QR payment

SHENZHEN Metro Co. will complete the upgrade of 1,000 turnstiles at 82 stations to support payment by scanning Quick Response codes with WeChat before the National Day holiday.

The move is to save travelers from having to line up to purchase token tickets. At present, more than 1,900 turnstiles support the QR payment function.

Holiday trains

SHENZHEN North Railway Station will add weekend trains and rush hour trains to meet the demand of travelers during the National Day holiday between Friday and Oct. 7.

It will also reschedule six round-trip trains, including five between Guangzhou and Chaoshan, and one between Shenzhen and Changsha.

Five temporary trains, including one to Chenzhou, three to Guangzhou and one to Changsha, will be added. On the Shenzhen-Hangzhou line, one train to Puning and two to Lufeng will be added.

Ex-official prosecuted

ZHANG XIAOFENG, former director with Bao’an Maritime Administration, was recently prosecuted for taking bribes. Zhang allegedly took 5.05 million yuan (US$731,884) in bribes between 2011 and 2013 .