China Netcafe ‘teen’ ban
p2p news / p2pnet: Yellow warning cards have been issued to 12 netcafes Beijing who’ve, "illegally accepted teenagers into their businesses, says ChinaTechNews.
"The yellow cards are to be hung in each of the offending netcafes and each proprietor will be fined RMB15000 (just over $1,870)," it states.
The owners can ask to have the cards taken down after a month, "if an investigation proves that the respective businesses have changed their behavior," says the story, adding:
"The city initiated a 90-day special investigative action within the Internet cafe market on May 10."
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Also See:
ChinaTechNews – 12 Beijing Netcafes Get Yellow Warning Cards, June 6, 2006
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June 7th, 2006 at 6:35 am
o_O so they don’t allow teens to check their email in public locations in china?
<tv_parody tv_show=”SouthPark”>
<Stan>Ohmygod, they made it illegal for teens to enter netcafes in china!</Stan>
<Kyle>You bastards!</Kyle>
</tv_pardoy>