Shanghai's permanent resident population is expected to hit 18. 45 million by the end of this year, the city's Population and Family Planning Committee said today. (来源:http://www. 2hzz. com)
The figure was 300,000 more than last year, the committee said.
The committee also said the city's natural growth rate among permanent residents will be 0. 2 percent, a gain from last year's 0. 158 percent.
(Shanghai Daily, December 6, 2007)