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3.
At
the
establishment
-Personnel
of
suggestion
of DENG Xiaoping, work on
a civil service system commenced in 1980.
management of cadres was reformed in accordance
with the principle of four standardization. Cadres were
required to be young qualified professionals with political
This had resulted in many middle aged cadres
leading positions of the State. In 1987, the
integrity.
taking over
establishment of the
approved at the 13th
Congress.
was formally
civil service system
Plenary Meeting of the People's
Between 1988 and 1991, the system was
implemented on a trial basis in sone departments and large
cities such
Guangdong, as
Ministry was reviewing the
Shenzhen and Haerbin.
The
experiences gained from these
experiments and planning for further reforms.
4.
system,
as the
In the process of implementing the civil service
reforms were introduced to related components such
recruitment, transfer and appraisal systems.
Since
1988,
most
competitive
departments government
had adopted the
examination system in recruitment exercises.
A
proper
performance
appraisal systen had
also
been
implemented. High ranking officials had been subjected to
regular transfers to improve government
efficiency. In
1989, under a UNDP
project,
officials
responsible for
personnel management
at
provincial and
city levels have
been sent abroad for training.