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BEIJING, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Beijing city officials have announced they are planning a "No Spitting Day" to discourage residents from spitting on sidewalks ahead of the Olympics.
Liu Ying, a Beijing Municipal Bureau of Health official, said the effort to curb spitting ahead of this year's Olympic Games in Beijing concerns more than etiquette -- it is also aimed at curbing the spread of respiratory diseases, Xinhua, China's official government-run news agency, reported Friday.
"The latest hygienic drive aims to eradicate the bad habit of spitting and promote a more civilized lifestyle," Liu said.
She explained that the city is not seeking to entirely stop people from ridding their mouths of unwanted saliva, it merely wants to keep the spit off the sidewalk.
"We are calling for stopping the rampant spitting on the pavement, not urging everyone not to spit at all," she said. "You can wrap your spit with a napkin and throw it into a trash bin."
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