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Thread ID: 28696	2002-12-28 09:22:00	OT-News(Wonder how many in NZ)	Kiwitas (514)	Press F1

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109498	2002-12-28 09:22:00	Hi all,Found this over at Neowin! China has closed down over 3,300 Internet cafes nation-wide during the past six months for safety reasons, a senior Chinese official has said . The massive overhaul of China's Internet cafes in the last six months directly resulted from a fatal fire in a Beijing Internet cafe in June this year, which killed 25 people and injured 12 others . The fire was caused by three disgruntled youngsters who were earlier denied entry to the Internet cafe . About 45,000 Internet cafes were inspected during the past six months, with nearly 12,000 of them suspended for shape-up and more than 3,300 closed, Minister in charge of China's State Economic and Trade Commission, Li Rongrong said . The number of Internet users in China would reach 58 million by the end of 2002, second only to the US, according to government statistics . It said the number of Internet users in China has risen by 28 . 70 million since last year . In a report on workplace safety to the standing committee of the ninth National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature on Thursday, Li said workplace safety was always a key issue the Chinese government was deeply concerned with . Cheers,Kiwitas,;-)	Kiwitas (514)
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