Mainland to bend rules to attract 'high-end' talent
Beijing has rolled out a set of sweeteners to entice world-class Chinese scientists and academics to return to the mainland in a bid to fight a looming shortfall in the research and development workforce.
The Ministry of Personnel and more than a dozen other central government agencies issued a guideline document on Thursday promising a 'green passage' for acclaimed scientists, engineers and top company executives who are willing to return to work on the mainland.
Under the new scheme, the so-called 'high-end talents' will not be bound by the mainland's rigid payroll quotas at largely state-owned institutions or hukou - the household residence restriction.
They will be given more flexible pay packages on a case-by-case basis and their families will be given preferential treatment in access to jobs and schooling.
The initiative is part of the mainland's 11th five-year plan to improve its talent pool and the quality of scientific and technological research and development.
