China: Whether Fujian province implemented a family planning policy in 1995 that fines couples who have exceeded birth control limits; whether a couple with three children under 14 years of age in 1995 would be fined under this policy if they had not been fined earlier (1995 to March 2001)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 30 March 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHN36573.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, China: Whether Fujian province implemented a family planning policy in 1995 that fines couples who have exceeded birth control limits; whether a couple with three children under 14 years of age in 1995 would be fined under this policy if they had not been fined earlier (1995 to March 2001) , 30 March 2001, CHN36573.E , available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be1c4.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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No mention of Fujian province implementing a 1995 policy on family planning could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Please note that a chronology of family planning implementation in Fujian is provided on the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Website and makes no mention of a 1995 family planning policy ( 1998). It does, however, make reference to the "Law on Management of Birth Cerification, promulgated in 1994 by the Fujian Province Family Planning Commission. The law would "standardize the procedure to apply for, examine, manage and supervise birth certification" ( 1998).
For information on family planning in Fujian, including the payment of fines for violation of the one-child policy, please consult CHN34099.E of 23 March 2000, CHN33283.E of 25 November 1999, CHN33035.EX of 18 October 1999 and the Research Directorate's June 1999 Issue Paper entitled China: One-Child Policy Update.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). 1998. "Fujian:Family Planning."
Additional Sources Consulted
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995. 1996
IRB Databases
China Rights Forum [New York]. 1995
LEXIS/NEXIS
World News Connection (WNC)
Two oral sources contacted
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
Asia Week.com
China Online
China Population Information and Research Center (CPIRC)
Human Rights in China
Human Rights Watch
Immigration and Nationality Directorate, UK
People's Daily Online
Population and Family Planning: Laws, Policies and Regulations
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