Xinmin Evening News, a popular newspaper published in Shanghai, recently reported that the Tibet Tourism Bureau has issued an 'emergency notice' imposing new restrictions on tour groups going to Tibet. The new rules required that, starting August 19, all groups and individual tourists who have not yet reached Tibet must cancel their travel plans. For those already in Tibet, all buses are limiting the total number of passengers to no more than 20, including the driver, the tour guide, and one policeman.