Suffering from AIDS in China lift immigration restrictions for foreigners
http://www.gog.com.cn 10-08-31 09:45 Xinhua
State Council executive meeting recently passed the "State Council on Revising <The People's Republic of China Frontier Health and Quarantine Law Rules>'s decision" and "the State Council on Revising <The People's Republic of China Law of Entry and Exit of Foreigners Rules>'s decision."
Two decisions were changed, "Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of Rules" 第九十九条 provisions and "The People's Republic of China Law of Entry and Exit of Foreigners Rules," Article VII (d) of the Ordinance. The substance of the two decisions are consistent, namely: the abolition of the suffering from AIDS, venereal diseases, leprosy foreign entry restrictions and limit the prohibition of entry of foreigners suffering from mental illness and the scope of tuberculosis.
State Council Legislative Affairs Office official said that since 1989 the implementation of the "Frontier Health and Quarantine Law Implementation Rules" and shall come into force in 1986's "The People's Republic of China Law of Entry and Exit of Foreigners Rules," are clear limitations with AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases , leprosy aliens. The provision was based on knowledge of AIDS and other diseases made. With AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, leprosy studying on, people gradually realize that restrict people with AIDS, venereal diseases, leprosy practice of aliens on the role of national disease prevention and control is very limited, but often become various international events held in one of inconvenience. Therefore, it is necessary to modify both the implementation details, cancel the relevant entry restrictions.
The responsible person said, the cancellation of AIDS, venereal diseases, leprosy aliens immigration restrictions will not cause these diseases in China's high and dissemination. Scientific evidence, the daily exposure does not cause AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, the spread of leprosy. China's recent practice shows that many major international events, allowing people with AIDS, venereal diseases, leprosy aliens did not have adverse consequences for public health security in China.
No restrictions in most countries and regions suffering from AIDS, venereal diseases, leprosy aliens. Currently, no restrictions on the entry of foreigners with AIDS has reached 110 countries and regions; South Korea and the United States, respectively, January 1, 2010 and Jan. 4 against AIDS lifted restrictions on foreign entry. Meanwhile, the vast majority of countries do not restrict entry of foreigners suffering from sexually transmitted diseases. According to Ma Haide Foundation, at present except for China, other countries with no restrictions on foreigners entering leprosy. In addition, the June 18, 2008 8th United Nations Human Rights Council adopted the "withdrawal of leprosy and leprosy cured persons and their families, discrimination against" the resolution, emphasized that leprosy patients should have the same rights as ordinary people . The Chinese government signed the resolution.
The two decided to not limit the entry of foreign mental patients the scope for serious mental illness, in turn open tuberculosis limited to infectious tuberculosis. The responsible person said that the patients with mild mental illness does not social order, harm the public and the safety of others, there is no need to ban entry of foreigners suffering from mild mental illness. Similarly, the "open pulmonary tuberculosis" does not have a contagious, will ban entry of foreigners suffering from tuberculosis is limited to "foreigners with infectious tuberculosis," more scientific.
108 State Council executive meeting, adopted revised "The People's Republic of China Rules for the Implementation of Frontier Health and Quarantine Law" and "The People's Republic of China Entry and Exit of Aliens Law Implementation Rules", April 24, 2010 formally promulgated and implemented from the date of .
