Nightclubs, KTVs put in their place
By Zhu Zhe (China Daily)Updated: 2006-11-27 08:55
A new rule bars new entertainment venues from opening near
residential buildings and schools to avoid possible public disturbances,
according to a notice by the Ministry of Culture.
The notice, issued on
Friday as a supplement to the Regulation on the Administration of Entertainment
Venues, which took effect on March 1, also makes it clear that such businesses
are not allowed to operate in museums, libraries, cultural sites, two or more
levels underground or in public places such as railway stations and
airports.
Areas near schools, hospitals and government offices are also
off limits to new entertainment venues, which the notice defines as KTVs,
ballrooms, nightclubs and arcade game halls. Bars and Internet cafes are not
included.
Zhang Xinjian, deputy director of the Culture Ministry's
culture market department, said earlier this year that the ministry had received
many noise complaints involving entertainment venues and would issue regulations
to reduce such disturbances.
The notice posted on Friday leaves it up to
local governments to set a specific minimum distance between entertainment
venues and schools, hospitals and government offices.
However, the
notice does say that distances between entertainment venues and storage depots
for hazardous materials are subject to the Regulation on the Safety Control of Dangerous Chemicals, which
says such storehouses must be away from crowded public places, though it
also fails to set specific distances.
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