(ECNS) -- Various knives, including table varieties, will be banned from China's trains, according to a new rule that will take effect on January 10, Beijing Youth Daily reports.
China's railway authority has made revisions to a previous rule on items that passengers are banned or restricted to take into railway stations and trains. Sharp or blunt objects that could endanger passenger safety or pose major security risks will be banned.
Along with controlled knives stipulated in the rule, kitchen, table, butcher knives and axes, as well as nail guns, defensive tools, bows and crossbows, will be forbidden in railway stations or trains, the paper said.
In addition, the railway authority also adjusted the quantity of some items such as matches, lighters, pesticides and air fresheners.
Passengers are allowed to carry two boxes of matches or two ordinary lighters, no more than 20ml of nail polish, hair-styling products or delusterant, and no more than 120ml of pressure containers such as cold wave lotion, mousse, hair spray, pesticide, or airfreshener.
