Press briefing on household registration reform

Nanfang Daily:

The "Opinions" mentions speeding up the unification of the pension system for urban and rural residents. I would like to ask if there is any specific time schedule for that, and how about the current reform situation?

The second question is for Mr. Huang Ming. How do you evaluate the points system for urban household registration in Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces, and could you please give us a brief assessment on the current experience and effects. Thank you.

Yang Zhiming:

In accordance with relevant regulations, migrant workers will be qualified to apply for urban household registration once they have worked for a certain period in the city. We think this policy is conductive to the legal participation for migrant workers in pension system. On July 1 this year, the "Interim Measures for Convergence of Urban and Rural Pension Insurance System" jointly issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and Ministry of Finance officially went into effect. According to the rules, migrant workers meeting the following three conditions could be included into the city's pension system as urban residents:

1. Migrant workers working in enterprises can be covered by the basic pension system for enterprise employees according to rules.

2. Migrant workers employed flexibly are free to participate in the basic pension system either for enterprise employees or for urban residents.

3. Migrant workers who have already participated in the pension system for rural residents could transfer to urban pension insurance system.

In a word, we are working hard to ensure that no matter where migrant workers would like to work, they can be covered by pension system. Thank you！

Huang Ming:

On the question of the points system, as I mentioned before, the "Opinions" looks to improvement in the system after collecting experiences from different regions and departments. Local governments will implement the rules gradually according to the requirements and arrangement of the State Council. It will take a long time to complete the reform of household registration system. During the process, we will be glad to communicate with the public and press and we are looking forward to your continuous attention and support. Thanks you all!

Guo Weimin:

This ends today's press conference. Thank you all.