With the Olympics approaching, Beijing will be facing probably the heaviest tourist flow. To ensure that travelers can find restrooms, the capital is planning to publish a regulation (规定) for managing public toilets.
“1n the regulation that will become effective on July 1, travelers can dial a hotline for directions if they need to find the nearest WC,” said the Beijing Times.
“In addition to setting up guideposts indicating the way to nearby WCs, we will inform their locations on related websites, city maps and traveling booklets,” said Ma Kangding, an official from the Beijing Municipal Administration Commissions.
“Beijlng now has 5, 333 public toilets and 270 mobile ones, The task is working on locating each toilet using the Global Positioning System,” Ma said.
The commission will open a hotline as soon as the location work is done and residents and travelers can be directed to the nearest lavatory with references of their positions.
A total of 761 mobile toilets will be installed in Olympic areas and 800 more will be distributed in nearby areas.
Local residents and travelers are also called to help maintain a clean any healthy environment when using public WCs.