BEIJING | Wed Sep 7, 2011 05:05 am EST

BEIJING (Reuters)-China ordered her museums to strengthen security after a series of embarrassing thefts, including in the Beijing Palace Museum will close and, temporarily, those that do not meet standards, media reported on Wednesday in the State.

Curators at the Museum of the Palace, housed in the former home of emperors past China in the forbidden city, were red faced after several items borrowed from a Museum in Hong Kong were stolen in May.

"People who have been attracted by high profits achieved through theft and smuggling of ancient relics tend to set your goals in several museums," State news agency Xinhua quoted a warning from the Ministry of public security and administration of Cultural heritage of the State as saying.

"Police and cultural authorities should review the Museum's security systems and improve the training of the guards of the Museum. Museums should make contingency plans and emergency exercises of conduct every six months to improve its ability to deal with thefts. "

Museums that do not improve their safety before the end of the year will be closed until they can take steps to convince the Government have no gaps or shortcomings that a thief can explore, Xinhua said.

(Ben Blanchard; reporting edited by Nick Macfie)

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