BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,307 Chinese young cadres were selected to support the local development of Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, with those from central units arriving in the capital cities of Lhasa and Xining Monday.

Selected from 105 central units and 17 provinces and municipalities by the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the cadres will spend three years in the regions.

The total number of cadres selected this time increased by 492 from three years ago, and 97 percent of the cadres have a bachelor degree or above.

They include 181 people specialized in medical care and 400 specialized in education based on the urgent need for such talent in Tibet and Qinghai.

The group bound for Tibet is the ninth of its kind, while the one for Qinghai is the fourth.