Beijing Police Chief Urges Districts to Crack Down on CrimesQiang Wei, police chief of Beijing, signed special contracts Tuesday with heads of sub-public security bureaus in three districts to curb rampant criminal activities.Under the contracts, police officers in Chaoyang, Haidian and Fengtai districts will be promoted, rewarded or dismissed in accordance with the results of their work. In an address at the signing ceremony, Qiang urged the sub-bureaus, which are made up of 33 police stations, to improve the local security situation within one year. The move is aimed at better safeguarding social stability of Beijing by maintaining the "Strike Hard" attitude toward criminals, in an effort to create a sound social environment for the city to contend for hosting Olympiad 2008, according to the police chief. The three districts which have drawn special concerns from the authorities are where lots of China's "floating population" are believed to be responsible for most of the criminal cases uncovered in the areas. Last year, these districts accounted for half of the crimes reported in the city. This year, local police have focused on cracking down on thieves, robbers and swindlers in these areas. |
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