Sauna users told to reveal identities

GUANGZHOU: Clients wanting to stay overnight in sauna and massage parlors must now show ID and register their personal information, according to the city's security bureau's latest regulation.

"The regulation went into effect at 1 am yesterday morning," He Jing, deputy director of the security bureau of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, said.

"It affects people going to sauna and massage venues from 1 am to 8 am only, and visitors to these venues at other times will not be affected" he added.