Wuhan police close down nude club

By Chen Xingjie  |   2009-6-12  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

A NIGHTCLUB in central China's Hubei Province has been ordered to close for three months because waitresses and singers worked nude.

Police raided the club in the provincial capital Wuhan, yesterday's Chutian Metropolis Daily reported.

The club was also fined 20,000 yuan (US$2,900).

Police have launched a 10-day crackdown on the city's entertainment venues to stop obscene activities, said Zhu Xingang, vice director of Wuchang branch of the city's public security bureau.

Wednesday's raid took place after a report by the Wuhan-based newspaper that nude women sang, waited and drank wine with clients. The tip for nude singing, for example, was 300 yuan.

In a drinking game with the newspaper's undercover reporters, the women stripped off an item of clothing every time they lost while the clients were asked to take another drink as a penalty.

Club staff described the nude services as an effective method to attract clients.