Shenzhen set to launch medical plan for kids

SHENZHEN: A new medical insurance plan to be introduced on September 1 is expected to benefit 700,000 young people aged under 18 in this affluent city in South China's Guangdong Province.

As well as those with a hukou, a registered permanent residence, children of migrant laborers from other countries and regions, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, will benefit from the scheme, the Shenzhen management bureau on social insurance funds said at a press conference yesterday.

The plan was passed by the Shenzhen government on Thursday. A draft was drawn up early last year after four years of information gathering and research, the management bureau said.