Can Hefei Internet Cafe 202 1 still be opened?

After the epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19 was normalized, the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism repeatedly asked the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism whether Internet cafes could resume work in an orderly manner. On the evening of April 26th, after receiving the notice from the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, our city can promote the work of returning to work in an orderly manner in light of local conditions.

On April 27th, the Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism notified the requirements for orderly promoting the resumption of business of cultural tourism sites such as Internet service sites, and suggested that the cultural tourism administrative departments of counties (cities) and development zones comprehensively judge the local epidemic prevention and control situation, and with the consent of the local people's government, prudently, safely and orderly promote the resumption of business of cultural tourism sites such as Internet service sites and entertainment sites. Internet cafes are prohibited from continuing to operate after zero, commonly known as "zero-point disconnection", which comes from Article 22 of the Regulations on the Administration of Internet Service Places (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations). "The daily business hours of Internet service sites are limited to 8: 00 to 24: 00." Internet cafes operating outside the prescribed business hours shall be given a warning by the administrative department of culture and may be fined 15000 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification until its business license is revoked.

Compared with the previous regulations, "zero-point disconnection" is obviously much stricter. According to legal experts, the implementation of "zero-point disconnection" is related to the arson of "Blue Speed" Internet cafes that shocked the whole country. In the early morning of June 16, 2002, a fire broke out in the illegally operated "Blue Speed" Internet cafe in the courtyard of No.20 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, killing 25 people and injuring many others. Most of the casualties were students from nearby universities. This vicious incident prompted the government to make up its mind to strengthen the supervision of Internet cafes. Soon, the "Regulations" were promulgated, and the "self-determined" business hours of Internet cafes were replaced by "zero-point disconnection".

Since the "Regulations" came into effect on June 5438+065438+ 10/5, 2002, doubts about "zero-point disconnection" have continued. To sum up, there are three main reasons: first, Internet cafes that have obtained business licenses, permits and other related licenses are part of the autonomy of enterprises and are protected by the Constitution. The State Council has no right to make provisions in the regulations that are contrary to the Constitution; Second, both are "service places". There are no business hours restrictions for shops, dance halls, karaoke bars, discos, bars and nightclubs. It is unfair to limit the business hours of Internet cafes. In addition, the Internet is the most advanced information dissemination tool, so it is unreasonable to force Internet cafes to stop business for 8 hours every day. Third, for law enforcement departments, other problems in Internet cafes can't be found out, and "overtime operation" is always found out and it is easy to be fined. This provision provides a channel for the use of authority to "generate income".

Good books agree with the above views. Regardless of whether the "zero-point disconnection" rule is suspected of choking on food, it is not optimistic from the perspective of its implementation effect. In southern cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which are used to nightlife, this regulation has been resisted from the beginning, and it can even be said that it has never been seriously implemented. A similar situation exists in many parts of the country. It has long been an open secret that "overtime operation" has been repeatedly banned.

At that time, after the arson of the "Blue Speed" Internet cafe, public opinion made a crusade against the Internet cafe. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the long business hours of "Blue Speed" Internet cafes. The fault lies in its illegal opening to minors, the fault lies in artificial arson, and the fault lies in whether the "zero-point disconnection" rule, which was born in an irrational atmosphere without any fire control measures, is too hasty?

Nowadays, the Internet is inseparable from people's daily life. Among the more than 654.38 billion netizens in China, there are not a few who surf the Internet in Internet cafes. Considering the public demand, government departments re-examine the drawbacks of "zero-point disconnection" and then relax the business hours of Internet cafes in Beijing on a pilot basis, which means that the scientific and rational decision-making has begun to return to its original position and respect public opinion, which is commendable. "Internet cafes are open all night", rather than hiding in the corner shyly, it is better to come to the front desk generously. After all, "zero-point disconnection" is not the fundamental solution to the governance of Internet cafes.