Now staying with the issue of body and organ donations: a local official in the city of Shenzhen has suggested that driving licenses in the city be modified to indicate whether or not the holder is willing to donate organs after his or her death. The official, Li Jiasheng recommended adding the information on the issue of new or renewed driving licenses.

He pointed out that each year around 800 to 900 people die in traffic accidents in Shenzhen alone - of which about one in ten is a driver. He said that while around 5,000 people in the city have registered to donate organs, most of these are patients suffering from terminal disease and in many cases the organs are not suitable.

Li says that in any case far more than this small number of organs are needed for both transplants and medical and scientific research.