The administration of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province in southern China, has issued a regulation forbidding masseuses in beauty salons from massaging customers below the shoulder so as to curb possible prostitution.

　　As the city's first service guidance on hairdressing, the regulations affect all masseuses in all beauty salons, except for cosmetic surgeons. It will be enforced beginning January 1. The regulations have been put on trial in the Yuexiu district from Wednesday. Back massages in Thailand-style beauty salons will still be allowed, but consumers can lodge a complaint if they feel uneasy.