A campaign, joined by the city’s law enforcers, to eradicate illegal television satellites that can receive international TV programs, is currently underway.
Residential areas will be a major target for this year’s campaign as it
is estimated that more than 30,000 homes are equipped with illegal
satellite television. Property companies have been given bilingual
notices of the movement and many foreigners have complied by removing
their satellites, state media report.
The spokesperson for the campaign office, Deng Ying, said that while they
hope owners will dismantle their satellites voluntarily, force can be
used if owners do not comply. Only selected government departments and
hotels with more than three stars, where more than 80 percent of its
residents are foreigners, are allowed to install satellite television.