[photopress:_china_internet_cafe_web.jpg,full,alignright]Members of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) have for the second time discussed amending the Law on the Protection of Minors. The idea is to look at new technology which could help prevent people younger than 18 from getting addicted to online games.
The new draft forbids minors from entering Internet cafes.
Law Committee Chairman Yang Jingyu said if there were no Internet cafes, students would be able to concentrate on their studies better. He added that if they need to use the Internet they can do it at home or at school.
Li Lianning, deputy secretary general and a member of the NPC Standing Committee, advised that schools should have more computers available for students to use, to tempt them away from Internet cafes.
NPC Standing Committee member Ye Rutang argued that older teenagers, aged 16 to 18, should be allowed in Internet cafes, or the law will be unenforceable. He said, ‘For teenagers older than 16, who already earn their own money, it is unreasonable to forbid them to enter Internet cafes.’
Source: China Daily