SHANGHAI: Fifteen chengguan with college degrees will be hired as Pudong district's Lujiazui strives to improve staff quality.

"During the Shanghai World Expo 2010, the Lujiazui area will be an important travel spot for both domestic and foreign tourists. Thus, we need a high-quality urban management staff here so as to provide better service," an official from the department said.

"Besides, the area has been short-handed for a long time. This batch of new staffers is expected to help ease the problem," he said.