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To: BillyG who wrote (28035)	1/13/1998 6:08:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

China is taking steps that may hurt the VCD market in China (unless the authorities get their share)............... chinadaily.net State policing aims at cultural market THE Ministry of Culture is planning a nationwide crackdown on misbehaviour in karaoke halls, nightclubs, art galleries and VCD shops. Huang Zhengchun, a spokesman for the ministry, said at a news conference yesterday in Beijing that the market is developing quickly, and there is a certain amount of chaos and disorder. Because of that, he said, steps will be taken this year to cope with the problems. Some of the problems cited by Huang include VCD piracy, illegal publications, vulgar performances, sexual services, gambling and sales of fake artwork. The official said that 1998 has been designated by the ministry as China's first "Legal Year for the Cultural Market," during which the market is expected to establish a sounder foundation. The ministry will try to implement three new regulations on cultural market management, give the supervision team more authority to enforce the new rules and launch a publicity campaign to help everyone understand the law. Illegal activities will be policed, and a clean market will be restored, Huang vowed. This will be one of the greatest actions China has ever taken over the past decades to manage the cultural market, he said. Liu Zhongde, minister of culture, has signed a regulation on administrative punishment to guide the crackdown on illegal activities. China has 4,000 cultural supervision offices with 50,000 workers. (Xinhua) Date: 01/09/98 Author: Copyrightc by China Daily