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Shanghai Daily Tuesday 29 May 2018 Jing鈥檃n C3

Eligibility for 鈥榯alent apartments鈥?is relaxed

Li Qian 1,858 The rents are set at about 60 why so many companies are Favorable policies
percent of the market price. persuaded to set up offices in
Wang Yong, chief risk officer Since April 1, 2017, Jing鈥檃n Jing鈥檃n.鈥? This month, Jing鈥檃n will introduce
at Everbright Securities, said has issued 1,858 working In addition, top professionals a new series of incentives under its
he was happy to hear that permits to foreigners and are eligible for monthly hous- Completed apartments and policy to attract and retain foreign
three young men in his team recognized 246 foreign- ing subsidies of between 1,500 those under construction in professionals.
are eligible to apply for subsi- ers as top professionals, yuan and 3,000 yuan. Jing鈥檃n total more than 2,000
dized rental apartments built including two who were units. Education sector:
to accommodate professionals given the Magnolia Silver 鈥淲e aim to provide inex- Educational officials will design
working in Jing鈥檃n. Award in recognition of pensive, quality apartments In some cases, district-owned special plans for children of pro-
their contribution. to professionals in Jing鈥檃n,鈥? developers rent a whole building fessionals, based on education
Wang himself has applied said Zhao Zhengxiang, an of- and renovate it to accommodate levels and interests.
for an apartment under the ficial from the Jing鈥檃n housing 鈥渢alent apartment.鈥?program because, as leader of authority. Medical sector:
a team, he is regarded as a 鈥渢op In other cases, commercial Professionals and their families will
professional.鈥?That entitles him 鈥淭he government is helping developers are required to set have priority in medical checkups
to special incentives and privi- us retain professional talent,鈥? aside a certain number of flats and a 鈥済reen channel鈥?to see top
leges aimed at attracting and said Wang Hanqing, human re- in a project for such flats, as doctors. Also, they will be as-
retaining top talent. Normally sources manager at Everbright part of the conditions of devel- signed a general practitioner in
that would disqualify other Securities. 鈥淚t is one reason opment rights. their neighborhood healthcare
team members from receiving centers.
the same perquisites.
Documents:
However, Jing鈥檃n District has Professionals will be issued with
changed the policy to allow up a digital passport that records
to three members of the same their personal and family informa-
professional team to apply for tion. That will eliminate the need
鈥渢alent apartments.鈥? to carry multiple documents when
dealing with different administra-
鈥淩isk management is a highly- tive departments.
professional field,鈥?said Wang.
鈥淲e are badly in need of pro-
fessionals. We want promising
university students and skilled
employees from overseas. It鈥檚
very important to extend ben-
efits to a team rather than to
just one individual. It encour-
ages them to make them stay.鈥?
The 鈥渢alent apartments鈥?have been built in areas easily
accessible to public transport
networks and retail malls.

Each flat consists of a living
room, kitchen, bedroom, bath-
room and balcony. They are
furnished with televisions, air
conditioning, microwave ovens,
refrigerators and washing ma-
chines, along with Internet
access. Security guards and
cleaners are provided, but
tenants don鈥檛 have to pay any
property management fees.

Host of events mark International Museum Day

Li Qian A parade of traditional Chinese clothing is staged to promote the nation鈥檚 history and culture in the Fengshengli commercial
complex in the district. 鈥?Jiang Xiaowei
Jing鈥檃n鈥檚 museums, memorials and art
galleries hosted a wide range of activities Jing鈥檃n has more than 60 museums, Cai Yuanpei, and the privately owned creating a museum without borders, of-
from May 18-20 in the Fengshengli com- including Communist Party of China Zhu Zhenyu Folding Fan Gallery. ficials explained.
mercial complex to mark International memorials, heritage galleries and pri-
Museum Day that fell on May 18. vately run museums covering a range According to officials, Jing鈥檃n wants So far, 20 sites in Jing鈥檃n, including the
of collections. to turn the whole district into a huge historical Paramount ballroom, the icon-
Shanghai Hanweiyang Traditional Cul- living museum. That鈥檚 a departure from ic Starbuck鈥檚 Roastery and the weekend
tural Promotion Center, founded in 2005 The district鈥檚 cultural officials have de- traditional museums built to showcase destination Daning Park, have QR codes
to promote traditional Chinese dress, signed a bike trek linking 29 museums, specific collections. printed on their entrances, allowing
organized a parade of people wearing including the Shanghai Mylnikov Art visitors to use their smartphones to read
Han clothes and held talks about the Museum, former residence of educator Indeed, the people, buildings and ac- and hear stories behind the venues.
culture of Han clothes. tivities of Jing鈥檃n all have stories to tell,

Companion Art House, a memorial to
the century-old 鈥淭he Young Companion鈥?magazine, displayed old magazines and
sold 100 newly printed copyrights of the
first issue of the magazine.

Masters of the famous Lu鈥檃n inkpad
technique made seals and showed how
the old art is done. The Lu鈥檃n inkpad was
invented by pharmacist Zhang Lu鈥檃n at
the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The pad is made of oil, cinnabar and
processed mugwort grass.

鈥淚t鈥檚 interesting, and it鈥檚 full of cultural
significance,鈥?said Ashely Lambert from
New Zealand. 鈥淚t made me stop and look.
I think it鈥檚 good to see Chinese culture
in an open venue.