Recently, Guangdong conducted a survey on its public services in 2017. Guangdong gains an overall score of 73.51 this year, making it the highest in the past nine years.
Public utilities & market services, transportation and education ranked top in the ten major indexes of public services. Among them, electricity services gained the highest score and has achieved the highest satisfaction rating nine years in a row now.
Meanwhile, people hope environmental protection, housing security and employment security services could be further improved in the future.
Most interestingly, the survey shows a trend that Guangdong is offering more public services online. 35 percent of the sample audiences have utilised online services and rate it highly.
Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province has an official website for investment promotion in English. People can search for upcoming events and major local projects. [Screen shot of the igd.gdcom.gov.cn/english]
People stated that online services bring more convenience and the highest satisfaction scores and to online booking systems and service guides. They have high hopes that the government could have more online services and digitalize more procedures.
With the development of digital technology, information and services can increasingly be accessed online.
As a platform dedicated to connecting overseas expats with dynamic Guangdong province, Newsgd.com also delivered a wide range of information and services in various innovative formats last year.
In 2017, you had our updates on major events in Guangdong and China
Special report on the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.
and might find innovative changes in how we reported
Data was visualized in the special report on the 2017 International Consultative Conference of Guangdong.
You got to know ideas from key opinion leaders in Guangdong and abroad,
Newsgd’s column ‘Guangdong Dialogue’ interviewed with 40 KOLs from home and abroad in 2017.
ideas from our international sister provinces,
A ‘sister webpage’ to exchange news and ideas with Limburg, Guangdong’s sister province.
and ideas from expats living in Guangdong just like you.
Newsgd’s Journey to the East Studio invited expats to experience China’s Four New Great Invention in Guangdong.
You might find information useful for exploring wonderful Guangdong
Most updated travel recommendations
guidelines to start business in Guangdong
and information about our everyday life.
Of course, you were invited to join in
Newsgd readers were invited to experience the flower market in 2017
Newsgd had a lucky draw game to send gifts to audiences during the Chinese Spring Festival in 2017
And you have been very supportive
Newsgd’s report ‘I saw Guangzhou on the BBC’ attracted 160 thousand views and gained over 450 likes.
This year, we will have more for you to explore and enjoy. Please keep following us and we wish you a Happy New Year!
Reported by Jasmine Yin
Edited by Wing Zhang & Simon Haywood
