New residency regulation shows bias, migrants say

Lai Xiuying is proud that she prepares dishes every day for students at a college in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province.

As a pastry cook at Zhejiang Gongshang University, the native of a small town in Zhejiang gets up at 4 am and works more than 10 hours a day, six days a week, just so she can realize her dream in the city.

But her plan has been dashed by a regulation that takes effect this month, which states that only migrants with a senior middle school education or above can apply for residence permits and enjoy the favorable policies that come with it.