District in capital temporarily halts sign replacements

Urban management authorities in Beijing's Haidian district have halted the removal of business name signs on buildings and have not made a decision about when the work will resume.

The removals were part of a drive to clean up visual clutter.

According to a notice released on Saturday and widely publicized on Monday, the district halted the sign removals because of concerns over workers' safety in windy weather and problems faced by visitors in finding their way around an unfamiliar area without the signs as reference.