Screenshot of the advertisement of Enjoying Going International Travel Agency, highlighting the discrimination words. [Photo from web] A travel agency in Changde, Hunan province, was punished on Wednesday for a tourism product that discriminates against pregnant women, journalists, tour guides and people with disabilities, local authorities said. Enjoying Going International Travel Agency in Changde posted information about an upcoming three-day tour to Guilin in the Guangxi autonomous region via WeChat on Wednesday, saying that people in those categories would not be accepted. Also, an extra 200 yuan ($32) would be charged for people whose ages were not between 24 to 69 or those who refused to enter the store the agency recommended. The tour was priced at 299 yuan per person, including transportation, accommodations and meals. The agency deleted the offer later that day and posted an open letter of apology explaining the advertisement as a clerical error by some staff and from inadequate supervision from leaders. The Changde bureau of tourism, foreign and overseas Chinese affairs investigated after receiving complaints about the advertisement on Sina Weibo. It subsequently ordered the agency to remove the ad. The bureau said it will also transfer information about other illegal travel-related behavior by travel agencies to the local tourism administrative department, and conduct a special inspection campaign of all the city's travel agencies and crack down on illegal advertising. Although pregnant women, senior citizens, children and people with disabilities do cost more during travel, it's illegal to put them on a blacklist, said He Mang, assistant dean of the School of Tourism Management in Sun Yat-sen University. The travel agency only focused on profit but neglected its social responsibility, he added, which is not unique in the tourism industry. Rules that damage tourists' interests should be eliminated, he said. 80s rubber braceletsdebossed-wristbandcustomize silicone wristbandscystic fibrosis rubber braceletspersonalized silicone bracelets
The 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the top political advisory body, is in the process of amending its charter.The move represents an important chapter in the development of China's democracy.The revision of the CPPCC charter, which will soon be voted on by the body's 2,000-plus members, is aligned with the amendment to the Constitution.Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has been incorporated into the draft amendment of the charter as a guiding theory of the CPPCC.The parallel nature of revision to the CPPCC charter and the Constitution shows that the political advisers are guided by the law, said Zhou Hanmin, a national political adviser and legal expert from Shanghai.The CPPCC National Committee, which convenes its annual session each spring, brings together representatives from all walks of life - economists, scientists, educators, doctors, diplomats, religious leaders and sport stars. They are the core advisers in China's decision-making process.According to the draft amendment, the idea of consultative democracy will be written into the charter.Consultative democracy is a model and strength unique to China's socialist democracy. The CPPCC is an important channel for socialist consultative democracy and a specialist consultative body, part of the draft amendment reads.Zhou added that the revision highlights the importance of consultative democracy and further clarifies how we offer our advice.In addition to its advisory role, another function of the CPPCC is supervision. This covers the implementation of the Constitution, laws and regulations, major State policy, as well as the handling of practical issues of social concern and the integrity of State agencies and their employees.Over the past five years, political advisers have raised the proportion of supervision-related agenda items to 28 percent. Consultative supervision has been included in the draft amendment to the charter.This revision gives us guidance on how to conduct supervision and will improve implementation of government policy, said Gao Xiaomei, a member of the CPPCC National Committee and vice-chairwoman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Central Committee.The current CPPCC charter was adopted in 1982 and has been amended three times, in 1994, 2000 and 2004.Xinhua rubber bracelet trendevent wristbands vancouverimprinted rubber braceletsbracelet de securite pour personne ageesilicone wristbands made in america<%2fcenter>
