The regulation is regarded as the first local law to make clear the issue of violating the state one-child policy by giving birth outside of China's mainland. It stipulates that couples who violate the family planning policy by giving birth outside of mainland China and registering residency for their children in Shenzhen will be punished if both or one of the parents are registered Shenzhen residents.
Wang Yanping director of law, policy and regulation of family planning and sanitation of Shenzhen Municipality says the legislation shows the Shenzhen government's resolution to curb the trend of having babies abroad.
"If the child is born abroad is raised on
