Red sleeve badge

Put on the arms, the red sleeve badge used to be a symbol of role model and power in revolutionary years. Today, the badge doesn't carry much ideological color, but plays functions in managing the traffic. In the 1990s, Old Wei worked in the security department of a governmental agency. He was later assigned the job of "traffic assistant", helping the police keeping traffic order on the crossroad. The red sleeve badge is also worn by elderly ladies and men who are assigned the task of keeping an eye on anything abnormal by the neighborhood committee, a grassroots administration appointed by the government. In recent years, people who have bought apartments from the market, instead of being given a dormitory by their units, often complain about the real estate managers. Some of them have put on red sleeve badges and gathered to protest. The loveliest red sleeve badge is worn by young students who take turns to clean the classroom or keep order on campus. In a restaurant in Guangdong, the staff all wear green military uniforms and red sleeve badges. This is a special way to attract old customers who are reminiscent of the revolutionary years and younger guests who are curious of anything different.