Abuse of the hukou, or household registration system, gets widespread attention.

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That is the earliest possible repeal of the country's household registration system, or hukou, which limits the access of rural migrants to public services in the cities where they work and live.

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China's system of household registration, or hukou, makes it very difficult for migrants to gain access to urban education and health care.

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Worse still, the system of household registration, or hukou, defines even long-staying urban migrants as rural residents, cutting them out of housing, education and other benefits.

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