From the chinese press

Awry use of family planning rules

A single-child couple entitled to having a second child, were fined by the authorities in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, just because they didn't apply to the family planning office for permission before having a second child. This is harsh to say the least, says an article in Beijing News. Excerpts:

The Ningbo couple are entitled by family planning rules to have a second child because they are the only child of each's parents. But local family planning officials have fined them 70,000 yuan ($11,060) because they didn't apply to the family planning office for permission to have a second child before actually having one.