Beijing students have been told "for safety reasons" to leave their dormitories by July 5, Truth from facts reports. (h/t Global Voices).Certain areas will be cleared out completely to make way for various Olympic teams and officials, and all students will need written permission with the seal of various school bodies in order to stay on campus.The announcement comes as an unpleasant surprise; part of the students expected to work as volunteers during the Beijing Olympics.
The internet censor is trying to stop discussion about the measure, but that will be hard to manage.
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Not all Beijing students - only students in certain dorms at certain Beijing universities.
Also, Olympic volunteers are excepted: if they get a signed form from the Olympic organizers they will be given accommodations. This was in the notice above.
It is interesting to notice the government is citing 'security reasons' again here.
So the message is that visitors better not come over to Beijing for the Olympics, because the place is too dangereous?
This is only aimed at Chinese students, most of whom go back home for the summer anyway.
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