Worldwide praise heaped on city's sinkhole hero

Officer is nominated for award after his quick action saves lives

Li Weiqi, a 40-year-old auxiliary traffic police officer in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has become a household name after a surveillance video was broadcast showing how he prevented what might have been a major tragedy last week at a busy intersection in the city.

Li, who is originally from Liaoning province, has served as a member of Hangzhou's West Lake detachment of the Traffic Management Bureau since March last year.