Zhongshan issued the first new version business license on March 1, 2019. [Photo by Li Xusheng]

Staff at the Zhongshan Administration for Market Regulation issued the business license to Liang Jinbiao, owner of the "Zhongshan Gaoliang Trading Co Ltd," on the morning of March 1.

It was the first new version business license issued by city authorities.

Huang Minyi, Deputy Chief of the Registration Department of Zhongshan Administration for Market Regulation, said that from March 1, 2019, all types of market entities approved by the registration authority for establishment, for change of registration, or for reissue of business license, are eligible for a new version of business license.

Lastly, the new business license format was changed from a vertical to a horizontal version. Additional information and functions such as a QR code are printed on it.