Xue Zhongxing, at consulting group Jingbang in Shanghai, says the stock options will help bring the interests of managers at state-owned companies into line with those of the shareholders.

• 此举备受关注，因为它同时将3大重要趋势带入中国企业界：人们对股票的兴趣重新燃起，中国的资本管制逐渐放宽，跨国公司为保留优秀员工展开激烈竞争。