Press cards designed to stop fakers

New press passes with improved anti-counterfeiting features will be issued to journalists from February, the General Administration of Press and Publication said yesterday.

As well as the existing watermarks and gravure prints, the new cards will incorporate metal identification strips, Nong Tao, a press official with the administration said.

"The advanced features will make it extremely difficult for the cards to be faked. The cards will also help certify journalists' legal rights to conduct interviews," he said.