More mediation offices coming

More than 300 police stations in Beijing will have civil mediation offices by the end of the year to help deal with social disputes in their early stages, authorities said on Tuesday.

The first such office in the capital was established in Fengsheng police station in Xicheng district on Nov 27, 2003, before being extended throughout the district in 2004.

"Officers in these civil mediation centers used to work for the police and justice bureaus and they are very experienced and professional," said Fu Zhenghua, director of Beijing's municipal public security bureau. "They are one of the major contributors to Beijing's public security."