Timetable of Implementation
- July 28, 2003: Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen
- August 20, 2003: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Huizhou
- September 1, 2003: Shanghai, Beijing
- January 1, 2004: Shantou, Chaozhou, Meizhou, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Yunfu
- May 1, 2004: Shanwei, Maoming, Zhanjiang, Shaoguan, Jieyang, Heyuan, Yangjiang (That covered the whole Guangdong province.)
- July 1, 2004: Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Taizhou, Fuzhou (urban area only), Xiamen, Quanzhou
- March 1, 2005: Tianjin, Chongqing (15 districts and counties only)
- November 1, 2005: Chengdu, Jinan, Dalian, Shenyang
- May 1, 2006: Nanchang, Changsha, Nanning, Haikou, Guiyang, Kunming
- January 1, 2007: Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Changchun, Hefei, Wuhan
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