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TELNO 070
OF 29050OZ DECEMBER 88
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YOUR TELNO 46 OF 21 DEC 1988: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
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1. FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS OF THE SIXTH PARTY CONGRESS (DECEMBER 1986) AND THE DECEMBER 1987 SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNING THE NEED TO REDUCE THE POPULATION GROWTH RATE TO 1,7 PERCENT
BY 1990, THE COUNCIL OF MNINISTERS ISSUED AA SET OF FAMILY PLANNING REGULATIONS ON 18 OCTOBER 1988. BRIEFLY, THESE REGULATIONS STATE:
(A) FAMILIES SHOULD NOT HAVE MORE THAN TWO CHILDREN EXCEPT FAMILIES OF ETHNIC MINORITIES (AMONGST WHOM INFANT MORTALITY IS HIGHER)
WHO MAY HAVE THREE.
(B) THERE SHOULD BE A 3-5 YEAR GAP BETWEEN THE TWO CHILDREN.
(C) CITY DWELLERS, STATE EMPLOYEES, SOLDIERS ETC, SHOULD NOT START A FAMILY BEFORE THE HUSBAND IS 24 AND THE WIFE 22 YEARS OF
AGE. IN THE COUNTRYSIDE THE FIGURES ARE 21 AND 19.
(D) NEWLY WEDS MUST REGISTER WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND UNDERTAKE TO ABIDE BY THESE REGULATIONS.
(E) THE STATE WILL PROVIDE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES AND FACILITATE
ABORTIONS.
(F) A COUPLE'S RECORD IN ADHERING TO THESE REGULATIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN ALLOCATING LAND AND LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND STATE ORGANS AND PRODUCTION UNITS WILL HAVE TO INCORPORATE THE FULFILLING OF POPULATION NORMS INTO THEIR PLANNING SYSTEM.
(G) A COUPLE WITH THREE OR MORE CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
MOVE INTO A CITY OR INDUSTRIAL AREA.
(H) THE ''ORGANS OF DIRECT MANAGEMENT WILL METE OUT APPROPRIATE PUNITIVE MEASURES ACCORDING TO THE LAW CURRENTLY IN FORCE'' TO COUPLES WHO DO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE REGULATIONS.
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