From January 2000,mess management,barracks maintenance and post exchange service will be gradually contracted out in organizations at or above the corps level and military academies and hospitals in large- and medium-sized cities.

• 从2000年1月起，在军级以上机关和驻大中城市的军队院校、医院等单位，逐步推行饮食保障、营房保障和商业服务社会化。