A 12-year-long ban on firecrackers in Beijing was finally lifted.Though the author was strong agasint the ban 12 years ago, he now has different concerns mainly based on three reasons.First,firecrackers nowadays are much more powerful than it was 12years ago.Second,ever since they got wind of the annulment of the ban, firecracker producers have been working against the clock to produce millions of tons of firecrackers,the quality of which is not guaranteed.Third,urban residents esp teenagers who have never experienced the thrill could easily go wild and accidents could happen.The beijing government has certainly realized the possible dangers and has taken a lot of precautionary measures.However,to execute the rules to the letter requires numerous law enforcers. And the result was yet to unfold. Had the government not made the radical decision to ban firecrackers once and for all,it wouldn't have been such a dilemma.
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