Market closes 8 more stalls over fakes

Eight more shops in Beijing's famous Silk Street Market have been ordered to shut down for seven days after they were found selling fake goods.

It is the third time the management of the market, which is well known as a place to buy cheap designer knock-offs, has resorted to the punishment. General Manager Wang Zili told China Daily yesterday eight more shops will be closed on Sunday, taking the total punished to 22.

The move follows an agreement last December between market administrator the Beijing Silk Street Co Ltd and IntellecPro, a law firm representing Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Chanel and Burberry.