Guangdong Province in South China has introduced a new regulation requiring hotels to ensure that their guest rooms are free from peeping devices, hidden cameras, and recording equipment. This makes Guangdong the first province to officially impose such responsibilities on hotel operators.
As per Article 9 of the “Regulation on Security Management of the Hotel Industry” in Guangdong, hotels and their employees are obligated to protect guest privacy and are forbidden from disclosing surveillance footage. Additionally, they must guarantee that no surveillance devices are present in guest rooms.
This regulation will be effective starting February 1, and both hotel associations and individual hotels are taking steps to ensure full compliance with the new rules.
In response, numerous hotels have ramped up routine inspections to meet the requirements. Hotel staff are now mandated to check rooms during cleaning and prior to guest check-ins. To assist with these tasks, they are provided with camera detectors and have undergone training related to the new regulations, as reported by thepapers.cn.
Efforts are also being made to crack down on the illegal production and sale of creepshot devices, according to thepaper.cn.
Additionally, on December 11, the Supreme People’s Court highlighted four notable cases involving the illegal production, sale, and use of eavesdropping and surveillance equipment, emphasizing the need for a thorough and systematic effort to combat this illegal industry.
