From the Chinese Press

Reducing risks of fireworks

Recent years have witnessed many major accidents caused by fireworks, especially after firework manufacturers modified their fireworks to increase the explosive power. It is high time the government promoted the use of safer and more environmentally friendly digital fireworks, says an article on rednet.cn. Excerpts:

Fireworks not only cause air pollution, the whole fireworks are responsible for about 40 percent of the fires during Spring Festival.