Fireworks might be banned on polluted days

Fireworks may be banned on seriously polluted days in Beijing, a move experts said is designed to reduce smog during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Beijing city government is considering including the ban in its emergency plan for serious air pollution, Kang Jiyong, secretary-general of the Beijing Fireworks Association, told Beijing News.

Cooperation with meteorological authorities is needed so that setting off fireworks can be banned on certain days, he said.