Chinese cities mull registration reform

Gerald · 03-06-11, 08:08 PM

The village of Wa Yao, just outside the city of Chengdu, is known for its strawberries, which grow in neat rows in fields between the houses.

People from the city come to pick their own and some of the early, high-priced strawberries are sold in markets as far away as Singapore.

But Wa Yao is also known for something else: Chengdu's city government is using the village to try out a series of pioneering changes.

China's household registration system, or hukou, has long separated people into either rural or urban citizens, with those in the cities usually getting better services.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12586752

Note:7 March 2011 Last updated at 00:22 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Chinese cities mull registration reform The village of Wa Yao, just outside the city of Chengdu, is known for its strawberries, which grow in neat rows in fields between the houses. People from the city come to pick their own and some of the early, high-priced strawberries are sold in markets as far away as Singapore. But Wa Yao is also known for something else: Chengdu's city government is using the village to try out a series of pioneering changes. China's household registration system, or hukou, has long separated people into either rural or urban citizens, with those in the cities usually getting better services. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12586752 Note:7 March 2011 Last updated at 00:22 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie