英闻天下——34 Shenzhen to Adopt New Family Planning Policy

 　　The regulation is regarded as the first local law to make clear the issue of violating the state one-child policy by giving birth outside of China's mainland. It stipulates¹ that couples who violate the family planning policy by giving birth outside of mainland China and registering residency for their children in Shenzhen will be punished if both or one of the parents are registered Shenzhen residents.

 

　　Wang Yanping director of law, policy and regulation of family planning and sanitation² of Shenzhen Municipality says the legislation shows the Shenzhen government's resolution to curb³ the trend of having babies abroad.

 

　　"If the child is born abroad is raised on the mainland for more than 18 months within two years of arriving, the child's parents will have to pay a "social compensation fee" for having the additional child born overseas."

 

　　The fee will be up to about 220,000 yuan or 35,000 US dollars for each unapproved child.

 

　　Because Shenzhen borders Hong Kong, many Shenzhen residents go there and to Macao to give birth to a second child. According to China's laws and regulations, mainland Chinese couples have to obey the family planning policy whether or not they give birth in or outside China's mainland.

 

　　Delivering a baby in Hong Kong has become increasingly popular among mainlanders. Figures from Hong Kong's Hospital Authority show that the number of mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong has risen from 620 in 2001 to 44 thousand in 2011.

 

　　As a result, Hong Kong announced that starting in 2013, local public hospitals will stop receiving pregnant mainland women whose husbands are also non-residents.

 

　　Some Shenzhen citizens hail the new policy saying that it may restrict people who violate the one child policy.

 

　　"If there is no fine, the wealthy people will have even less restriction⁴ on having additional unapproved babies. At least 220 thousand yuan is not a small amount of money. They will think about it."

 

　　However, Yi Songguo, a sociology professor of Shenzhen University says, the fine is not that much considering Shenzhen's economic development status.

 

　　"The fine may effectively restrict ordinary people who want to have more children. But for wealthy people in Shenzhen, it's not too much."

 

　　The regulation, which was passed in October this year by the Standing⁵ Committee of Shenzhen People's Congress, also forbids parents from having triplets or more births with assisted reproductive technology.

 

　　For CRI, I am Li Dong.

1 stipulates   

n.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的名词复数 )；规定，明确要求v.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的第三人称单数 )；规定，明确要求

参考例句：

• The trade contract stipulates for the settlement of balances in RMB. 贸易合同规定余额以人民币结算。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The contract stipulates for the use of seasoned timber. 合同上订明用干透的木料。 来自辞典例句

2 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。