ID card could encourage returnees to settle
Ma Jianguo, a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, suggested that a special identity card be issued to overseas Chinese to encourage them to return to China and start businesses, Xinhua reports. He proposed providing returning Chinese with equal opportunities in areas such as education, medical care and buying property. He said they should not need visas to visit and should be allowed permanent residence.
Delegates want TV gala day to be moved
Zhu Yilong, vice-chairman of the All China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and a delegate to the CPPCC, proposed moving the Central China Television gala from the eve of the Lunar New Year to the next day, the Guangzhou Daily reports. Zhu said the gala had started to overshadow other traditions unique to different places and ethnic minorities on that evening. Sixteen other delegates agreed with the proposal.
NPC deputy wants surrogates outlawed
National People's Congress deputy Wu Donglan, a Communist Party committee chief in a Hunan village, proposed making surrogate births a criminal offence, Xinhua reports. She said they violated social customs, traditional culture and morality standards by making surrogate mothers 'tools' and their babies 'commodities'. Hunan lawyer Qin Xiyan, who is also an NPC deputy, agreed and said medical staff who assisted, as well as agents who operated surrogate services, should receive up to three years in jail.
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