Ever since China opened up to the world in 1980's, the Shanghai Municipal Government, led by the Communist Party of China and the State Council, makes great effort to build the city into an international economic, financial, trade and shipping center. With the cooperation and hardwork of Shanghai people, the city is progressing to its goal as a global metropolitan. The new team of leaders of the Shanghai government took office in February 2003. "The power of the government is entrusted by the people; the interest of people is above all," as Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng promise in his inaugural. Guided by the Shanghai Party Committee, the city's new leadership vows to strictly perform its official duties; to make significant progress in self-improvement, and to intensify the shift of its role from administrative to public service. The Shanghai government will build itself into a service government that would share with the people all their happiness and troubles; a solid responsible government that is efficient, honest and diligent; a law-abiding government that respects legal system and rules strictly and impartially.

Police-uniform-like clothes are prohibited in Shanghai, and no punishment will be given so long as not wearing them automatically before the end of August

11/19/2004

Shanghai has, subject to the notice issued by General Office of the State Council and joint deployment by Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Supervision, Ministry of Public Security and Refectfying Office of General Mood under the State Council, launched a special rectification campaign against Three Disorders involving Police Uniforms (disorders in production, sales and wearing) since June 2004. The initial probing work has been completed and the overall rectification will be carried out recently.
During the said probing work, it is found that over 10,000 persons of 400 entities are wearing 99-style police-uniform-like clothes, most of whom are security personnel of enterprises and institutions, realty management companies for certain residential community, or public places. And some enterprises produce and distribute such 99-style police-uniform-like clothes. An overall rectification campaign against enterprises and institutions in question will be launched in the near future. According to provisions in the document issued by the State Council, no punishment will be given to those enterprises, stores and/or individuals which take off automatically before the end of this August and will never wear 99-style police-uniform-like clothes. And investigation and punishment subject to the extent of the circumstances will be given any and all entities and/or individual which illegally produce and/or sell police-uniform-like clothes and signs.
Public may report any detection of such Three Disorders of Police Uniforms to the rectification team of each district/county.

The Shanghai government 2006