Delivery companies will now be required to register the names of all people who avail of their services. (Photo : Reuters)
China has put in place a new rule for delivering parcels that requires people to register their names before sending a package, following a series of measures to tighten safety inspections after a series of deadly mail bombs, according to a report by China Daily.
The rules are part of a campaign spanning five months that was launched by the central comprehensive management office, along with the Ministry of Public Security, the State Administration of Work Safety and 12 other government units, to have a safer system of delivery services across the country.
All goods must now be checked by delivery staff before packaging. Envelopes and parcels are also required to go through an X-ray machine.
The 15 government units are set to improve supervision over production, transportation, storage, sales and usage of dangerous goods and explosives, as well as fight related crimes, according to the central statement.
Letter bombs caused several explosions in Liucheng County and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, killing at least seven people and injuring several others.
The 33-year-old suspect Wei Yinyong, a Liucheng native, was later apprehended by police. He was discovered to have hired other people, including street vendors, to deliver the parcel bombs.
Before the explosion, there was an added regulation that required express companies to install surveillance cameras where packages are dropped off to be delivered. This failed to stop the parcel bomb incident, as the parcels were able to slip through security checks, according to South China Morning Post.
