Gun is ready in the checkpoint. (Guagnzhou Daily)

Other security measures for the upcoming Asian Games:

All postal and express services shall register the information of both consignors and items shall go through another security check before being delivered. [More]

From Oct 12 to Dec 22, cars without an environmentally-friendly label on them as well as those that run on heavily polluting gas will be banned from the roads. [More]

Double security checks will be required. Before the normal security checks at the terminal boarding gates, passengers will go through an additional check when accessing the airport itself. This additional security check will be performed on every tourist and member of staff arriving at Baiyun International Airport.[More]

Property management offices in Guangzhou shall now have 24 hours to report foreigners moving into their premises. The move aims to control the foreign population living in the city ahead of the 16th Asian Games which shall open in November. [More]

(By Robert Wang, David Keyton)