Public bathroom rented out as game rooms  

杭州城管建公廁出租作棋牌室 稱為維持收支平衡

在浙江杭州一小區內，有一間“獨特”的獨立式公共廁所。它身兼數職，一樓作為男女公廁，二樓則為棋牌室，生意紅火。20日，記者了解到，這間公廁的產權歸屬于杭州市下城區城管辦，該部門與執法局合并后成為下城區城市管理行政執法局，該局設施運行科科長王寧介紹，公廁二樓的場地系公開招投標租賃給用戶的，城管局作為差額撥款單位，需要通過收租來維持收支平衡。[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.