China to tighten control of cosmetic surgeries

 BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry¹ of Health on Monday released a circular urging strengthened management of medical cosmetic² institutes and their advertisements amid concerns about customer safety.

"Local health administrations at all levels should approve and inspect medical cosmetic institutes strictly³ in accordance with laws and regulations... With similar qualifications, public-funded ones should be licensed⁴ first," said the document.

The ministry stressed that those opening medical cosmetic services out of their permitted scope should be "seriously dealt with."

The circular came as the cosmetic surgery industry has been criticised for uneven⁵ distribution of qualified⁶ medical resources, unfair competition, lack of official supervision⁷ and an increasing number of medical accidents.

In one high-profile tragedy, 24-year-old former television talent show singer Wang Bei died in November 2010 while undergoing facial surgery at a hospital in Wuhan, capital of the central Hubei province.

Monday's document urged serious handling of medical cosmetic ads that exaggerate the effects of services and products. It also encouraged local health administrative⁸ departments with resources to publicize information of medical cosmetic institutes within their jurisdiction⁹ to the public.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

3 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

4 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

5 uneven   

adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的

参考例句：

• The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
• The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。

6 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

7 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

8 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

9 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。