Policy Digest

Museums told to step up security after Louvre heist

The National Cultural Heritage Administration has asked local cultural heritage and tourism authorities to learn from the recent robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris and heighten security management.

In a notice, it called for efforts to strengthen the management of museums' collections and people entering or leaving the museums' storerooms, establish a comprehensive security system for storerooms, and further refine security management measures.

Museums should scientifically evaluate the visitor capacity of their exhibition halls, control the number of visitors through measures including online bookings, and strengthen security checks at entry and exit points to keep out dangerous items.

They are required to carry out more patrols during peak hours, pay special attention to unusual movements near showcases and promptly stop any unsafe activities.

They should examine exhibition halls, including their earthquake response measures and intrusion alarm systems, detect risks and address them immediately, the administration said.

The administration also called for stricter security measures for the transport of collections and their exhibition overseas.

Cultural heritage authorities at the provincial level should strengthen coordination with police and emergency management departments to help museums develop emergency response plans, it said.

On Oct 19, several thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris and stole nine pieces of jewelry of great historical value.

Notice regulates development of outdoor sports destinations

China has issued a list of its first batch of destinations that it will work to turn into "high-quality outdoor sports destinations".

The list, containing 49 destinations across the country, was released by six central departments, including the National Development and Reform Commission and the General Administration of Sport of China.

China will lend special support to the development of the destinations, the six central departments said in a notice, adding that the efforts are important for promoting the country's outdoor sports industry.

The notice asked related authorities at all levels, including those in charge of development and reform, sports and natural resources, to strengthen collaboration and ensure work yields concrete results.

The 49 destinations should make plans before beginning construction work and prioritize ecological conservation, so that outdoor sports projects coexist in harmony with nature, the notice said.

They were also asked to strictly follow the requirements of farmland protection.

The notice called for planning outdoor sports projects according to local conditions, and forbade local authorities from blindly building large stadiums.

It requires them to enhance their ability to provide public services and conduct safety supervision, and improve the emergency rescue system.

The destinations listed include Jilin city in Jilin province, which is known for winter sports, and Jinhai Lake in Pinggu district, Beijing.

Ministry launches large-scale recruitment campaigns

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has asked human resources authorities in provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps to launch recruitment campaigns.

The campaigns will last from mid-October to mid-December, the ministry said in a statement, adding that they will focus on companies in the manufacturing sector and foreign trade businesses, as well as key groups of people, such as university graduates and migrant workers.

It asks local authorities to collect information about job openings, and encourages human resource service providers to contact major projects, key companies and other sectors to discover demand for human resources.

It said authorities should send the information of both job openings and job seekers to people in need, and hold more small-scale and customized recruitment events that focus on specific sectors.

Human resource service providers are encouraged to apply artificial intelligence technologies in the campaigns, and take advantage of algorithms and the large amount of data to deliver employment service information in a smarter way.

China Daily