China to regulate 3 mln security guards

时间：2007-12-03 08:22:26

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Beijing, December 2 - China plans to regulate its security service with 3 million employees now, the Ministry1 of Public Security said Saturday.

 

According to the ministry's investigation2, there are more than 2,500 security companies across the country.

 

They have become an important force to maintain social stability, the ministry said in a press release, adding that last year they contributed about 222,000 pieces of information to the police and helped seize 162,000 suspects.

 

"But there exist some problems in the service. For instance, many security guards are not well trained," the ministry said.

 

In fact, the total number of security guards on service might be larger than the ministry's figure.

 

The Ministry of Public Security only recognizes security companies run by the police.

 

But quite a number of security guards are working for property management offices instead of security companies. And there are also "illegal" security companies that are not registered at the police.

 

An earlier report of Beijing News quoted the Beijing municipal police as saying that about 35,000 security guards are estimated to work for illegal security companies in Beijing.

 

According to a report compiled by the Beijing Municipal People's Congress Standing3 Committee, of the city's 200,000 security guards, about 80,000 are working for the police's security companies, 40,000 are hired by companies and organizations for their own security service, 50,000 for property management offices and the rest for "illegal" security companies.

 

In fact, Beijing only has one security company run by the police, which has 31 branches and about 80 franchises4.

 

Insiders said that no department is to supervise the whole security service. The police do keep cracking down upon illegal security companies but do not has a mechanism5 to monitor those not working for security companies, for instance, those in property management offices.

 

In the past year, the city has seen at least five murders involving security guards.

 

The latest took place on Oct. 14 at Luyuan community in north Beijing. A 18-year-old security guard killed a female resident of the community while attempting to carry out a robbery.

 

In the five cases, all security guards involved were migrant workers, younger than 20 and without a high school education.

 

"The industry can not recruit good young men as the salary is very low compared with other jobs," said Zhang Jingwen running a security company in Beijing. A guard earns no more than 1,000 yuan (133 U.S. dollars) a month, even less than a waiter's salary.

 

The job is regarded as low income and less safe but easy to get, he said, adding that the illegal security companies do not check employees' backgrounds and provide little training.

 

The ministry said that it is working to include "all types" of security services into its supervision6 network and tighten7 the regular monitoring on security companies.

 

A regulation on security service, being reviewed by the State Council, is also expected to change the situation.

 

The ministry said earlier that it plans to open the security service to private operators once the regulation is issued.

 

A licensing8 system will be imposed on both security companies and guards, the ministry said.

 

A security company must get approval from the provincial9 police departments and be registered at the commerce and industry administrations while a guard must meet requirements set by the regulation to get a certificate, it said.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
4 franchises ef6665e7cd0e166d2f4deb0f4f26c671     
n.（尤指选举议员的）选举权( franchise的名词复数 )；参政权；获特许权的商业机构（或服务）；（公司授予的）特许经销权v.给…以特许权，出售特许权( franchise的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ford dealerships operated as independent franchises. 福特汽车公司的代销商都是独立的联营商。 来自辞典例句
5 mechanism zCWxr     
n.机械装置；机构，结构
参考例句：
  • The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
  • The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
6 supervision hr6wv     
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
7 tighten 9oYwI     
v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧
参考例句：
  • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
  • Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。
8 licensing 7352ce0b4e0665659ae6466c18decb2a     
v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • A large part of state regulation consists of occupational licensing. 大部分州的管理涉及行业的特许批准。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
  • That licensing procedures for projects would move faster. 这样的工程批准程序一定会加快。 来自辞典例句
9 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

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