies to residents to cover losses, a spokesman of the district organizing committee for the Universiade told the newspaper.
A resident named He Ningning tweeted on his microblog page on Weibo.com that he has been asked to leave his home but keep the lights on during the opening ceremony.
Each household will receive 350 yuan (US$54) from the government, said He.
The tweet has been forwarded nearly 4,000 times and generated 1,149 comments.
A web user called SZmuyi said the move violated property law.
A neighborhood committee official surnamed Hu said less than 500 households will be affected.
The committee spokesman said as many VIPs will attend the opening ceremony, residents of buildings overlooking the stadium were being asked to leave their homes.
He added that similar arrangements were also imposed last year during Shanghai's Expo and the Asian Games in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province.
"It's not that we don't trust residents, it's out of security needs," the spokesman said.
In April, Shenzhen launched a crackdown involving the eviction of more than 80,000 people who "posed a threat" to the sports event. The blacklist included migrant workers without proper employment and tenants using fake id.
The Universiade will take place from August 12 to 23.
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