A big LED screen on the roadside has caught people's attention lately in Changchun, Jilin Province.

Besides commercial ads, the screen also shows photos of people with their personal information including name, age, ID number and home addresses, etc.

It turns out that those people are "laolai", a Chinese term to describe those people who fail to honour court orders to pay off their debts.

According to a local court, those 24 people are all personal debtors who refuse to pay their debts, ranging from 5000 yuan to 2 million yuan, even after they lost their lawsuits.

It adds that the exposure of the information of "laolai" to public on the roadside is the first time in Changchun and the formal publication of them will begin on March 18 and will last for three months, broadcasting repeatedly from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m..

One staff member of the court says that the practice is totally lawful as it is in line with the regulations set out by Supreme People's Court of China.

The staff member also notes that the "laolai" will be added to a blacklist of credit and they will face many daily life restrictions including consumption, travelling by train and plane, going abroad and other financial activities.

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