Information on whether the date indicated in a national identity (ID) card obtained in 1989 from the Chang Le county Public Security Bureau (PSB) to replace a lost ID card issued in 1988 by the Fujian Provincial PSB would be 1988 or 1989, and whether the stamp on each card would be from the Fujian provincial PSB or the Chang Le county PSB [CHN21679.E]

Information on the above-mentioned subject could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

The Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs [Canberra]. January 1990-January 1995.

China Focus [Princeton, NJ]. March 1993-September 1995.

The China Quarterly [Canberra]. January 1994-June 1995.

China Rights Forum [New York]. Summer 1993-Summer 1995.

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Country Information Service, DORS Programm Support Branch, Canberra, Australia. September 1993. A Guide to PRC Documentation.

DOS Profile of Asylum Claims and Country Conditions-China. 26 May 1994. (UNHCRViews)

FBIS Daily Reports. January 1991-29 August 1995.

Inside China Mainland [Taipei]. June 1994-August 1995.

On-line searches.

Oral sources.