Hangzhou perplexed by leak of car restriction rules  

杭州限牌前夕網(wǎng)曝新聞通稿 政府稱(chēng)會(huì)追查泄漏原因

3月25日，浙江省杭州市政府方面舉行新聞發(fā)布會(huì)宣布，杭州機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)于3月26日零時(shí)起正式限牌。然而，一份與當(dāng)天發(fā)布會(huì)材料如出一撤的“新聞通稿”在限牌前夕便瘋傳網(wǎng)絡(luò)，從而引發(fā)公眾對(duì)政府消息被泄的質(zhì)疑。[查看全文]

Hangzhou (ECNS) -- East China's Hangzhou city announced on Tuesday at a news briefing that it will restrict the issuance of new car licenses, but that information had already been leaked online, sparking public concerns over the security of government information, chinanews.com reported.

A newsletter had said that the city will issue car ownership restrictions from March 26 and elaborated the plan exactly as it was detailed at the conference Tuesday.

Lu Xiande, deputy director of the municipal transportation bureau, said he didn't know where the newsletter came from, "but I can't be sure that the information had not been revealed at all."

He also said government staff observed confidentiality laws, and promised to investigate the leakage of the information.

Lu also explained why such a policy is considered confidential: "It is too sensitive, and suddenly releasing it is more secure."

Many of the city's automotive 4S stores were also aware of the news beforehand. One store even sent text messages to customers and asked them to buy cars before the deadline.

Lu said the 4S stores may have fabricated a date for advertising hype.