Commuters in Beijing Asked To Give Up Bus Seats

With less than 6 months to go before the Beijing Olympic Games, the city is trying to prepare its citizens’ etiquette to welcome its international visitors.

Beijing authorities yesterday launched “Seat-giving Day” to encourage people on public transport to give up their seats to those in greater need, in the latest bid to improve civic-consciousness ahead of the Olympics.

The city named the 22nd of every month as the day for commuters to give way to the aged, pregnant women, children, and the disabled on public transport.

Last year, Beijing introduced the “Queuing Day” to discourage jumping lines and handed out spit bags in response to the Chinese habit of spitting.

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