China will center opens Hohhot branch

The evolving trend of Chinese people making wills came to Inner Mongolia autonomous region, as the China Will Registration Center opened its Hohhot branch in the capital city on June 28.

Still largely uncommon, more elderly Chinese are now coming round to the idea of writing their will, to avoid disputes among family members, especially over the division of property after they've departed.

Chen Kai, head of the managing committee of the China Will Registration, said that  registered wills help reduce the risks of infighting among family members.

He added that in addition to registering wills, the center will also launch programs to help testators pass legacies in the form of specific instructions to their family members.

The center launched such a program on March 21 last year, offering services to convey  requests from those who have passed on.

The China Will Registration Center, founded by the China Aging Development Foundation and Beijing Sunny Senior Health Foundation in 2013, aims to provide a free-of-charge registration service for people aged above 60.

Aside from Hohhot, it currently has branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Guangxi. 

By the end of 2018, the center has been keeping wills for 127,968 people.