According to Xinhua, Shanxi Province has made the decision that any unexpected incidents must be reported to the Provincial Party Committee within two hours. If it is a big incident, the reporting time must not exceed one hour.
At the same time, Taiyuan Municipality has made a clear requirement that the heads of on-duty departments at all levels must have their telephones on 24 hours a day so as to prevent any incident caused by an illegal organization, a cult organization, or by ethnic and religious sensitive issues.
Source: Xinhua, September 22, 2009
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