Hubei acts on family policy

Government officials who violate the family planning policy will be sacked, instead of no promotion for three years, according to a revised regulation approved by the standing committee of Hubei provincial people's congress over the weekend.

The Changjiang Times reported yesterday that the regulation, passed on Saturday, aims to deal with new situations arising from the implementation of the family planning policy.

China has a national law on family planning, but local governments can implement it in accordance to their own situations. In recent years, due to an ageing population, many provinces have started to revise their regulations.