With the continuous improvement of Hangzhou’s internationalization level, more and more foreign talents choose to work and live in Hangzhou. The Hangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau strictly controls the approval of the city’s “Foreigner’s Work Permit in China”, protects the stability of foreign talents in Hangzhou, and builds the foreign talent team into witnesses, participants and guardians of “Safe Hangzhou”, helping to build the international version of “Safe Hangzhou”. At present, there are nearly 4,000 foreigners in Hangzhou who hold valid work permits for foreigners, and Hangzhou has been listed as the “most attractive Chinese city in the eyes of foreign talents” for ten consecutive years.
Strictly control the standards as a good “gatekeeper” and create a full life cycle chain of custody
The Hangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau continues to innovate the service management model of “Foreigner’s Work Permit in China”, strives to build a full life cycle chain of custody, and makes every effort to ensure social safety and stability. First, multi-party cooperation to promote safeguards. Strictly control the authenticity of the materials to ensure that the materials are complete and the personnel meet the requirements; Implement a special clerk system for non-employed units to consolidate the main responsibility of the employer; Reached a strategic cooperation agreement with insurance companies to develop customized insurance services for foreigners working in Hangzhou; In the face of emergencies, we will establish a coordinated emergency response mechanism in conjunction with foreign affairs, public security, insurance, etc. The second is to innovate the model to help management and service. The Hangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau took the initiative to take the lead, together with the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and relevant districts and counties (cities), through business integration, process reengineering, and data sharing, to realize the “one thing” acceptance and parallel examination and approval of foreigners’ work permits and residence permits in China, truly realizing the goal of “less running, reducing materials, and reducing time limit”, and providing services and management of the whole life cycle of foreigners working in China before, during, and after the event, which greatly improved the service quality and management efficiency. Through the exchange of regulatory information, the new model will share relevant information with the public security at the stage of accepting foreigners’ work permits, so that the data from before entering the country to leaving the city will cover the supervision in the whole cycle. The third is to create safety through joint supervision. Build a seamless safety supervision system that is “vertical to the end and horizontal to the edge”. Through the vertical linkage at the provincial, municipal, and district levels, timely investigation and reporting of foreigners’ work in Hangzhou; The Hangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau are horizontally connected, and the information of suspicious persons is fed back in a timely manner to carry out joint law enforcement. During the validity period of the foreigner’s work permit, the Hangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau can also jointly carry out post-event supervision through “Internet + supervision”, handheld law enforcement, law enforcement supervision and inspection, on-site visits and verification, etc., so as to form a closed loop for the management of foreigners working in China.
Be a good “waiter” with intimacy and affection, and improve the level of service management in an all-round way
Enhance the convenience of living for foreigners in Hangzhou with high-level services, so that foreign talents can be attracted, retained and used well. The first is to create an international talent exchange platform in Hangzhou. Establish an international talent club and an international friendship alliance to better serve foreign talents who start and live in Hangzhou, and help them enhance exchanges, familiarize themselves with Hangzhou, and understand Hangzhou., rooted in Hangzhou. The second is to take multiple measures to help prevent and control the epidemic. According to the requirements of the Municipal Epidemic Prevention Headquarters, the prevention and control of the imported epidemic of 5,366 foreigners from abroad will be carried out, and a “one person, one file” dynamic grasp of the situation will be established. The implementation of “external anti-input, internal anti-rebound” is detailed. The third is to implement foreign-related legal escort actions. Promote the pilot project in Gongshu District, select and hire 10 lawyers to form a foreign-related public interest lawyer service group, covering English, French, German, Japanese and other languages, to provide foreign talents with domestic legal consultation, entrepreneurial legal counseling, foreign-related conflict mediation and other services, so far 2 legal lectures have been held, and more than 20 legal consultations and counseling have been carried out. The fourth is to set up a library of foreign experts to convey the concept of safety. Jointly with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the “Foreign Experts Book House” has been set up to provide foreign talents with a total of more than 2,000 books in 6 languages, so that foreign talents can better understand China and Hangzhou, and promote cultural and ideological exchanges. Fifth, we will further promote the pilot of “all-in-one card” service for foreign high-end talents. All foreign talents working in Hangzhou will be included in the issuance of citizen cards and enjoy the treatment of citizens; It breaks through the restrictions on the difficulty of foreigners in handling personal financial services, and greatly facilitates the life of foreigners in Hangzhou. A total of 19,272 people have been included in the personnel information database.
Be a good “propagandist” and tell the story of “safe Hangzhou”.
Promote the achievements of the construction of “Safe Hangzhou” from the perspective of foreigners, increase the reputation of Hangzhou, continue to recruit talents, and help the high-quality development of economy and safety. The first is to expand the influence of publicity activities. More than 10 national media such as “People’s Daily”, “Guangming Daily”, CCTV, and China.com were organized to carry out week-long interviews and research activities in Hangzhou, and through foreigners sharing their living conditions, Hangzhou’s excellent talent ecological environment, innovation and entrepreneurship environment, and safe and livable environment were comprehensively displayed in Chinese and English, with more than 10 million hits. The second is the image of international communication. Actively cooperate with the Propaganda Department of the Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee and other departments or relevant institutions to solicit excellent works from the perspective of foreigners, and disseminate them on domestic and foreign platforms, so as to achieve the same frequency resonance of internal and external publicity, show China and the world in the eyes of foreigners, and publicize Hangzhou’s culture, economy, and safety, and show the urban development and changes of Hangzhou under the open development.
(Source: Hangzhou Science and Technology Bureau)