PACS. 12.40E -Statistical models. PACS. 13.85H -Inelastic scattering, many-particle final states (energy > 10 GeV).Abstract. -The pseudorapidity distribution of charged hadrons reported by the UA5 collaboration is investigated within the Chou-Yang model. It is shown that the experimental data are accounted for quite well by the model and that the model exhibits a new scaling law which is valid in the energy region (23 + 900) GeV.