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9 May 2013 4:07 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Film director behind opening ceremony for Beijing Olympics faces up to £17m fine if found to have broken 'one child' policy

Renowned Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, who designed the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, is under investigation over claims he broke strict family planning laws by fathering seven children, state media have reported.

The website of the People's Daily, the official Communist party newspaper, quoted suggestions that Zhang could face a fine of up to 160m yuan (£16.75m). Parents can be ordered to pay up to twice their annual income for breaching the law, though it is unclear how the estimate of the director's yearly income was reached. Many avoid fines or pay well below the maximum.

China's one child policy limits most urban couples to one birth but allows rural families to have a second if their first is a girl. Other exemptions include allowing a childless »

- Tania Branigan

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