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Strengthen management of beauty industry
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-04-05 09:08
The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) recently released a notice, asking local
governments to improve the management of the beauty and hairdressing industry
and guide the industry to set up a "blacklist" mechanism to punish illegal
companies.
The notice said that China's beauty and hairdressing industry has experienced
rapid development in the past 20 years, a process during which much illegal
activity has stymied further development.
It called on local commercial departments to work out plans for the industry,
encourage the setting up of chainstore beauty parlors, and guide companies in
improving self-discipline and providing trustworthy service.
Presently, China has nearly 1.6 million beauty parlors, employing 9.4 million
people and reporting business incomes of 176.2 billion yuan (US$21.5 billion).
The industry has seen an annual growth rate of 15 percent.
But in the meantime, statistics from the China Consumer Association and the
China Beauty and Hairdressing Association show that in the past ten years, more
than 200,000 disputes involving beauty parlors have been reported, in which
nearly 300,000 people have been injured to various degrees by illegal or
improper operations in the beauty salons.
To put the industry on a healthy developmental track, the Ministry of
Commerce issued a temporary regulation on the management on the industry in
November 2004. In addition, the ministry is trying to promulgate detailed
standards for the industry.
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