Remember to enlighten the sails-Hainan comprehensively deepens reform and opening up in two years

Xinhua News Agency, Haikou, April 12th, by wire On April 13, 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping announced at the meeting celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Hainan Provincial Office Special Economic Zone to support the construction of the Hainan Free Island Pilot Zone and Hainan to gradually explore and steadily promote the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics. Step by step, establish a free trade port policy and system.

This is Sanya International Duty Free City located in Haitang Bay, Sanya City, Hainan Province (photo taken on April 13, 2019, drone photo). Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Guanyu

30 years ago, Hainan became China's largest special economic zone; 30 years later, Hainan was once again given the new mission of deepening reform and opening up.

"If Hainan Island develops better, socialism with Chinese characteristics will be more convincing." Over the past two years, this major national strategy is inspiring the power of the times on the land of Qiongzhou and writing new ideas in the overall situation of China's reform and opening up and socialist modernization. Chapter.

Major measures to expand opening up

The construction of a free trade zone and the establishment of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics throughout the island of Hainan are major strategic measures for China to open wider to the outside world.

In the past two years, the central government, national ministries and commissions and Hainan Province have established and improved the "central coordination, departmental support, and provincial implementation" work promotion mechanism, layering on their responsibilities and following up on a case-by-case basis to ensure that all key tasks are implemented.

German Peter Sudebeck is an expert in the field of marine technology, and his daughter went to school in Guangzhou. When he went to Haikou to attend a seminar last November, he discovered that entering Hainan does not require an official visa, as long as the passport is scanned to the travel agency responsible for the reception, "I did not expect such convenience."

This is the Yazhou Bay Technology City under construction (photo taken on April 9th, drone photo). Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Guanyu

From May 1, 2018, the Ministry of Public Security authorized the implementation of the visa-free entry policy for people from 59 countries in Hainan Province, expanding the scope of visa-free countries, extending the visa-free stay time, and relaxing the number of visa-free people. In 2019, a total of 479,000 people benefited from this policy entry.

Over the past two years, more than 60 central government departments have given Hainan full support through various methods such as policies, research guidance, and cadre assignment.

The Central Provincial Reform Commission reviewed and approved important documents such as the tax-free shopping policy for outlying island passengers. The tax-free shopping limit was increased to 30,000 yuan, and there was no differential treatment for residents on the island. The relevant policies cover passengers travelling by boat on outlying islands. As of December last year, the number of sales and sales in the policy adjustment period reached 17.46 million pieces and 12.886 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of more than 30%.

Customers shop in Haikou Sun Moon Plaza Duty Free Shop (photo taken on February 20). Issued by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Pu Xiaoxu)

The Ministry of Education and the Hainan Provincial Government jointly issued a plan to promote Hainan to build an international educational innovation island, comprehensively deepen educational reform, and expand educational openness. Up to now, Hainan has introduced a number of foreign universities and colleges such as Coventry University and Michigan State University to cooperate in running schools. "Many policies are breakthrough." Said Zou Wentao, director of the Free Trade Office of the Hainan Provincial Department of Education.

Secretary entrepreneurs need to gather together. Coordinated by the Central Organization Department, 175 outstanding cadres and two batches of doctoral service teams were sent to Hainan from national ministries and commissions and developed provinces and cities, and 30 outstanding cadres held department-level leadership positions. At the same time, Hainan also sent hundreds of cadres to study abroad.

Negotiations for signing contracts, preparation of exhibitions, and organization of publicity ... Recently, Liu Zhefeng, the deputy director of the Bohai Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pioneer District Administration from the National Health and Health Commission, was very busy and full of enthusiasm for the construction of Hainan Free Trade Zone (Hong Kong) contribution. "No lunch breaks, no weekends, meals are in a hurry."

"The implementation rate of the pilot tasks determined by the overall plan of the Hainan Free Trade Zone has reached 97%, which has laid a good foundation for accelerating the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port." Yuan Yuan, deputy director of the Port Department of the Free Trade Zone of the Ministry of Commerce, said.

Tourists experience diving in the waters of Boundary Island (photographed on July 20, 2019). Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Guanyu

Strengthen the quasi-industry and strengthen the economy

In the past two years, Hainan has been determined to break away from its dependence on real estate with the determination of a strong man. It has made great efforts to optimize its structure, relying on Hainan ’s unique ecological advantages, focusing on the development of tourism, modern services, and high-tech industries, and achieved good results.

The river is winding, the trees are green, and the breeze is blowing. The Wanquan Riverside, an international medical tourism pioneer zone with excellent ecological environment and advanced technological level, has begun to take shape in Boao Lecheng.

