(Reporter:Pi Yajie; Correspondent:Yao Xue) Recently, alocal incentive bonus pointsstandardhas been officially released for foreigners working in the YichangFTZ (Free Trade Zone).

　　Based on the relevant standard for bonuspointsof Hubei Province, the local standard is set according toYichang’s actual situation, to achieve“two relaxations and three bases”.The two relaxationsareto relax the qualification standards for teachers,according to which“non-language teacherswithinternational vocational skill certificate in professional field or having related competition award”will begranted 5 bonus points; torelax study experience in China, according to whichforeign students are encouraged to work in Yichang to make innovation and start entrepreneurship without having to meet the requirement set by the province that they should have acquired relevant degrees in Hubei, instead, relevant degreesacquiredin any Chinese province can do.And the three basesmean that basedon the industrial orientation of Yichang FTZ,10 points will be awarded toforeigners who are suitable to work in modern service industries such as advanced manufacturing, bio-pharmaceuticals, electronic information, new materials, and other high-tech industries, R&D, and headquarters economy; consideringthe needs of Yichang companies forspecial talents, 10 points can be rewardedto special foreign skilled personnelwith assessment and recommendation letterswritten by 3 professionalswith seniorprofessional titles or those higher than technicians in the corresponding industry fields;5points to those Chinese of foreign nationality who want to start up new businessesin China and have made an investment of more thanRMB 1 million(actual subscription) in FTZ.