Capital's Plan for Hukou Revamp 'Will Raise Cost of Living'

(Beijing) – A proposed points system that the capital's government is considering using when giving permanent resident status to migrants will push up living costs by attracting high earners while driving away less-skilled workers, an expert has said.

Beijing's government released a draft plan on December 10 that would introduce a scoring system similar to the merit-based points scheme for people who move to the United States so that migrants can get household registration documents known as hukou if they meet certain criteria.