Silence please, for exam-takers

As exam season approaches, Beijing officials are vowing to take tougher measures to control noise to provide a peaceful learning environment to students who will take the senior high school and college entrance examinations next month.

The Beijing Municipal Bureau of City Administration and Law Enforcement has launched a series of regulations to promote a quiet atmosphere. According to the bureau, the noise-control campaign is kicking off one week earlier than last year.

From June 1 to 26, all construction work except emergency repairs is prohibited from 10 pm to 6 am the next day. In addition, no construction work will be allowed within