Prohibit displaying fireworks or not became a topical issue during the second plenary meeting of the Fourth Session of the 11th National Peoples Congress. There are two different views among the delegates. One is to set a limit to displaying fireworks; the other is banned fireworks & firecrackers.
Chen De, a member of the national committee of CPCC, said," Sett off fireworks is part of the Chinese traditional culture, it should not be prohibit”.
Zong Licheng, the manager of Qing Zhou Ya Wang Pharmacy Co., Ltd indicated that it bring so many fire disaster, personal injury and noise pollution caused by fireworks every year, he proposed to prohibition of fireworks completely. He pointed that displaying fireworks has became an uncivilized custom, as well as a public nuisance. Actually, it is full of environment violence, culture violence, incongruous with city life and it will be spurned by modern civilization.
Chen De said that displaying fireworks can taste the New Year’s feeling. “It should not be prohibited completely, but set a limitation”, he said. There are two sides to everything; "make it rigidly uniform” policy is unsuitable. He suggests that the Government take a limiting time and area to displaying fireworks which can enjoy the pleasure and insure the safety.