Public bathroom rented out as game rooms  

杭州城管建公厕出租作棋牌室 称为维持收支平衡

在浙江杭州一小区内，有一间“独特”的独立式公共厕所。它身兼数职，一楼作为男女公厕，二楼则为棋牌室，生意红火。20日，记者了解到，这间公厕的产权归属于杭州市下城区城管办，该部门与执法局合并后成为下城区城市管理行政执法局，该局设施运行科科长王宁介绍，公厕二楼的场地系公开招投标租赁给用户的，城管局作为差额拨款单位，需要通过收租来维持收支平衡。[查看全文]

Hangzhou (CNS) -- A public bathroom in Zhejiang province's Hangzhou city has been rented out by the local urban management bureau and used as a place to play games.

The two-story building in Xiacheng district has two bathrooms on the first floor. A red sign on the wall says "go upstairs to chess and card rooms."

Reporters found four rooms upstairs, where several people were playing mahjong.

Bao, who runs the game rooms, said he has signed a lease which will expire in a year.

Wang Ning, head of the operational office of the bureau, told reporters that the four rooms on the second floor were rented out through open bidding, with a three-year lease.

Wang said the revenue is used to cover bureau expenses, as it partially depends on government funds.

The rooms upstairs don't influence people's use of the toilets, he said, adding that the rooms will not be rented out after the current lease expires.