What treatment does Shanghai ex-servicemen enjoy?

According to the inquiry of official website, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the holder of the Shanghai Veterans' Preferential Card can enjoy various benefits, including but not limited to the following:

1. Preferential tickets for scenic spots. Ex-servicemen can enjoy preferential tickets for Oriental Pearl, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai Natural Museum, Shanghai Planetarium, Shanghai Center, Shanghai Fangta Park, Shanghai Zuibaichi Park, Shanghai Sheshan National Forest Park, Shanghai Film and Television Park, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai Zoo, Shanghai Ancient Garden and Gucun Park.

2. Public transportation concessions. Veterans can take buses, trams and rail transit in the city for free.

3. Education and employment support. Ex-servicemen and their children have priority in education, including priority admission, exemption from exams or lowering admission standards.

4. Preferential tax policies. Retired military personnel and their families can enjoy the preferential treatment of exemption from business tax within 3 years when they are engaged in self-employment.

5. Social insurance benefits. Retired soldiers can enjoy preferential policies such as medical assistance for retired soldiers, free hospitalization, work-related injury medical care, and participate in social insurance such as basic old-age insurance, medical insurance and maternity insurance for urban and rural residents.

6. Employment and entrepreneurship support. Ex-servicemen can enjoy preferential employment, entrepreneurial support and other policies, such as preferential employment, exemption from exams or lowering admission standards.

7. Housing security. Ex-servicemen can enjoy preferential policies for resettlement, such as giving priority to housing allocation and purchasing housing subsidies.

8. Public welfare post arrangement. Ex-servicemen can apply for public welfare posts, giving priority to those who have participated in the war and retired from employment difficulties.