China Scene: Central

Pedestrians not color blind, just lawbreakers

A recent survey indicated about 70 percent of pedestrians in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, thought they would be silly if they waited for the green light to cross the road.

Most of respondents break traffic rules because they believed police would punish only those who led other pedestrian jaywalkers.

The survey, conducted by local traffic police, interviewed more than 100 pedestrians.

More than 2,000 jaywalkers have been detained at crossings since August.

(Zhengzhou Evening News)

Father hands back unused donations

After his son died of leukemia last week, Feng Baoshan, a farmer in Zhumadian city's Fenglaozhuang village, of Henan Province, took a coach to Shenzhen in Guangdong Province to return a donation to a charity organization there.

When Feng's son who was once employed in Shenzhen was diagnosed with leukemia early this year, the poor farmer received donations valued at more than 16,300 yuan ($2,103) from Shenzhen residents.

When Feng's son died, he had 4,050 yuan left. Feng said he would return the money to local donors and thank them from the bottom of his heart.

(Dahe News)

BOCOG thinks this idea will fly

Liu Yuxing, 68, has claimed to have made a powerful fly trap in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, sparking the interest of the Beijing Organizing Committee for Olympic Games (BOCOG).

Liu's trap is said to be able to catch more than 1,000 flies a day.

BOCOG has sent special personnel to the central metropolis to meet Liu, a retired engineer from Wuhan Steelworks.

BOCOG is planning to put Liu's fly trap in the two refuse transfer stations to help catch flies during the Games in August 2008.

(Chutian Metropolitan New)

(China Daily 09/11/2007 page6)