Beijing to boost civil patrol force for 2008 Games
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-05-12 22:00 Beijing will build a 50,000-strong civil patrol
force by 2008 to bolster security ahead of the Olympic Games, a Chinese
newspaper said on Friday.
The force would comprise 70 percent permanent residents, 20 percent retired
soldiers and 10 percent from Beijing's non-permanent resident population, the
Beijing News reported.
Already 21,000-strong, the force would grow to 30,000 by the end of the year,
the newspaper quoted police official Miao Lin as saying.
The government had already spent 200 million yuan building the force, the
official added.
Patrol members were responsible for checking criminal activity, accident
damage control, venue security, assisting in emergency situations and managing
dangers within their jurisdiction, said Liu Yucheng, a Beijing Public Security
Bureau official.
In addition to a fixed monthly salary of up to 700 yuan ($87), members would
receive accident and injury insurance, and bonuses for assisting in emergency
situations and making arrests that led to criminal charges, Liu added.
Recruits would be drawn from Beijing's existing "community security guards,"
retired soldiers and sacked workers, the newspaper said.
Beijing local councils employ thousands of community guards, largely made up
of the retired and elderly.
However, that force did not meet the necessary security requirements for 2008
and would be relegated to watching housing estates while the new professional
force took over their duties, Miao Lin said.
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