PLA Daily 2003-05-22

　　The General Political Department of the PLA has enforced a new policy recently that has received positive response from army medical staff at the Xiaotangshan Hospital, reported the PLA Daily today.

　　The policy made a series of preferential arrangements for army medical staff fighting against SARS in relation to their promotion and examination.

　　For example, servicemen who meet the criterion for promotion this year will be given priority to their promotion or even promoted in advance. Those who miss the entrance examination for the military universities or colleges because they are busy fighting SARS will be offered a makeup test. The policy also includes some other preferential treatments.

　　According to the new policy, relatives of the army medical staff will also benefit from it. For instance, the offspring of the army medical staff will get assistance from the army in admitting into kindergartens, junior or high schools if necessary. In addition, they will get an extra 30 points if they seat for entrance examination for military universities or colleges this summer.

　　Children of the army medical workers who sacrifice their lives in fighting against SARS, would be given more special care.

　　(May 22, PLA Daily)