civil servant of the exercise of freedom of religion was subject to punishment. With regard to education, he stated that in 1988 minority students enrolled in higher educational institutions had accounted for 6.X per cent of the total, whereas in 1950 they were only 0.93 per cent. All minority nationalities had the right to use their own language in courts of law and the State placed great emphasis on health care in minority areas. 123. With reference to article 5 of the Convention, in border districts of China, the representative stated that, the State did not press family planning and couples were free to make their own decisions, 124. Turning to the subject of Tibet, the representative pointed out that Tibetans had the right to self-government and that almost all senior officials of the administration of the Autonomous Region were Tibetans; He also provided information and figures concerning the .development in Tibet of the economy, the educational system, health facilities, in the Tibetan language. and the publication of newspapers and books Tibet, With regard to the composition of the population in the representative stated that, by 1989, the proportion'of Tibetans in the population had risen to 95.5 per cent, while that of Han Chinese had dropped to 3.76 per cent. Technicians and other workers went to Tibet to help with the modernization programme but they did not settle in the region. Furthermore, the central Government's family planning policy was not implemented in the agricultural areas of Tibet. Families in those areas received education and advice to improve the health of mothers and children but there was no limit on the size of the family. The representative denied any form of exploitation of economic or natural resources of Tibet by the Chinese Government and any discrimination in housing and employment. He stressed that the majority of employees and workers in the region 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the policies and developments in Tibet and other minority regions of China, focusing on the rights and treatment of minority nationalities, education, health, and employment. It also touches on the composition of the population and the government's family planning policies. Given the emphasis on social and human rights issues, as well as the specific context of Tibet, it is likely that the text falls under one or more categories related to human rights and social development.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Health