Emission limits to ensure blue sky

Beijing will take a series of measures to reduce the emission of air pollutants for 15 days to guarantee blue skies for the military parade on Sept 3.

From Aug 20 to Sept 3, the city will ban almost half of vehicles from the roads based on even-and odd-numbered license plates, and 80 percent of government and public institute vehicles will be taken off the road, Rong Jun, spokesman for the municipal traffic committee, said on Monday.

But electric vehicles and such vehicles as buses, taxies and ambulances will not be restricted, he added.