Hoan Kiem District authorities have presented bonuses to anyone who discovers or seizes those posting illegal small ads.

Hanoi makes a raid on illegal small ads

Wall rubbish erased

Rewards will be 300,000 dong/time for anyone who detects small ad posting activities and 500,000 dong for anyone who seizes the violator.

Hoan Kiem district expects that this method can effectively abolish illegal small advertisements that have dirtied the city’s walls and public sites for years.

By January 14, Hanoi had taken down more than 36,000 small ads, repainted 38,000 square meters of walls and removed over 5400 illegal advertising banners along major streets and sites.

On December 26 2009, the city launched a raid on illegal small ads, but just several days later, new small ads appeared.

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