Foreign student employment regulations need change

时间：2006-12-13 01:31:41

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A foreign student enquires1 about job information with an employer company at a job fair in Beijing on Sunday, Dec 10, 2006. 
 
Dec.12 - Chinese employers and officials are calling for changes to the country's employment and residency laws to allow foreign students from working in the country.

 

The calls follow a recruitment fair for foreign students in Beijing, where 160 openings were offered in the finance, education, medicine, information technology and media sectors2.

 

The demands from both employers and employees are challenging existing regulations that ban foreign students from part-time work in China, and grant a working visa only after a foreign graduate has gained work experience in his home country.

 

"We're calling for amendments3 to the old regulations as well as references pertaining4 to the foreign employees' income levels and compensation packages," said Lin Fan, an official in charge of foreign students' services at Beijing higher education society.

 

The weekend fair was attended by 51 employers including Hong Kong University and PepsiCo. and received more than 400 foreign job-seekers, said Li Xiaohong, business development manageress of China International Enterprises Cooperative Co., the organizer.

 

"By staging the fair, we aim to build a bridge between foreign students who wish to work in China and companies in need of international professionals," said Li.

 

The Sunday event coincided with the Chinese language proficiency5 test (HSK), she said. "Many students visited the fair after the test."

 

Sohu, a leading Chinese portal website, was looking for multilingual professionals for its coverage6 of the 2008 Olympic Games. A manager of Sohu's sports page said they would be expected to put Chinese stories into English, French, Spanish and Arabic.

 

The company had reached intent with four Arab students at Sunday's fair, he said without giving details. "It wouldn't be easy to find these professionals otherwise."

 

A student from the Republic of Korea (ROK) said he decided7 to work in China even though his home country also needed Chinese-proficient professionals. "I feel China offers more and better opportunities," said the young man, whose Chinese name is Xu Zaifan.

 

Beijing's education authority said about 40,000 foreign students are studying in the Chinese capital. Most of those who intended to stay said they wanted to work for foreign companies, particularly the China branches of the big-name companies from their home country.

 

Last year, 140,000 foreign students were studying at around 500 nationwide colleges and universities that open to foreigners.

 

The average salary expectation of Japanese and ROK students is between 800 and 1,000 U.S. dollars a month, while students from other parts of Asia demand 600 dollars, according to a survey by Beijing Morning Post.

 

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1 enquires 82dfe3eb42e390810f38a6a7eac0c955     
打听( enquire的第三人称单数 )； 询问； 问问题； 查问
参考例句：
  • I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything. 我应该先审慎打探一下这家公司的底细，然后您再签字。
  • They enjoy popularity among our customers and the customers make enquires ceaseless. 在客户中受到极大欢迎，并且需求不断。
2 sectors 218ffb34fa5fb6bc1691e90cd45ad627     
n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形
参考例句：
  • Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 amendments 39576081718792f25ceae20f3bb99b43     
（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案
参考例句：
  • The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
  • Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
4 pertaining d922913cc247e3b4138741a43c1ceeb2     
与…有关系的，附属…的，为…固有的(to)
参考例句：
  • Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
5 proficiency m1LzU     
n.精通，熟练，精练
参考例句：
  • He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺，技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
  • How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何？
6 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
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  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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