Consumers in Guangdong will have the right to reject delivered meals if the packaging is unsealed or its closure is damaged or shows signs of having been opened, under new rules set to take effect Oct. 1.

A driver was fined 500 yuan (US$68.7) for splashing a pedestrian waiting at a bus stop in Nanshan District recently, after the victim indignantly reported the offense to local traffic police.

Hikers and cyclists in Shenzhen will face clearer safety guidance and new rules on outdoor activities from August, as the city introduces regulations to improve management of its growing network of trails and leisure cycling routes.

Shenzhen will become the first city in China to expand the legal definition of civic heroism to include acts such as stopping online fraud, exposing staged accident scams, and intervening in school bullying, according to a revised regulation taking effect Dec. 1.