The Standing Committee of Beijing People’s Congress has passed a revision of the city’s regulations to officially allow couples in which either spouse is an only child to have a second child.
Before this, only couples in which both spouses were only children were allowed to have a second child in the city.
Wang Delin, vice-chairman of the legislative affairs committee under the congress, said the city’s infrastructure, such as hospitals, kindergartens and primary schools, should be improved to meet a possible increase in demand after the change of policy takes place, and women workers should be guaranteed maternal leave if having a second child.
He also suggested that the city’s authorities should conduct studies on whether to increase subsidies or other favorable policies for people such as senior couples who have only one child and couples who have lost their only child.
By Wang Qingyun (chinadaily.com.cn)
China Daily via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/OhBRUh
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