China to start issuing e-passports to better protect personal data
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="geared">geared</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 48-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="document">document</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="page">page</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="forgery">forgery</span> <span word="label">label</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chip">chip</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holder">holder</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="photograph">photograph</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fingerprints">fingerprints</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="fingerprint">fingerprint</span> <span word="recorders">recorders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="administrations">administrations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="training">training</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workload">workload</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="application">application</span>.</p><p><span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="fingerprints">fingerprints</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signatures">signatures</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="passports">passports</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="valid">valid</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="Song">Song</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> 200 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($30).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="upgrades">upgrades</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p>
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