Hunan firework manufacturers sue govt over shutting down their factories

A court in Central China's Hunan province has accepted a case filed by 27 firework manufacturers against the provincial government for refusing their administrative review request over a government decision to shut down their factories.

The intermediate people's court in the provincial capital, Changsha, said the decision complies with the law, adding that the two sides could visit the court's website for updates on the case, according to a written notification the companies disclosed on Sunday.

All 46 firework manufacturers in Qidong county were shut down in December last year after the Hengyang city government, which has jurisdiction over Qidong, issued a notification in October 2014 to shut down all firework manufacturers in the city within three years.