Lhasa will have no martial law but only usual, necessary security measures around the "special" days this month, a top Tibet official said here Friday.
No extraordinary measures like the martial law will be enforced in Lhasa but the city will take usual, necessary security measures during the anniversaries of the riots last year and the democratic reform that emancipated millions of serfs and slaves 50 years ago, Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region government, told reporters.
"I cannot swear that some individuals wouldn't make reckless moves next week, but riots like those in last March won't happen again," he said.
Violent riots in Lhasa last March resulted in 19 deaths, including one policeman.
The regional legislature in January endorsed a bill to set March 28 as Serfs Emancipation Day for annual observation in the region. Grand celebrations will be held in Lhasa and Beijing to mark the occasion this month to mark the day, according to Qiongba Puncog.