Hangzhou plans to offer RMB200 for tips leading to the arrest of beggar gangs that use children and handicapped people, a local senior official said Thursday.

The move came in response to reports that dozens of beggars have converged on downtown recently, with most appearing in pairs of a handicapped "parent" and a child aged 7-15. The Metropolitan Express said the beggars were likely organized, quoting witnesses as saying that dozens of children and handicapped adults were living in 2 vans parked in an open space.

Source: China Daily