Hainan looking for 1 million new residents 海南加入"抢人大战"

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Hainan is offering subsidised housing and fast track work visas as part of an ambitious campaign to attract 1 million new residents by 2025, as it seeks to become the new poster child for the country’s opening up and economic development.

With a current population of about 9.3 million, the southern province, which was recently chosen by President Xi Jinping to become China’s largest free-trade zone, is hoping to woo its first 200,000 newcomers by 2020, according to a plan released on Sunday by the provincial government.

Of the 1 million people it wants to attract by 2025, a “large number” will be foreigners, it said.

Hainan is looking for 1 million new residents by 2025, and is happy to pay to get them

The island welcomes “qualified” technicians and other skilled people from around the world and across China – including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan – all of whom are invited to apply for permanent residency in Hainan for themselves, spouses and children, it said.

Hainan last saw a major influx of people – primarily from other parts of China – in the late 1980s when Beijing named it as a “special economic zone” and thousands of new jobs were created. 

But when a local property bubble burst in 1993, many of them packed up and returned home.

Many of the people who relocated to Hainan in the late 1980s packed up and went home in 1993 when the local property bubble burst

Under its new plan to attract talented workers, the Hainan government said any new arrivals would be exempted from the recent restrictions applied to property purchases.

For foreigners interested in making a temporary move to the island, the local authorities said that applications for work visas – valid for up to five years – would generally be completed within two days.

For Chinese citizens, the Hainan government will make it easier for desirable candidates – those with a university degree – to formally shift their permanent household registration documents to the island.

Authorities said applications for work visas for foreigners interested in making a temporary move to Hainan would generally be completed within two days

Among the financial incentives on offer is a 2,000 yuan monthly rent subsidy for anyone aged under 40 in possession of a master’s degree. The value drops to 1,500 yuan a month for newcomers with only bachelor’s degrees.

While authorities across China have long been keen to attract new people to their cities and regions, few have been as open as Hainan in laying out such specific targets and incentives.

Tourists line the waterfront at the Yudai Beach sceinic area in Boao, Hainan Province

Apart from being a tourism destination, in recent years Hainan has mostly attracted retirees from northern China and property speculators. Its population rose by just 86,000 last year, a figure that included both new births and immigrants.

海南加入“抢人大战”:计划到2025年实现百万人才进海南

5月13日，海南省召开新闻发布会，正式发布《百万人才进海南行动计划》，提出到2020年吸引各类人才20万人左右；到2025年，实现“百万人才进海南”目标。那么，海南都要引进什么样的人才呢？

大专以上学历 中级以上职称可落户

按照海南这一计划，全日制大专以上学历、中级以上专业技术职称、技师以上职业资格或专业技术人员职业资格的人才，可以到工作地或实际居住地落户。

各类高层次人才、硕士毕业生、“双一流”高校和海外留学归国本科毕业生，以及拥有重大科研成果的创新人才、产品符合重点产业支持方向的创业人才可在海南任一城镇落户。

杰出人才可住免租金赠产权公寓

对大师级人才、杰出人才、领军人才，将按人才层次和相应标准，提供150至200平方米的免租金、可拎包入住的人才公寓，全职工作满5年赠予80%产权，满8年赠予100%产权。

除此之外的高层次人才，发放3年的租房补贴。其中拔尖人才每个月5000元，其他类高层次人才每个月3000元，40岁以下全日制硕士生每个月2000元，35岁以下全日制本科生每个月1500元。

创业可申请零租金办公房

来海南自主创业的人才，可以向有关金融机构申请信用贷款或保证担保贷款，可在入驻园区申请零租金办公用房。

评价和退出机制同时实施

在人才评价和退出机制上，海南将充分发挥用人单位主体作用，突出市场评价和同行评价，对引进和培养支持的各类高层次人才及团队实行“五年两次”跟踪考核，考核合格的继续落实相关待遇，并在五年期满后给予持续稳定持；考核不合格的取消相关待遇。

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