On the 1st of January, new regulations will come into effect which 1____ an annual leave bonus for people who put off marrying until the age of 23 for women, and 25 for men, the South China Morning Post reports. The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married 2____ China’s one child policy. But with that policy now being 3____, this holiday 4____ is no longer necessary, the government says.In Shanghai, a young couple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the 5____ policy, because an extra holiday was a big deal for them. In Beijing, one registration office had about 300 couples 6____ to get married the day after the changes were announced, rather than the usual number of between 70 and 80. But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be 7____ by local governments and these 8____ take time, so people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax.

On the 1st of January, new regulations will come into effect which 1____ an annual leave bonus for people who put off marrying until the age of 23 for women, and 25 for men, the South China Morning Post reports. The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married 2____ China’s one child policy. But with that policy now being 3____, this holiday 4____ is no longer necessary, the government says. In Shanghai, a young couple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the 5____ policy, because an extra holiday was a big deal for them. In Beijing, one registration office had about 300 couples 6____ to get married the day after the changes were announced, rather than the usual number of between 70 and 80. But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be 7____ by local governments and these 8____ take time, so people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax.