China Cancels 'Hukou' Requirements for Cities of Under 3 Million

[Randy W]

from the Sixth Tone



China Cancels ‘Hukou’ Requirements for Cities of Under 3 Million

 

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China’s central government is canceling the mandatory hukou — or household registration — system for residents in cities with fewer than 3 million people, Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.

The move is in line with China’s ongoing efforts to alleviate its overcrowded cities. In April, the National Development and Reform Commission had announced plans to cancel the hukou policy for cities with populations between 1 million and 3 million.

There are an estimated 266 cities on the Chinese mainland with fewer than 3 million people, according to 2017 government figures. Apart from eliminating hukou requirements for these cities, the central government also plans to ease permanent residency requirements for large cities, according to Xinhua. (Image: VCG)

 

Edited June 16, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

from Xinhua

 

The General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the Opinions on Promoting the Reform of the Institutional Mechanism and Mechanism for the Social Mobility of Labor and Talents

2019-12-25 17 : 24: 08Source : Xinhuanet

 

 

 

(4) Local registration system and public services are used to drive regional mobility. Restrictions on the settlement of cities with less than 3 million permanent residents in the urban areas will be fully lifted, and the conditions for settlement in large cities with 3 to 5 million permanent residents will be relaxed. We will improve the settlement policy for points in mega-mega cities with a permanent population of more than 5 million in the urban area, streamline the points program, and ensure that the main points of social insurance payment period and residence period score. Promote the equalization of basic public services. Permanent residents enjoy the same basic public services as education, employment and entrepreneurship, social insurance, medical care, and housing security. Steadily and orderly explore the promotion of direct settlement of outpatient expenses in different places, and improve the convenience of reimbursement for medical expenses. Further play the role of urbanization to promote the social mobility of labor and talents, comprehensively implement fiscal policies to support the civicization of agricultural migrants, promote the increase in the size of urban construction land and attract the number of migrants who settle in agriculture, and promote investment arrangements in the central budget to absorb agricultural Towns with a large number of migrants settled.

 

[Randy W]

Jiaying seems to think this falls in the 'No news is no news' category.

[Greg.D.]

I think it helps put worker immigrants' kids in local schools without paying?

[Randy W]

I think it helps put worker immigrants' kids in local schools without paying?

 

 

I don't think that will change - you are still assigned to a specific school, based on your hukou, even within a city - similar to the U.S. school districts.

 

This may simply be a formalization of already existing policies.