Top talents can receive up to 1 million yuan (US$154,000) in subsidies if they join Chongming District’s efforts to build a world-class ecological island, according to the latest talent attraction policies released by the district.

According to the new plan, Chongming will attract 10 such “top-notch” professionals in five years.

Meanwhile, it also aims to attract and cultivate about 40 leading talent, 1,200 high-level talent and 8,800 skilled professionals, taking the total number of talent to over 84,000 in the district in five years.