On the move: Beijing’s blueprint to cap population
Guidelines lay out controls on 10 key areas and set timetable for the capital to shift its non-core functions to neighbouring regions
Beijing is expected to roll out further measures to cap its population as part of its plan to integrate with Tianjin and Hebei province.
The State Council has drafted a 51-page blueprint with a concrete timetable for the capital to shift part of its population along with its non-core functions to neighbouring regions, according to report on Wednesday on the financial news site Prism.
The plan called for strict controls on 10 areas affecting the capital's population, including the number of students and the expansion of universities and medical institutions.
State-owned enterprises outside Beijing will be strictly prohibited from moving their headquarters to the capital, and financial institutions will be prevented from setting up new service centres there.
The non-core functions of the capital - certain industries, public service institutions and administrations - must move out of the city by 2020.
People will be able to commute between Beijing, Tianjin and Baoding in Hebei within one hour by 2017, according to the blueprint.
The document was issued to the Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei governments earlier this year.