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Street food stalls face night ban
(CRI)
Updated: 2006-06-07 15:53


The municipal government of Beijing has issued a new regulation banning
Da Pai Dang, or street food stalls, from operating after 12 midnight.

The regulation will be carried out next month, when the Da Pai Dang
business enters its hottest season.

A commentary on Beijing News questions the policy, saying that the
increase in street food stalls is a result of growing market needs.

The commentary says if there are any problems stemming from the lack of
sanitation and too much noise, related departments can get involved or
even shut down those unqualified stalls. But there is no reason to ban
the operation of all stalls as a whole.
An editorial on China Youth Daily doubts the feasibility of the policy.

It says the ban will be difficult to carry out given the strong market
demand.

And it adds that in the end the regulation may only serve as a tool for
related departments to shake off their responsibility. If problems arise
with, for instance, unsanitary food, the departments could simply put
blame on these "illegal" stalls.


















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