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Beijing cracks down on crime in bathhouses

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People who stay at public bathhouses will have to check in with their identity cards under new rules designed to regulate the industry.

The Beijing News on Saturday reported police will detain bathhouse operators who admit clients who refuse to check in with their identity cards.

The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, local Bureau of Commerce, Administration for Industry and Commerce, and Health Bureau held a meeting on Friday to discuss how to regulate the public bathhouse and hotel industry.

Beijing currently has around 1,116 public bathhouses and around 700 offer lodging¹. They have become a haven² for criminals because most bathhouses do not register their guests' ID cards. During the first ten months of 2006, police detained 920 people at 503 bathhouses for involvement in prostitution and gambling³.

Local police authorities say a lot of public bathhouses run a diverse range of services outside their scope of operation, like massage⁴, catering⁵, performances and lodging.

The newspaper says bathhouses will have to go through licensing⁶ and registration⁷ procedures at the local administrations, including the public security bureau and the Administration for Industry and Commerce, by the end of May if they wish to offer accommodation. All bathhouses that offer lodging will be investigated in the first three weeks of June.

Public bathhouses will also be required to install closed-circuit TV surveillance systems in public areas and operators will be detained if they fail to check their guests' ID cards. Bathhouse employees will have to report any clients' who refuse to show their ID cards or who use fake ID cards to the police immediately.

Bathhouses that don't provide accommodation will not be allowed to operate between 2 am and 8 am. Violators will be fined between 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan.

Any bathhouses involved in prostitution, gambling or drug taking will have their licenses⁸ withdrawn⁹.

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1 lodging
n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍
参考例句：
The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。 Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?

2 haven
n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所
参考例句：
It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。 The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

3 gambling
n.赌博；投机
参考例句：
They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。 The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

4 massage
n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据
参考例句：
He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。 Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

5 catering
n. 给养
参考例句：
Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。 Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？

6 licensing
v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的现在分词 )
参考例句：
A large part of state regulation consists of occupational licensing. 大部分州的管理涉及行业的特许批准。来自英汉非文学 - 行政法 That licensing procedures for projects would move faster. 这样的工程批准程序一定会加快。来自辞典例句

7 registration
n.登记，注册，挂号
参考例句：
Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。 What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

8 licenses
n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。来自辞典例句

9 withdrawn
vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出
参考例句：
Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。 All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

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