Hukou reforms target 2020: official

New system would extend pension, education and healthcare services

The Ministry of Public Security and 11 other ministries and commissions have drafted reform guidelines for China's hukou (household registration) system that, if approved by the central government, will take effect immediately and aim to establish a new hukou system by 2020, a senior official said on China Central Television.

Huang Ming, vice-minister of public security, said on Tuesday that the new hukou system will gradually extend pension, education and healthcare services to qualified residents, both urban and rural.