So there has been a rumour floating around for the last few months that there would be some snazzy benefits for Shanghai residents as a form of compensation for having to host the Expo 2010.
The first rumour suggested that there would be holidays for people working in Shanghai on the 30th April and 3rd of May. So that there could be some reduction in congestion for the opening weekend of the Expo, by eliminating the normal commuting load on the transport systems...allowing Shanghai to be taken over by the Expo visitors. Sadly this wasn’t exactly the case, companies are obviously not that keen on just giving 2 extra days of holidays to workers, especially when they have to pay them for not actually doing any work, so it's actually turned into 'all offices will be shut' days, but with most companies expecting people to work from home instead.
The other rumour was about each household being given a free Expo ticket and a transport card with a value of 200RMB (that is a LOT of travel - especially if you are planning to use the metro and buses). We just got a notice in our mail box the other day (like yesterday) confirming it. It turns out that even foreigners can claim their free ticket and transport card. It seems to be being organised by each local neighbourhood committee.
Basically the note said:
Each family, which has been registered in shanghai for more than 6 months is entitled to 1 ticket and 1 transport card. In order to claim the ticket and transport card you need to take your passport and residence permit or home visit permit (HK and Macao) or more than 6months visa endorsement to the neighbourhood committee between the 25th - 28th April, with the address of the neighbourhood committee in our compound.
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