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You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing.
A public hospital in Beijing has agreed to allow a state-owned company to franchise their name and open a new hospital.
Beijing Anzhen Hospital has signed a cooperative agreement with China Orient Asset Management Corporation to establish a comprehensive hospital.
The franchise means that China Orient Asset Management Corporation will be able to use Anzhen Hospital's name on the new branch, while funding the new hospital.
Beijing Anzhen Hospital will ensure the quality of medical services at the new hospital by dispatching doctors and management teams. Orient Asset Management will pay for the service and management provided by the hospital.
The move is expected to reduce the government's financial burden.
Beijing began welcoming private investment into the public sector in 2013, encouraging social capital in transportation, parking facilities, medical and elderly facilities.
Local authorities will supervise the companies who are involved in public sectors and control the risks.
This is NEWS Plus Special English.
The use of English is expanding in workplaces across China.
According to the Chinese recruiting website 51job.com, multinational companies still top the workplaces at which English is needed. Almost 80 percent of employees who work for such companies said they use English on the job.
But the recruiter also found growing use of English in unexpected places. More than 47 percent of employees at State-owned enterprises, for example, said they use English at work.
Thirty-three-year-old Zhang Meng, an online game analyst who lives in Beijing, said he needs to use more English as his company is expanding its business to the United States and Europe.
The online survey, which polled 2,000 workers, also found that more job seekers would like to apply for positions requiring English-language skills at work. This was especially true for those with bachelor's and master's degrees.
Nearly 62 percent of respondents said they would like to choose jobs that need English skills. However, language skills do not necessarily guarantee the promotions and high salaries they once did.
While more than 84 percent of respondents from first-tier cities said work promotions could be affected by English skills, 51job.com also attributed promotions to location and opportunities.
