68 city officials penalized for third child

More than half of the 130 Ho Chi Minh City officials who had a third child last year have been penalized, the municipal Department of Population and Family Planning said Tuesday.

Reporting to a working group from the National Assembly’s Social Issues Committee, the municipal department said the penalties included salary decreases, stripping officials of their positions, warnings and losing bonuses.

Last year, a total of 3,149 third children were born accounting for 4.25 percent of all babies, an increase of 0.06 percent from 2007.

Figures show that 74,091 babies were born in the city last year, with a boy to girl ratio of 110:100.

Reported by Minh Nam