Officials apologize for offending dumpster warnings
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E-mail Xinhua, December 21, 2012
Local officials of Bijie city, southwest China's Guizhou Province, have apologized to the public for dumpster warnings that offended local people.
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Warnings painted on dumpsters in Heguantun Township, Qixingguan District read "People or livestock, Keep out". |
Warnings painted on dumpsters in Heguantun Township, Qixingguan District that read "People or livestock, Keep out" have aroused attention from around the country, with some holding that the warnings are "insulting."
Gao Dan, head of Heguantun Township, Qixingguan District, on Thursday used his personal Tencent microblog to issue a public apology for the 12 dumpsters painted with the warnings.
"I understand that the inappropriate warnings on the dumpsters hurt the public's feelings. I sincerely apologize for that," Gao wrote.
Hu Shulong, deputy chief of the Qixingguan district, admitted that the warnings reflected the township government's lack of a sense of responsibility.
On Friday, the warning had been painted over with the characters for "Garbage comes in, healthy and civilized."
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