People oriented, with concern for people ’ s well-being

1. People oriented, with concern for people’s well-being — the new focal points of the statistical work of Shenzhen KONG Ailing (Ms) and WU Jianming, Survey Office in ShenzhenNational Bureau of Statistics of China

2. Content Concern for people's well-being is the new focal point of Shenzhen government and its urban statistical work • Shenzhen Efficiency Statistical Indicators System was constructed • (II) Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators System was constructed • (III) Shenzhen urban statistical work centering on “concern for people’s well-being” was carried out

3. I. An emerging city - Shenzhen (adjacent to Hong Kong) • Before 1979: a fishing village with a population of 310,000 • 1980: the first special economic zone of China • 2007: a. population: 8,620,000; b. per capita GDP: US$ 10,628, ranking No.1 among Chinese mainland cities c. city's comprehensive strength ranked No.1 in mainland China • Received various awards in environmental protection

4. II. New focal point of the statistical work of Shenzhen–concerning for people’s well-being • Shenzhen municipal government: takes issues related to the direct benefits of the people as major work targets • The statistical departments: 1. collect, organize and provide information on the basic conditions of the economy and social development of the city 2. include a series of tasks advocated by the government in terms of “people-oriented,with concern for people’s well-being” into their programs

5. (a) Shenzhen Efficiency Statistical Indicators System 1. Background：In 2005, the Shenzhen Efficiency Statistical Indicators System was set up, as a result of the transformation from “Fast Shenzhen” to “Efficient Shenzhen” • Seeking for transformation of economic growth pattern: From the simple pursuit of GDP growth in the past to the present development models designed strictly in accordance with the scientific perspective of development • Establishing scientific “EfficientShenzhen” indicator system to mobilize the enthusiasm of the city and describe the new development：To conduct monitoring on the implementation of “Efficient Shenzhen”

6. Human development Social benefits Ecological benefits Economic benefits • GDP (after deduction of environmental loss costs incurred by economic development) as a percentage of original GDP • Air pollution composite index • Pollution treatment index • Urban sewage centralized treatment rate • Per capita years being educated • Average expected life of the population • Per capital disposable income • Fiscal educational layout as a percentage of GDP • Registered urban unemployment rate at the year end • Composite rate for social insurance participation • GDP output from per square kilometer of land • Labor productivity of the whole society • Energy consumption for each 10 thousand Yuan GDP • Water consumption for each 10 thousand Yuan GDP • Industrial and economic efficiency composite index • Added value from high and new-tech products as a percentage of GDP • Added value of logistics industry as a percentage of GDP • Added value of financial industry as a percentage of GDP • Added value of cultural industry as a percentage of GDP “Efficient Shenzhen” composite index (a) Shenzhen Efficiency Statistical Indicators System

7. (a)Shenzhen Efficiency Statistical Indicators System 2. Statistical practice: • On May 10, 2006, the indicator system and its corresponding statistical formsbecame statutory returns, and wereformally included in the national economic accounting system of Shenzhen • In 2006, the composite indicator of “Efficient Shenzhen” was 114.1 up 5.7 percentage points over 2005 • The practice of the indicators system has effectively promoted the economic and social efficiency • The ecological environment, social infrastructure and human development have been greatly improved

8. (b) Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators System 1. Background：In December 2006, against the well-being issues mostly concerned by the public, the municipal government proposed and passed the Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators System • The ideas for creating the “Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators System” are : 1. Thewealth growth is an important foundation of citizen welfare 2. The Government’s provision of effective public goods and public services is an important condition to protect people- oriented and social justice 3. The government should pay attention to all the people’s senseof security, education, health and social living conditions

9. On February 26, 2007, the city government promulgated the “Implementation Methods for Statistics of Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators System” • The statistical department incorporates the Citizen Welfare Indicators System into the local statistical system, quantities the requirements of people’s well-being through the statistical data

10. Comprehensive human developmet level Income distribution and fairness Public service level Social security level Safety level Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators • Overstandard rate of major agricultural products quality monitoring • Qualification rate of medicine safety sampling check • Number of days reaching I orⅡ air quality • Qualification rate of major drinking water source and water quality • Death rate in traffic accidents • Registered urban unemployment rate • Number of zero employment households • Employment rate of the year’s graduates • Comprehensive participation rate of social insurance • Participation rate of labor workers for labor injury • Participation rate of labor workers for medical insurance • Social security and employment spending as a percentage of fiscal layout • Donation money from the society • Fiscal expenditures for education, science, culture and sports as a percentage of fiscal layout • Fiscal investment for environmental protection as a percentage of fiscal layout • Fiscal expenditure for public facility construction as a percentage of fiscal layout • Per capita years being educated • Per capita hours for staff training • Per capita number of books in the library • Growth rate of per capita disposable income • Gini coefficient (b)Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators System

11. (b)Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators System • The statistical departments will be responsible for formulating survey systems, relevant methods and statistical returns according to statutory procedures, conducting training, collecting relevant statistical data and carrying out statistical monitoring • The indicators system would become the basis for decision making in the work of the Party and government organizations of the city; a measuring scale for working performance; and a standard for deciding whether government departments are doing effective work for the people • The composite indicator of Shenzhen Citizen Welfare Indicators System in 2006 was 107 (taking 2005 as the base year) 2. Implementation:

12. （c） Shenzhen urban statistical work centering on “concern for people’s well-being” 1. Innovating and improving the survey system and method for statistics • Enhancing the monitoring system for statistics on residents’ individual income • Enhancing the data collection for price surveys and the compilation of CPI • Expanding data collection channels for various types of producers prices • Promoting the use of information technology and enhancing the communication with the business and the community through Internet

13. 2. Organizing statistical surveys on issues related to concern for people’s well-being • Residents’ livelihood: such as survey on life quality of rural workers, survey on urban labor workers, survey on labour workers flow between city and town and their life quality, and survey on domestic tourism of urban residents • Safety level: such as sample survey on the satisfaction with public safety in Shenzhen and survey on the perception of safety of Guangdong people • Economic development: such as survey on employment situation of enterprises,survey on the development of outsourced service industry and the pilot work on the first green GDP compilation for the whole city • Public services: such as survey on public services in Chinese cities, survey on “Implementing Program for the Establishment and Improvement of a Corruption Punishing and Prevention System Which Emphasizes Education, Institution and Supervision”

14. 3. Products from statistical surveys based on concern for people’s well-being • Shenzhen Survey: mainly includes analysis and study on social and economic matters • Highlights of Shenzhen Survey Results: focuses on concise, key and quicksurvey results, striking a good balance among speed, precision and accuracy

15. III. Concluding remarks Shenzhen is an emerging migration city. Its urban statistical work is just starting. In particular, public opinion surveys and the urban statistical survey work on issues concerning people’s well-being are still in the stage of exploration. We welcome advice from our honoured guests

16. Thanks!