1. Pudong New Area is a sub-provincial development zone approved by the State Council. The district head, the secretary, the director of the National People's Congress and the chairman of the CPPCC all belong to the vice governor level.

2. Therefore, the director of the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Pudong New Area is the deputy department level (equivalent to the deputy director of Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and the deputy mayor of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province).