No dyed hair, no jewelry, no smoking in public, China's police told

China's police have been banned from dying their hair unnatural colors, wearing jewelry and smoking in public while in uniform.

And those who repeatedly violate the new dress and conduct regulations face the sack, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Wednesday.

Officers who come to work with colored hair will be ordered to re-dye it back to the original color, while necklaces and rings will be prohibited to comply with new regulations to ensure a neat image.

The regulations detail 19 dos and donts for on-duty police officers.

"Minor offenders will be lectured and asked to redress," say the regulations. "Those who repeatedly break the rules or whose behavior has a detrimental impact could be sacked."

Female officers are also banned from "wearing scarves and having varnished fingernails" while men are ordered to keep their hair short, straight and off their faces.

"Police officers in uniform must not smoke in public places, drink, or go to entertainment venues for personal reasons," say the regulations.

The regulations are a revised version of the original codes implemented in 1998.

Source: Xinhua