OREANDA-NEWS. December 13, 2011. In order to attract more foreign experts in the industrial transfer demonstration region in the city cluster along the Yangtze River and the area along Huaihe River, the Bureau of Foreign Experts allows five more cities to have the power to approve foreigners employment. Local companies and organizations in the cities of Huainan, Maanshan, Anqing, Tongling and Xuancheng and apply for the employment of foreigners and the certificate of foreign experts from January 1, 2012.

Since October 2009, there have been eight cities in Anhui including Hefei, Wuhu, Bengbu, Huainan, Maanshan, Anqing, Tongling and Xuancheng where foreigne experts working permit can be applied.