Members of the Lanjian Commando attend an anti-terrorism drill in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2008. The 120-member special police force is charged with the anti-terrorism task during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, to be held in August. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Besides, various campaigns aimed at improving the behavior of local citizens finally turned the tide. More and more people are getting to abandon bad habits like spitting, not queuing up, smoking anywhere, swearing in Beijing dialect and littering.

    A survey released by Renmin University of China in February found that in 2007, 2.54 percent of people still spat, roughly a half of the figure for 2006, and the occurrence of littering in public dropped from 5.3 percent in 2006 to 2.86 percent in 2007 and queue-jumping from 6 percent to 1.5 percent.

Members of the Lanjian Commando attend an anti-terrorism drill in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2008. The 120-member special police force is charged with the anti-terrorism task during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, to be held in August. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

 

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