Beijing begins to use fingerprint ID cards

Photo taken on Jan 5, 2013 shows a resident surnamed Jiang has her fingerprint information checked in a police station in Fangshan district, Beijing. Residents in the city's Yanshan area and Yizhuang economic and technological development area need to have their fingerprint information registered when applying, changing or replacing an identity card starting from Jan 1, 2013. Jiang was one of the first 11 residents in the city to receive an ID card with fingerprint information. [Photo/CFP]