people in the tibetan capital of lhasa will have to register their names if they want to make photocopies. city shopkeepers say the authorities are particularly concerned about material printed in tibetan. this appears to be an attempt to prevent ordinary people from printing political pamphlets and other documents. individuals wanting to photocopy documents will have to show their id cards and have the information recorded. companies will have to register their names and addresses, the number of copies they want and provide the name of the manager in charge of the work. the police say they will carry out checks and punish any shop that does not abide by the new regulation. photocopying outlets in lhasa told the bbc that the rule is primarily aimed at the tibetan language. one shopkeeper said she would not now make copies of documents in tibetan without police approval first. (reprinted from the bbc)