Shanghai has recently promulgated new "hukou" or permanent residency policy in order to attract professional talent. Are you ever troubled by the problem of "hukou"? What reforms do you think need to be carried out in this respect?
In China, every citizen must have a hukou, the formal residence registration. This is the document underlying the Chinese social and community management system.
Shanghai has released details of a new policy that will allow experienced, skilled migrant workers to gain permanent residency.
Shanghai has started a three-year trial to introduce major changes to the city´s household registration system, known as hukou.
This city, with one of the strictest population controls in the country, is opening its gates wider to talent by approving hukou, or permanent residency, to experienced professionals from other provinces.
