Health authorities plan to install condom vending machines on university campuses in Beijing this year to reduce the risk of infection among students, a key group affected by HIV/AIDS.

"We have communicated with the municipal education commission, and it is virtually certain that we can reach a consensus (on the issue)," health official XieHui said.

Xie, in charge of disease control and prevention at the Beijing Commission of Health and Family Planning, was speaking at a news conference.