Ever since China opened up to the world in 1980's, the Shanghai Municipal Government, led by the Communist Party of China and the State Council, makes great effort to build the city into an international economic, financial, trade and shipping center. With the cooperation and hardwork of Shanghai people, the city is progressing to its goal as a global metropolitan. The new team of leaders of the Shanghai government took office in February 2003. "The power of the government is entrusted by the people; the interest of people is above all," as Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng promise in his inaugural. Guided by the Shanghai Party Committee, the city's new leadership vows to strictly perform its official duties; to make significant progress in self-improvement, and to intensify the shift of its role from administrative to public service. The Shanghai government will build itself into a service government that would share with the people all their happiness and troubles; a solid responsible government that is efficient, honest and diligent; a law-abiding government that respects legal system and rules strictly and impartially.


Shanghai: benefit coverage of low rent policy has been enlarged
Housing renovation plan for this year has been worked out, 11 million square meters will be renovated within the year
Another 200 million RMB is to be invested in Shanghai to renovate old buildings so as to benefit 250,000 households
Living in "new" public housing with small amount of money, practical deed of "renovating flat roofed housing into slope-roofed ones" really benefits a lot of residents
Shanghai perfect housing social security system for families not up to low and medium income level
Scale of supply and construction of supporting commercial housing in Shanghai will be enlarged
Shanghai strengthen supervision to ensure the smooth completion of "three-year construction plan" of low and medium price housing
Transparent transaction is practiced to check speculation, and real estate trading information publicized online is set up in Shanghai
Five major supporting measures are to be taken to help healthy development of real estate market in Shanghai
Shanghai will implement new policy to prevent housing prices from fluctuating
Shanghai will issue new regulations to restrict with economic measures "changing buildings for residential use to those for other purposes other than for residence"
To effectively prevent housing prices from going up too fast, Shanghai will implement six major controlling and adjusting measures
In response to roaring housing price, Shanghai launched relevant policies and measures in six respects
Blue print on low and medium price commercial housing construction of another round has been decided
Shanghai will reinforce momentum in renovating old public housing
The Shanghai government 2006