Hukou population THE number of residents with permanent household registry permits in Shenzhen, also known as hukou, will exceed 6 million by the end of 2020, according to an interim report of the 13th Five-Year Plan that was handed to the city’s legislature to review. The number of permanent residents with Shenzhen hukou and residence cards will reach 14.8 million by the end of 2020, when the 13th Five Year Plan ends. Light show suspended THE Shenzhen light show in Futian CBD will be suspended Friday to give way to the preparation for a New Year’s performance at the south square of Shenzhen Civic Center, sources from Shenzhen Urban Administration said. It will resume after the Spring Festival in February. Car plate lottery A TOTAL of 1.17 million people registered for 2,933 car license plates in the 11th round of lotteries that ended Wednesday. The chance of getting a license plate through the lottery was 2.56 license plates for every 1,000 applicants, the lowest rate since January 2016, when Shenzhen started to implement car license plate quota. |