Sources learnt from Hefei Personnel Department say, the city has initiated the Proficiency Test of Putonghua among civil servants for the first time this year so as to improve the overall quality of civil servants. It is learnt that civil servants under the age of 50 could be qualified only if they pass the third level of the test. According to the schedule, the first 450 civil servants have taken the test on Nov 26th and 27th. The test will be last till the mid of December.