From the Chinese Press

See beggars' list in perspective

Shanghai's metro police published an online list of beggars on trains recently. It soon raised a heated debate on how the beggars, given that they are a disadvantaged group, should be treated, says an article on xinhuanet.com. Excerpts:

Police must have made great efforts to publish a detailed list, complete with concrete information on the beggars' household registrations, individual characters and personal habits. For example, on top of the list is a 22-year-old surnamed He who has been stopped from begging for 309 times in four years.