Dalian urgently needs to establish a (36) of talented people to meet the challenges in the world market. At a conference on the city’s (37) last Saturday, Bo Xilai, the city’s mayor, expressed his concern about tile " (38) personnel with backward knowledge". "We do not have enough people good at foreign languages and foreign trade or computer skill," he said. To build Dalian into a modem (39) city, "we must open the door to receive talents from all fields," he said. The city needs managerial experts for the (40) departments in the municipal government and enterprises. It also wants special experts to (41) technical problems. Overseas-returned students, professionals and experts at home and abroad are on the wish-list (42) up by tile municipal government. Preferential policies have been worked out to help skilled people. (43) in the city. (44) .They will also be provided with special funds. Scientists engaged in new and high technology are encouraged to put their findings into practical use. They are being given the fight to hold more than 30 per cent shares in cooperative projects. (45) These enterprises are exempt from taxation. They are also given special treatment, such as low rent for workshops and reduced land fees. (46) , according to the regulations made public earlier this month.