Article: China has nearly one mln security guards

China has nearly one mln security guards

BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- China has 2,169 security guard companies with 970,000 security guards by September 2005, said an official with the Ministry of Public Security here Tuesday.

Ma Weiya, vice director of the social security management department under the ministry, said security guards have played an important role in maintaining social security and building a harmonious society.

In 2004 alone, security guards offered 94,000 clues on crimes to police authorities and helped arrest 107,000 criminal ...

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