The Chongqing Talents Conference will be held in the municipality's Liangjiang 
New Area on November 9, with a focus on gathering talents from home and abroad 
to support the high-quality development. More than 6,000 guests are expected to 
attend the two-day event. Over 120 VIPs have confirmed their participation, 
including senior officials from the ministries and commissions, well-known 
experts and scholars from home and abroad, entrepreneurs and presidents of 
renowned universities, according to Chongqing Liangjiang New Area 
Administrative Committee.

Liangjiang New Area, the host of the conference, is the country's third 
state-level new area and the first one in inland China. Liangjiang New Area has 
always attached importance to talent development, and made great efforts to 
attract, support and serve the talented people. 

With the facilitating platform, an efficient system and sound services, 
Liangjiang New Area is seeking to nurture a talent development environment that 
attracts professionals to settle in the area and help them enjoy their stay 
here, turning the area into a talent cluster stage, Zhang Guozhi, deputy 
director of the new area's administrative committee said at a press conference.

Liangjiang New Area is the core area of the Chongqing pilot free trade zone and 
China-Singapore connectivity project. It has important open platforms, such as 
the bonded port and Guoyuan Port, and three innovation platforms such as the 
Liangjiang Digital Economy Industrial Park, Lijia Smart Life Experience Park 
and Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone. Liangjiang has a solid industrial 
foundation, with one-fifth of Chongqing's gross industrial output value, one 
third of its added value of the financial industry. About half of the Fortune 
500 companies have settled in the area. 

As a national new area, Liangjiang New Area boasts preferable institutional 
advantages, with streamlined institutions, flexible mechanisms and efficient 
administration services. Endowed with the power to carry out pilot policies, 
many issues can be dealt with within in the area. In terms of talent incentive 
mechanism, Liangjiang has issued a series of preferential policies to attract 
and nurture high-level and high-skilled talents as well as education and 
medical professionals, who can enjoy extra support from both the municipal and 
district-level policies. A special fund of 1 billion yuan is allocated each 
year to ensure effective talent development.

Moreover, Liangjiang New Area has also set up a sound talent management service 
mechanism, including an office, a service center and a company to provide 
first-class services for talents. It also provides services in employment, 
housing, children's education and so on in order to nurture a sound talent 
service environment.

Source: Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Administrative Committee