BEIJING -- Chinese mainland has released new measures for implementing preferential policies for Taiwan compatriots, An Fengshan, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said Monday.The new measures issued this month by North China's Tianjin Municipality, East China's Zhejiang Province, Central China's Hubei Province and Kunshan City in East China's Jiangsu Province, will make it easier for Taiwan compatriots in terms of employment, housing, investment, business, education for children and other fields.Elementary and junior high school students from Taiwan in Tianjin will have equal rights with Tianjin citizens. Children of Taiwan compatriots who are employed or have investment in Zhejiang now enjoy equal rights with local students, up to junior high school.Taiwan compatriots who have lived in Tianjin for a year have equal rights with Tianjin citizens in buying houses and obtaining a mortgage. Preferential policies on buying houses are also detailed in measures of Hubei and Kunshan.Taiwan entrepreneurs in Hubei can enjoy financial support, tax cuts and professional training and have access to more than 130 vocational qualification examinations.Taiwan-funded companies in Zhejiang enjoy the same policies with private companies and foreign companies. Taiwan compatriots who intern or work for companies in Zhejiang or who start their own businesses have equal access to subsidies or guarantee loans.Kunshan provides preferential policies to Taiwan-funded e-commerce companies, supports Taiwan-funded companies to take part in international expositions, and encourages mainland's State-owned companies to purchase cultural and sports products and services from Taiwan.Taiwan-funded enterprises can invest in services for the aged in Tianjin and they enjoy power, water, natural gas and heating prices for local residents and preferential treatment in terms of taxes, among others. wristband maker202mm to inches1 inch wide rubber bandsjordan wristband rubbersilicone keychain
HONG KONG - The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced on Friday that it has already commenced work on the local legislation to implement the National Anthem Law of the People's Republic of China and are preparing to draft the National Anthem Bill.HKSAR government's Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau on Friday submitted the documents of Local Legislation of the National Anthem Law to HKSAR's Legislative Council (LegCo), which introduced the principle and purpose of the local legislative work.The documents clarified that the legislative principle is to maintain the purpose and intent of the National Anthem Law to fully reflect its spirit and to preserve the dignity of the national anthem, so that Hong Kong residents would respect the national anthem, whilst taking into account Hong Kong's common law system and the actual circumstances.The government also published the outline of the proposed content of the National Anthem Bill to summarize its proposed drafting direction.According to the Bill, the Chief Executive shall prescribe the occasions where the national anthem must be performed and sung. Every person who takes part in, or is present at, the occasion where the national anthem is performed or sung, must stand and deport themselves respectfully, and must not display any behaviour that is disrespectful to the national anthem.The National Anthem Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted at the 29th session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress (NPCSC) on Sept 1, 2017, and has come into force nationwide since Oct 1, 2017. On Nov 4, 2017, the NPCSC adopted the decision to add the National Anthem Law to Annex III of the Basic Law of Hong Kong.
