In Shanghai, China's economic center and the venue of some Olympic football games, video cameras for the purpose of security monitoring are being installed on more than 1,600 buses passing the Shanghai Stadium, People's Daily reported on Wednesday.

Metro trains and stations in the metropolis of over 17 million people will also be equipped with video cameras, X-ray scanners and masks as precautionary measures.

East China's coastal resort Qingdao, which will host the Olympic sailing events, also increased anti-terror measures on all buses and taxicabs.

Local police have carried out trainings among drivers and conductors, teaching them how to spot suspected people and items such as explosives.

The Olympics and the following Paralympics provide host cities a chance to improve transport infrastructure that will benefit both athletes and residents.

Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, plans to put more buses in use when 12 Olympic football matches are held.

The city's public transport system is ready to operate at least 4,300 buses on 150 routes, 360 buses on 12 special Olympic routes, and 100 buses on 40 night routes.

Traffic police in Tianjin also use the Olympics as an opportunity to increase the awareness of traffic laws among motorists and pedestrians.

Ignorance of traffic rules such as jaywalking and drunk driving is often blamed as the main cause of accidents and congestions on China's roads, which are already crowded because of the rapid growth in the number of cars.

The police have identified about 150 "hot spots" of traffic congestion across Tianjin, where measures would be taken to ensure smooth flows of cars. They also vowed to increase punishment of unlawful behavior of road users, People's Daily reported.

(Xinhua News Agency July 31, 2008)