Prostitute re-education expected to end

A high-profile administrative regulation that requires prostitutes and people who visit prostitutes to be detained for education is expected to be abolished in China.

A report by the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress Standing Committee suggests related departments introduce a motion at an appropriate time to help push for the abolition.

"It means those entitled to submit motions to the NPC, including deputies or members of the State Council, can introduce such an abolition motion, and I believe the committee will promptly remove it," Zhu Zhengfu, vice-president of the All China Lawyers Association, said on Tuesday.