SHANGHAI Mayor Yang Xiong met Alain Dehaze, chief executive officer of Adecco Group, on Wednesday.

Yang said that talented people are Shanghai's most valuable resource. The city's development relies on a large number of skilled professionals.

He said Shanghai has made progress in its transformation into an international center of economy, finance, trade and shipping. The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone has operated for two years and attracted many domestic and foreign companies with good investment policies.