China News Service, Haikou, January 11 (Wang Xiaofei and Wang Ziqian) Hainan’s first themed press conference on the brilliant achievements of the 13th Five-Year Plan was held in Haikou on the 11th.
Wang Lei, deputy secretary general of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and executive deputy director of the Provincial Party Committee's Deep Reform Office (Office of the Free Trade Port Working Committee), said that the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port has a smooth start and is booming.
Wang Lei introduced that a number of core policies of the Hainan Free Trade Port have been implemented.
The “New Deal” for duty-free islands has achieved remarkable results. The actual annual sales of duty-free shops across the island exceeded 32 billion yuan. From June 1 to December 31 last year, the province introduced more than 110,000 talents, an increase of 1730% on the same scale. Over the past years, 208,000 talents of various types have been introduced; the level of trade and investment facilitation has been further improved.
Yangpu Free Trade Port Area implements the import and export management system of “opening the first line and controlling the second line”, and the total import and export volume and output value have increased by 1.3 times and 1.96 times respectively.
Aerial photography Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone.
Photo by Luo Yunfei
Hainan's financial services to the real economy continue to increase.
Launched the pilot program of the integrated domestic and foreign currency bank account system, and increased the leverage ratio of full-scale cross-border financing to 2.5 times.
Interim Measures for the Development of Domestic Equity Investment by Qualified Overseas Limited Partners were promulgated, and the first qualified overseas limited partner fund that landed has remitted USD 149 million into investment funds.
The province’s offshore new international trade settlement volume is 9 times that of the previous year.
The role of the Hainan Free Trade Port's shipping and aviation new policies has emerged.
21 "China Yangpu Port" international freighters were named and delivered, the first intercontinental transoceanic route was opened, and the number of foreign trade routes increased to 14.
Pilots will open up the seventh freedom rights for passenger and cargo transportation, the sales price of bonded jet fuel will be the lowest in China, and Boao Airport will soon open an international port.
Hainan has made new progress in the safe and orderly flow of cross-border data.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved the establishment of a Haikou regional international communication business entrance and exit bureau, and agreed to build dedicated Internet data channels in 9 key parks.
According to Wang Lei, the legal construction of Hainan Free Trade Port is progressing smoothly.
The 24th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress has reviewed the Hainan Free Trade Port Law and is currently seeking public opinions.
In terms of local legislation, the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People’s Congress has deliberated and passed 10 regulations including the Provisional Regulations on Anti-smuggling, the Tropical Rainforest National Park Regulations, and 4 regulations, including the regulations on mangrove protection. Local regulations such as bankruptcy regulations.
It is reported that the 11 key parks of Hainan Free Trade Port are developing well, and the reform of the park management system has been implemented successively. The number of enterprises in the 11 parks accounts for about 1/10 of the province's total.
Among them, the port throughput of Yangpu in 2020 will reach 56.64 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 12.95%; containers will exceed 1 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 44.02%.
The Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pioneer Zone has attracted 12 medical institutions and 51 academicians and expert teams to station, using more than 110 innovative medicines and equipment, and available up to 100 new anti-tumor drugs and rare drugs.
Preliminary realization of the "three synchronizations" of medical technology, equipment, and drugs with the international advanced level.
Hainan strives to improve its business environment in the construction of a free trade port.
Wang Lei introduced that Hainan has set up a "single window" for administrative approval, international investment, international trade, and human resources services, reducing the time limit for approval by 70 to 80%.
All customs approval items have been processed through "one window" and online, and the overall customs clearance time for exports has decreased by 40.5% compared with the same period in 2019.
International ship registration application materials and approval time have been reduced by 60% and 86%.
According to calculations by a third-party evaluation agency in accordance with the World Bank’s evaluation index system, Hainan’s total score in 2020 is 77.9, ranking 32nd among 190 economies in the world.
Among them, the ranking of business startups rose to 7th, and the ranking of registered properties rose to 22nd.
Aerial photo by Luo Yunfei in Yangpu Free Trade Port Area
The Hainan Free Trade Port's opening-up level is being comprehensively improved.
In 2020, the actual use of foreign capital will be about US$3 billion, achieving the goal of doubling for three consecutive years. The number of countries and regions setting up foreign-funded enterprises in Hainan has increased by more than 40 compared with the previous year. The economically small province is moving towards the ranks of the country's largest foreign-funded provinces.
Wang Lei said that Hainan will continue to promote the implementation of various policies, thoroughly remove institutional barriers, systematically promote the basic supporting work of customs closure operations, actively create a world-class business environment, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, and promote continuous gains in the construction of a free trade port. New results.
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