Beijing a 'no fly zone' during 'two sessions'
Updated 10:55, 28-Jun-2018
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Beijing is set to ban the flying of small aircraft as the government's most important annual meetings get underway this week.
According to a statement issued by the Beijing Public Security Bureau, flying aircraft and balloons for leisure, entertainment or advertisement purposes will be prohibited within a 200-kilometers radius of Tiananmen Square from March 1 to 16, when the "two sessions" – annual gatherings of the National People's Congress, the top legislature, and the National People's Political Consultative Conference, the top body of political advisers – are held.
People flying kites in Beijing. /CFP Photo

People flying kites in Beijing. /CFP Photo

During the two-week period, flying aircraft for other purposes should be approved by the city's aerial management authorities.
According to the country's law, small flying objects are defined as those flying under 1,000 meters in height, less than 200 km/h in speed with a radar cross section of no larger than two square meters. Aerial vehicles that fall in the category include gliders, unmanned aerial vehicles, delta-wing aircraft, hot-air balloons and model airplanes.
(Source: China Daily)