Officials in Sanhe city, Langfang, North China's Hebei province have been held accountable over the controversial color restrictions on shop signboards, according to an announcement by authorities on Tuesday.

据有关部门周二发布的通报，针对招牌颜色限制争议，河北省廊坊市三河市的有关官员已被追责。

The announcement was made by a joint investigation team of Langfang, whose preliminary findings have confirmed earlier media reports that local authorities had improperly enforced signboard color restrictions, banning red, blue, and black color backgrounds.

该通报由廊坊市联合调查组发布，其初步调查结果证实了此前媒体报道，即当地政府对招牌颜色限制执行不当，禁止使用红、蓝、黑色背景。

On Monday night, a People's Daily report revealing the widespread restrictions across multiple local commercial streets in Sanhe caught people's attention.

周一晚，《人民日报》报道了三河市多条商业街普遍实施的招牌颜色限制措施，引发公众关注。

Merchants described that they received urban management notices requiring signboard modifications.

商家表示，他们收到了城管部门要求修改招牌颜色的通知。

Some of those signboards were removed by related departments' personnel, while some were changed or repainted voluntarily by the shop owners.

部分招牌已被相关部门人员拆除，部分招牌则由店主自行更换或重新粉刷。

Several shop owners posted video notices to inform customers about the changes and avoid confusion, according to the report.

据报道，一些店主已发布视频通知，告知顾客有关变动，以避免混淆。

At present, the principal official of Sanhe has been removed from duty. Local authorities have been ordered to conduct thorough rectification and learn from this incident.

目前，三河市主要负责人已被免职。地方政府被责令全面整改，并从此次事件中汲取教训。

The Langfang joint investigation team emphasized commitment to questioning and blaming all individuals responsible for the event in accordance with regulations and laws.

廊坊市联合调查组强调，将依法依规严肃问责，追究所有相关责任人的责任。

Meanwhile, measures will be implemented to establish long-term mechanisms maintaining "zero tolerance" for practices harming public interests or disrupting business environments to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of business entities and the public, the announcement said.

同时，公告称，将建立对损害社会公共利益、扰乱营商环境行为“零容忍”的长效机制，坚决维护经营主体和广大群众的合法权益。

accountable

/əˈkaʊntəbl/

adj.负有责任的

restrictions

/rɪˈstrɪkʃənz/

n.限制；约束

rectification

/ˌrektɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

n.整顿；纠正

zero tolerance

零容忍