Expats get wide range of services at new Pudong center
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Pudong">Pudong</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="Station">Station</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Pudong">Pudong</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lianyang">Lianyang</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="No">No</span> 3 <span word="Building">Building</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Yaogao">Yaogao</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Road">Road</span>, <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Qianyi">Qianyi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pudong">Pudong</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="license">license</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Lingyan">Lingyan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="about">about</span> 700 <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="run">run</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="Lianyang">Lianyang</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,300 <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="from">from</span> 78 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span>."</p>
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