Inducements spur increase in permanent-resident populations

The number of permanent residents in some new first-tier cities is increasing, according to statistics departments in these destinations.

Last year, the number of permanent residents in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, rose by 290,000 from 2017. In Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, the figure rose by 340,000 year-on-year, and in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, by 240,000.

Liu Yuanju, a researcher with the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law, said a series of favorable policies for college graduates implemented by governments in new first-tier cities have contributed to these population rises.