CCTV9英语新闻：2020中国建立新的注册系统（在线收听）

Chinese authorities have vowed to reform its household registration reform at the Third Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee. The Ministry of Public Security says it has already drafted a roadmap of the reform.

"We will set up a new household registration system by 2020. It will have three key features. First of all, we will adopt the same system in urban and rural areas. Secondly, the requirement for immigration will be based on legal and stable homes and jobs. Besides that, the new system will based on where you live for most of the time. By that time, it should be much easier for people to migrate." said Huang Ming, Vice Minister, Chinese Ministry of Public Security.

Huang says this round of reforms aims to help migrant workers in cities get legal registration and attract more people to the cities. The government will also make efforts to boost public service, including education, medical treatment, and social security programs for long-term dwellers. There are about 160 million migrant workers in China currently.