Illegal kitchens 'will return'

Illegal and unclean kitchens specializing in fast food lunches for office workers will return to Chaoyang district, despite a crackdown by authorities, residents say.

Officials from the industrial and commercial department swooped on Fangcaodi community after the Beijing News reported a number of illegal kitchens were operating from residential properties without health certificates or sanitation permits.

Most kitchens quickly closed after the media report and just one workshop was found in operation when officials arrived on Wednesday.