A/HRC/7/10/Add.1 page 18 soul boy. The Dalai’s actions in confirming Mr. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the eleventh Panchen showed utter contempt for the historical precepts and religious rites of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and were completely illegitimate and invalid. The Government further stated that Mr. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima is a perfectly ordinary Tibetan boy, in an excellent state of health, leading a normal, happy life and receiving a good education and cultural upbringing. He is currently in upper secondary school, he measures 1 m 65 cm in height and is easy-going by nature. He studies hard and his school results are very good. He likes Chinese traditional culture and has recently taken up calligraphy. His parents are both State employees, and his brothers and sisters are either already working or at university. The allegation that he disappeared together with his parents and that his whereabouts remain unknown is simply not true. Observations 61. In a letter dated 11 October 2007 the Special Rapporteur thanked the Government for its detailed reply of 17 July 2007. However, as she has received further information that the State Religious Affairs Bureau has subsequently issued Order No. 5 on “Management measures for the reincarnation of living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism,” she addressed some follow-up questions on this issue to the Government: – What is the legal status of State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5 and has it been implemented? – Is it correct that State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5 establishes or expands Government procedural control of the principal stages of identifying and educating reincarnated Tibetan Buddhist teachers and that such control would allegedly include: a) Determining whether or not a reincarnated teacher who passes away may be reincarnated again and whether a monastery is entitled to have a reincarnated teacher in residence; b) Conducting a search for a reincarnation; c) Recognizing a reincarnation and obtaining government approval of the recognition; d) Installing a reincarnation in a monastery and issuing of approval documents; e) Providing education and religious training for a reincarnation. – Does State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5 provide for administrative or criminal punishment to individuals or offices that are responsible for a failure to comply with the measures or that conduct activities pertaining to reincarnation without Government authorization? – Have there been any administrative or criminal sanctions imposed on individuals or groups according to State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5? – Have any complaints been lodged against State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5? 62. So far, the Special Rapporteur has not received a response from the Government addressing the questions in her communication dated 11 October 2007. Communication sent on 28 June 2007 63. The Special Rapporteur brought to the attention of the Government information she had received concerning the reported demolition by the Chinese People’s Armed Police in May 2007