Shenzhen facility for abandoned babies has skeptics
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="News">News</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> "<span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>.</p><p><span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Rongsheng">Rongsheng</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="Welfare">Welfare</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="abandoning">abandoning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 150,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($24,600), <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="center">center</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="booth">booth</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>' <span word="privacy">privacy</span>.</p><p><span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p><span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="was">was</span> 200, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 90 <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 10-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incubator">incubator</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crib">crib</span>, <span word="bedding">bedding</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ventilation">ventilation</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioner">conditioner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infrared">infrared</span> <span word="intrusion">intrusion</span> <span word="detector">detector</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2011 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shijiazhuang">Shijiazhuang</span>, <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> 170 <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span>.</p>
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