No overtime pay

NO overtime will be paid to young people who work on the newly announced half-day Youth Day holiday since it is not a public holiday and it applies only to certain people, the Beijing Morning Post reported yesterday, citing labor and social security department officials.

Safety alert

OLYMPIC delegations bringing food from overseas will be specially inspected at customs checkpoints, Xinmin Evening News reported yesterday.

Media applications

THE 2008 Beijing International Media Center (BIMC) will start to accept applications from non-accredited overseas journalists from April 25 to May 20, BIMC deputy director Sun Ying announced in Beijing yesterday.