Spitting and littering are health hazards and ruin the environment. In a bid to clean up the city, authorities in Guangzhou enacted a new law on July 10.
Under the new law, anyone caught spitting or littering on Beijing Road, the city's famous pedestrian area, can be fined for 50 yuan (HK$56.70).
The measure is part of efforts to clean up the city's image ahead of the 2010 Asian Games, which it will host. The crackdown on people who spit and litter is a first by the Guangzhou government.
Eight people have been employed to patrol and enforce the new rules along Beijing Road. Student volunteers will join the group on weekends.
Every member of the patrol has been given a video camera to help them record evidence.
First-time offenders will not be fined, but they will be lectured about environmental hygiene.
