Wuhan passes ‘chengguan’ regulation  

中国内地首部“大城管”法规下月正式实施

城市管理管什么，怎么管，谁来管？武汉市城管局18日召开新闻发布会称，自3月1日起，中国内地首部“大城管”法规——《武汉市城市综合管理条例》(以下简称《条例》)正式实施，将首次以地方性法规的形式明确城市管理范围、细化城市管理标准。

Wuhan (CNS) -- A new regulation aimed at standardizing the behavior of "chengguan," or urban management officers, in the capital of Hubei province will come into force this March, according to Wuhan's urban management bureau on Monday.

The first of its kind on China's mainland, the regulation contains five chapters and covers more than 20 aspects concerning the enforcement activities of urban management officers.

Chengguan represent a law enforcement agency responsible for controlling street vendors, hawkers, shoe shiners and illegal taxis. The public image of chengguan officers has become tarnished because of violent clashes with street vendors.