Draft law targets work permits
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slashed">slashed</span> <span word="from">from</span> 180 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> 90, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="review">review</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>-<span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="commenced">commenced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Bailin">Bailin</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NPC">NPC</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="because">because</span> "<span word="some">some</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>".</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="from">from</span> 180 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreigners">Foreigners</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="permits">permits</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="for">for</span> 180 <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="permit">permit</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Guofu">Guofu</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="loopholes">loopholes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="for">for</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="issuing">issuing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="economical">economical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>."</p>
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