Laws of the People's Republic of China

   Article 2 The primary candidates of high academic level overseas personnel shoaled abroad that this Municipality is to introduce are: senior engineers and technicians and senior operation and management personnel much needed for the field of high and new technology, pillar industries, major engineering, new industry and so forth; bellwethers in a certain world's field of a certain discipline or technology; personnel possessing patent, invention or know-how of world's leading level or being a gap science and technology of our country which is in urgent need of being filled; personnel necessary to the administrative departments and suitable to be advisers or to be engaged in consulting work; personnel having earned a doctor's degree in the field of urgently wanting specialty.

   Article 3 The relevant departments and units may strengthen their connection with high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad, establish work networks, and keep well informed on the current situation of high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad through organizations and institutions such as our working bodies stationed abroad and overseas Chinese mass organizations or through various work fields and business channels.

   Article 4 The ways of encouraging high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad to serve this Municipality's construction include:

1. Engaging high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad to hold the senior post of the unit and project of high and new technology, pillar industry, major project, new industry and so forth;

2. Engaging high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad to be advisers or expert consultants of administrative departments;

3. In voting high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad to give lectures or carry on consultation in this Municipality;

4. Inviting high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad to carry out academic exchange and scientific research cooperation or undertake scientific research projects in the field of new and high technology or new discipline;

5. Engaging high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad to work in the Municipality's enterprises and institutions abroad operated by this Municipality;

6. Allowing high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad to serve Shanghai by utilizing the knowledge they have learned, the technology they have mastered, the patent they have acquired, the experience they have accumulated, their achievements in scientific research and so forth;

7. Allowing high academic level overseas personnel and schooled abroad to establish high and new technology enterprises in the form of sole foreign-funded enterprises, equitable or cooperative joint ventures by using technology or money capital as investment.

   Article 5 For the units and projects of high and new technology, pillar industries, major engineering, new industry and so forth, emphasis shall be laid on the introduction of high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad, and a special fund shall be instituted to assure its implementation. Part of the fund required for further introduction shall be set apart from the economic gains produced by the projects having the introduced high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad.

   Article 6 High-tech parks shall offer services in the aspects of the establishment of enterprise, of acting as import and export agency, of business affairs, of public utilities, of labor and personnel affairs and the like to high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad in the course of establishing their high technology enterprises.

   Article 7 The remuneration to be paid to the introduced high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad shall be determined by the engaging unit through consultation with this personnel according the post they hold in this Municipality and their professional level with reference to their pay abroad, and their remuneration shall be adjusted corresponding to the change in their post and their work.

   Article 8 The problem of housing of hieg academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad during their work in this Municipality shall be solved through consultation the engaging unit held with them in the light of their remuneration. Their lodging may be either provided by the engaging unit in the way of employment contract, or be rented or bought by them according to the principle of magnetization of housing.

   Article 9 The relevant departments and units shall offer preferential terms and convenience to high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad in the settlement of their family members, enrollment in nurseries and entering schools of their sons and daughters, medical treatment service, repeated entry and exit, purchase of house and so on.

   Article 10 A special fund shall be founded for the introduction of high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad which is primarily intended for subsidizing the administrative units and institutions operating with financial allocation to help them in introducing high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad.

This special fund shall be raised through financial appropriation and other channels. The specific methods of raising, use and management of the fund shall be formulated by Shanghai Municipal Personnel Bureau jointly with Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau and so forth.

A certain subsidization can be given from the special fund according to needs to carry out a high technology projects of world's leading level established by high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad.

   Article 11 The Municipal People's Government shall give spiritual and material encouragement and rewards, taking into consideration the specific circumstances, to those high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad who make important contribution to economic construction and social development of this city.

Shanghai Municipal Personnel Bureau shall be responsible for the formulation of the plan of introduction of high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad and organizing its implementation, and organize at the same time the synthesization and analysis of information on introduction of high academic level overseas personnel schooled abroad, authentication of qualification, the assessment of benefits after introduction, etc., and the undertaking of related consultation and service.

   Article 13 The Shanghai Municipal Personnel Bureau shall be responsible for the interpretation of the present Provisions.