1st bureau to serve Dongguan migrants

SHENZHEN: The first local government bureau in China to specifically serve the migrant population will be set up early next month in Dongguan.

"We are setting up the bureau for migrants who gained the official name of 'New Dongguanese' in April to make them feel more at home," Party secretary of Dongguan, Liu Zhigeng, was quoted by Dongguan Daily newspaper as saying yesterday.

The bureau's director, Lun Jinhong, said it will start operations on Nov 6.