On the 16th, the Ministry of Commerce and 9 other departments released the "Several Policy Measures on Expanding Service Consumption", proposing 19 measures in five aspects to further expand service consumption. The document proposes to implement the action of improving service consumption quality and benefiting the people, continuously deepen the brand building of "Buy in China", and carry out a series of consumer promotion activities during the "Service Consumption Season". Carry out the construction of pilot cities for new consumer formats, models, and scenarios. Actively developing the first-time economy, promoting innovation and enriching service consumption scenarios, supporting cross-border cooperation between high-quality consumer resources and well-known IPs, creating a number of new consumption scenarios that integrate business travel, culture, sports, and health, and cultivating a number of new leading consumer enterprises. In addition, we will expand the high-level opening up of the service industry to the outside world. We will promote the orderly opening of the Internet, culture and other fields, and expand the pilot opening of telecommunications, medical care, education and other fields. Support the inclusion of more service consumption areas in the Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment and provide differentiated service supply. According to the document requirements, we will extend the operating hours of popular cultural and museum venues and scenic spots based on actual conditions and local conditions, optimize the appointment method, and encourage the promotion of no appointment. Encourage the introduction of excellent foreign sports events, support local hosting of mass sports events, and create a group of high-quality sports events, professional leagues, and sports competition performance brands with independent intellectual property rights that have high popularity. Support kindergartens with conditions to enroll 2-3 year old children, develop community embedded childcare and family childcare points, encourage employers to provide childcare services, and provide policy support in accordance with relevant regulations. The document also specifies the optimization of student vacation arrangements and the improvement of supporting policies. While keeping the total number of vacation days and teaching time unchanged, we encourage places with conditions to scientifically adjust the teaching and vacation time of each academic year based on factors such as climate conditions, production arrangements, and the implementation of the paid leave system for employees. We will explore the establishment of spring and autumn vacations for primary and secondary schools, shorten the winter and summer vacation time accordingly, and increase the consumption time for tourism and other services. (New Society)