Points system for hukou to launch in Beijing

Beijing will launch its points-based application system for household registration on Monday, a move to meet the demand of nonnative Beijing residents to stabilize their living situations in the capital, the capital's Human Resources and Social Security Bureau said on Wednesday.

The points-based system is aimed at qualified nonnative Beijing workers who have stable employment in the city. Four criteria are required.

The city has not yet determined the total points required for residency, but some qualifications - and their point values - are known. Those will be added to a person's point total after Sept 5, when the overall point total is established.