E/CN.4/1993/62 page 14 the motherland, accept the party’s leadership, persevere in following socialism, safeguard national and ethnic unity, have religious knowledge and are adept at contacting religious believers’. In Chapter VI entitled ’Strengthen the Party’s Leadership over Religious Work’, it is stated, inter alia, that ’It is not permitted for published works which touch upon religion to violate the party and Government’s religious policy ...’. In addition, ’Communist Party members may not believe in religion, nor may they participate in religious activities. Party members should be helped ’to acquire a correct world view, to draw clear boundaries between atheism and theism and to affirm their faith in communism. For those who persist in their ways, encourage them to withdraw from the party.’ The Special Rapporteur was informed that major monasteries continue to be administered by Work Inspection Units and Democratic Management Committees, which are even involved in the process of selecting abbots, while permanent police stations have continued to be maintained in larger monasteries such as Drepung, Ganden and Sera. In addition to a declining number of students, it has been alleged that the number of qualified teachers able to impart doctrine is also very small and on the decline. It has been reported, for example, that the Ganden monastery near Lhasa which has a population of 400 monks has only two fully qualified teachers (Geshe Lharampa). It has further been alleged that between 1990 and 1992, the number of monks at the Draghla Lhubuk temple has been reduced from 25 to 2. In addition, it has been alleged that in many monasteries there is insufficient time to engage in religious study because of the burdensome work requirements imposed by the monastery Democratic Management Committees which reportedly require monks and nuns to work eight hours a day, six days a week. This practice is said to have engendered a new category of monks known as Lalang whose tasks may include farming, animal husbandry and trading. Monasteries and nunneries reportedly continue to receive quotas for novices and have not been able to accept any new ones since 1988. Although monks and nuns would traditionally join a monastery at the age of seven or eight, the induction of novices below the age of 18 is now prohibited by law. Candidates must reportedly have some and at times all of the following nine qualifications: 1. Be at least 18 years old. 2. "Love" the country and the Communist Party. 3. The candidate’s parents must give their consent. 4. The candidate and the candidate’s parents should have a good political background. 5. The candidate must have been raised in a certain geographic area. 6. Approval from the monastery’s Democratic Management Committee. 7. Approval from local authorities.