China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Public Security on Wednesday jointly released a notice to strengthen the standardized management of large-scale commercial performance events with an audience of more than 5,000 people, in which a real-name ticket purchase and entry system will be required, in order to promote the sound development of the performance market and to combat ticket scalpers.
Each identification card can only purchase one ticket for one performance event, and the identity information of the ticket purchaser has to match that of the person who enters the venue. The organizers of the performance event and the ticket sales platform should strengthen consumers' privacy protection to prevent unauthorized access, said the notice.
Also, the number of tickets sold to the public should not be less than 85 percent of the audience capacity. For the remaining 15 percent of the tickets, personal information needs to be bound with the tickets within 24 hours before the performance, as a way to ensure "real-name entry," according to the notice.
