Over 900 foreigners get "green cards" in Beijing (2)

Besides social insurance, foreigners with Chinese "green cards" benefit from preferential policies in terms of employment, investment, home purchases, gaining professional titles and obtaining an education for their children, said the spokesman.

Under the new regulation, permanent foreign residents will also be able to enjoy social insurance and purchase homes using publicly accumulated housing funds.

China started to grant permanent residence cards to foreigners in 2004. Over 4,700 foreigners had received the cards by the end of last year.

According to the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs, nearly 530,000 foreign experts were working in China in 2011.

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