China's quality supervisory agency has ordered a nationwide inspection of special equipments to ensure the security of these equipments during the National Day holiday.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said local authorities should inspect and test key items to find and solve any hidden problems and make emergency plans.

The items include boilers, pressure containers and pipelines, elevators, cranes, passenger ropeways and other large pieces of equipment and machinery.

The quality watchdog required relevant units to make due preparations and arrange sufficient staff for emergencies.

An official with the administration said the authorities were under great pressure as there would be a tourist surge in popular destinations such as the Olympic host city Beijing during the coming National Day holiday, the first week-long holiday after the country adjusted national legal holidays.

He said before the holiday, the administration would organize inspections on special equipments in the quake battered Sichuan Province, another popular tourist destination.

(Xinhua News Agency September 21, 2008)