Canton Fair puts ban on crooks

GUANGZHOU: Despite complaints from potential exhibitors and public controversy, the China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair)'s organizing committee will for the first time require attending exhibitors and journalists to produce documentation proving they do not have criminal records.

Overseas visitors are the only people exempt.

"Our overseeing body urged the requirement to effectively ensure safety during the event," the organizing committee's press officer Liang Yanfang told China Daily yesterday.