The Pudong New Development Area in China's largest city of
Shanghai is planning to lure more talented Chinese students
studying abroad to return and serve in local government and private
enterprises.
In a major overseas talent recruitment campaign to be launched
this October,the third of its kind since 2001,the Pudong New Area
government will offer a number of senior official posts for
overseas students who would like to join the city's civil
service,official sources said.
Meanwhile,more than 20leading domestic enterprises based in
Pudong will also provide some 180senior managerial posts for
overseas staff,with a maximum annual salary of 100,000US
dollars.
A delegation of representatives will soon leave for Europe to
look for staff,and the delegation will meet applicants in
Frankfurt,Paris and London between October 12-19.
Relevant information regarding the recruitment will also be
released via the official websites, www.pudong.gov.cn and
www.pudongos.com.
A suburban rural district of Shanghai a decade ago,Pudong has
rapidly emerged as a booming financial,trade and shipping center
due to China's reforms and opening-up policy.
In 2001,the Pudong New Area government launched a project called
"The return of 1,000overseas talents",which aimed to attract
1,000highly competent staff with expertise in areas like
finance,high technology and management,to return in three to five
years.
In the past two years,the Pudong New Area government has sent
delegations to the United States,Canada and the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region to recruit talented and skilled personnel for
both government departments and local enterprises.
As a result,the number of returned overseas staff working in
Pudong has increased to over 4,900from nearly 3,000in 2001,while
many returned students have joined local governments and even the
local legislature and Party organizations.
(eastday.com August 17, 2003)