Hukou reform expected to be a gradual process
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Shaoshi">Shaoshi</span>, <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="urbanization">urbanization</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="plenum">plenum</span>.</p><p><span word="Xu">Xu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="modify">modify</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="hukou">hukou</span> (<span word="household">household</span> <span word="registration">registration</span>), <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="canceling">canceling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="hukou">hukou</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> - <span word="while">while</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="broadening">broadening</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hukou">hukou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="revamping">revamping</span> <span word="hukou">hukou</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="megacities">megacities</span>.</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hukou">hukou</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="indirectly">indirectly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> "<span word="property">property</span> <span word="income">income</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>-<span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>.</p><p><span word="Hukou">Hukou</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="urbanization">urbanization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memo">memo</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="just">just</span>-<span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Plenum">Plenum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="memo">memo</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equalization">equalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="result">result</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="memo">memo</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roadmap">roadmap</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hukou">hukou</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="dual">dual</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="disparity">disparity</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Liqun">Liqun</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="urbanization">urbanization</span>."</p>
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