Official pays 50-yuan fine for tossing cigarette butt

The urban management bureau in Wuhan, Hubei Province, nabbed its first out-of-province litterer, after an official from neighboring Henan Province paid a 50-yuan ($8) fine for throwing a cigarette butt out of his car window.

The official's superiors also sent a letter of apology to the Wuhan bureau promising to further punish the litterer.

The Wuhan chengguan bureau launched a litter prevent ion campaign on October 18 offering a reward of 100 yuan to anyone who reports motorists who litter. Offenders are fined 50 yuan and a notice of their infraction is sent to their residential community and workplace.

The Henan official was caught by a local resident on video throwing a cigarette butt from his car window. The official vehicle's license plate was used to track down the offending official.

An official from the Wuhan chengguan, surnamed Ye, told the Global Times that they received a faxed apology from the Henan department.

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