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Chinese travellers reprimanded
11 October 2006
Officials in China have released a list of dos and don'ts for citizens who are travelling around the world on holiday.
The move comes in light of recent reports which have been received by the government claiming Chinese tourists behave badly while abroad, reports the Southern Weekend.
The China National Tourism Administration and the Office of the Spiritual Civilization Development Steering Commission have reacted by publishing information for Chinese travellers on how to behave in foreign countries.
Among the bad behaviour reported by the government are littering, spitting, queue-jumping and swearing.
'In recent years, some Chinese citizens' bad habits have severely damaged China's image as a nation of etiquette, causing huge concern and criticism from both home and abroad,' said Li Xiaoman, an official from the Spiritual Civilization Office.
In order to crack down on this and maintain China's reputation, it is reported that the relevant departments will consider updating passport laws and punishing those responsible, although this has been denied by officials.
The number of Chinese people taking their holiday abroad has increased vastly in recent years with 31m having done so in 2005 and that number expected to reach 100m by 2020.
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The move comes in light of recent reports which have been received by the government claiming Chinese tourists behave badly while abroad, reports the Southern Weekend.
The China National Tourism Administration and the Office of the Spiritual Civilization Development Steering Commission have reacted by publishing information for Chinese travellers on how to behave in foreign countries.
Among the bad behaviour reported by the government are littering, spitting, queue-jumping and swearing.
'In recent years, some Chinese citizens' bad habits have severely damaged China's image as a nation of etiquette, causing huge concern and criticism from both home and abroad,' said Li Xiaoman, an official from the Spiritual Civilization Office.
In order to crack down on this and maintain China's reputation, it is reported that the relevant departments will consider updating passport laws and punishing those responsible, although this has been denied by officials.
The number of Chinese people taking their holiday abroad has increased vastly in recent years with 31m having done so in 2005 and that number expected to reach 100m by 2020.
© Adfero Ltd
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