Up to now, 51 licensed medical device varieties have been used for the first time in the country, and a team of 51 academicians and experts have signed up to receive 75,000 medical tours ... The pioneer zone has brought gospel to patients across the country, and has also promoted the rapid growth of Hainan's medical and health industry.

In the past two years, including the healthcare industry, the gross output value of 12 key industries in Hainan has increased by 6% annually. After excluding the real estate industry, the growth rate of the remaining 11 key industries is 8.3%. In 2019, the total output value of 12 key industries accounted for 62.9% of the province's total economy.

For Hainan to develop, it is not enough to "eat by face".

On March 10th, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' "Exploration 1" ship carried the "Deep Sea Warrior" manned submersible into the deep sea from the Nanshan Port of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City. The Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences led the team to carry out the scientific research mission again.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences' "Exploration 1" ship carrying the "Deep Sea Warrior" manned submersible sailed from the Nanshan Port Wharf of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City to begin the scientific research mission (photo taken on March 10, drone photo). Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Chengshe

Relying on platforms such as the Deep Sea Science and Technology City, the South Breeding and Breeding Base and the Remote Sensing Information Industrial Park and other types of enterprises, deep sea technology equipment, germplasm resources, air and space remote sensing and other types of enterprises are accelerating their convergence to Sanya. "Unleash the potential of the sea, stimulate Lu's vitality, and make empty articles." Hua Xing, deputy mayor of Sanya City, said.

Researchers work in the greenhouse of the Southern Breeding and Breeding Base (photographed on January 11). Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Chengshe

Focusing on the three major areas of tourism, modern services, and high-tech industries, 28 Fortune 500 companies have entered Hainan, including Singapore Temasek Fengshu Group, COSCO SHIPPING (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., and Southampton Investment Corporation. Hainan ’s actual utilization of foreign capital has doubled for two consecutive years, increasing from US $ 345 million in 2017 to US $ 1.5 billion in 2019.

This is the Hainan Ecological Software Park (photographed on April 1, drone photo). Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Chengshe

Rammed foundation stones are ready to go

Unlike other Pilot Free Trade Zones, the main purpose of Hainan Pilot Free Trade Zone is to prepare for the construction of a free trade port.

The design of the policy and system of the Hainan Free Trade Port must focus on freedom of trade and investment, and strive to achieve major breakthroughs in policies and systems.

To this end, Hainan draws on the practice and advanced experience of free ports in the world, adapts to new international economic and trade rules, improves the "single window" of international trade, establishes a "single window" of international investment, and strives to promote domestic and foreign trade, investment and financing, fiscal taxation, financial innovation Explore more flexible policy systems, supervision models and management systems in areas such as immigration.

From south to north, from east to west, many key industrial parks on the island have been spreading good things every day.

In the Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Sinopec Hainan Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd. produced 1,000 tons of low-sulfur fuel oil, which was completed by the Sinopec Zhoushan subsidiary agent to refuel the fuel of two foreign ships, which marked the direct supply of bonded fuel oil to international shipping ships in Hainan. .

Sinopec Hainan Refining and Chemical Company, filmed on April 9. Issued by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Pu Xiaoxu)

In the Hainan Ecological Software Park, with the completion of the first phase of the Tencent Ecological Village project, the tens of billions of game animation industry cluster "home" is in sight, will help the Hainan Ecological Software Park to carry out pilot territorial management of games.

This is the upcoming Tencent Ecological Village in Hainan Ecological Software Park (photo taken on April 1st, drone photo). Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Chengshe

In the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pioneer Zone, nearly 300 innovative medical device products from 25 multinational pharmaceutical companies around the world were exhibited in a concentrated manner. Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Zeiss and other well-known medical device manufacturers released new products.

This is Boao Evergrande International Hospital taken on April 3. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Zhang Liyun)

Chen Xiaohua, deputy director of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee Shenzhen Reform Office (Free Trade Office), said that Hainan identified 11 key parks as the main undertakings of the free trade port policy and the "incubator" of the first trial, and through management system reform and decentralization of approval authority, etc. Way to maximize the vitality of the park.

"The park's minimalist examination and approval, dedicated docking and other services greatly facilitate the entry of enterprises." Said Zhang Shubin, general manager of HKUST Xunfei Hainan Company. The handshake over the air and the signing of the video, the epidemic failed to prevent HKUST from flying into the Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City.

Explore the construction of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics. The work on the customs supervision plan of the free trade port, the expansion and optimization of the FT account system, and the acceleration of the formal opening of Boao Airport as an international port have been fully launched.

On the voyage of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics, the "Hainan" is sailing! (Xinhua News Agency reporters Ling Guangzhi, Wu Maohui, Zhao Yeping)