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Lack of loo paper worries residents
By Qin Zhongwei (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-12-18 10:42
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Toilet paper will be available at more than 100 public washrooms from next year after a survey found its absence was among the top concerns of capital residents.
The Beijing municipal administration center for parks (BMACP) said it would stock free toilet paper and hand sanitizer in washrooms at 11 of its popular parks from January, the Beijing Daily reported Thursday.
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"We began providing toilet paper and hand sanitizer in some parks in 2007, but from next year we will stock all 132 washrooms in all the 11 parks," said Wang Jing, an official from the BMACP press office.
Wang said other services would also be introduced including free medicine boxes and wheelchairs for disabled people.
A woman who lives near Taoranting Park expressed concern that the free toilet paper might "be stolen or overused" by citizens who lived near the parks.
"I read about such news in the newspaper that people take the toilet paper back home," said the woman surnamed Su.
It follows a municipal government survey of 20,000 people in which residents highlighted their top concerns, including a lack of toilet paper in public washrooms, jobs for disabled people, and subway construction.
Five subway lines will be completed next year, 16,000 car park lots will be provided, and 3,000 jobs for disabled people will be provided, the government said.
