Shanghai joining competition for talent

THERE HAVE BEEN rumors that the Shanghai municipal government will grant students of Peking and Tsinghua universities a Shanghai hukou (household registration permit) as soon as they graduate. Beijing News comments:

In fact, the situation is not clear. The Shanghai government has said that it has decided to carry out a reform to open a fast channel exclusively for graduates from prestigious universities, and Peking and Tsinghua are first two universities that the reform targets, but it is still unclear whether or not they have to take part in the hukou application scoring system.

The system for non-locals to apply for a Shanghai hukou is strict and college graduates must hold degrees in majors from key universities listed by Shanghai and have received certain level honors or awards to have any chance of obtaining a local hukou.