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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.