Beijing rules two-fly maximum in public toilets
25th May 2012
New rulings by Beijing's city administration limit the number of flies 'allowed' in toilets to two and attempt to regulate odour
Beijing has issued an edict to toilet cleaners, including the new ruling that only two flies may be present at any time in a public loo. In an attempt to make the capital's 12,000 public toilets more appealing, the commission of the city administration also set out guidelines on levels of odour and number of discarded items allowed, which is now two.
The city's public lavatories are notoriously unpleasant and those in tourist spots must now comply with the new standards. However, cleaning staff have pointed out that no budgetary amendments have been made, for example, for the purchase of fly swats.
It is unclear how the fly population is to be monitored or maintained. Questions have been raised online as to whether officials will make visits to the amenities to count the flies and if there will be punishments for the flies or cleaning staff if the numbers exceed two.
The regulations have been issued as a “new standard for public toilet management”, the commission says. They are to be a benchmark of improvement and also cover training of staff and signage, which must now appear both in Chinese and English.
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