China News Service, Zhangzhou, October 24 (Ye Qiuyun) On the afternoon of October 23, the 2021 First Zhao Merchants Conference and Private Enterprise Investment and Entrepreneurship Conference were held in Zhao'an County, Zhangzhou City, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Fujian.

The event was sponsored by the Zhao'an County Committee of the Communist Party of China and the People's Government of Zhao'an County, and undertaken by the United Front Work Department of the Zhao'an County Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology of Zhao'an County, the Federation of Industry and Commerce of Zhao'an County, and the Financial Media Center of China News Service Fujian Branch.

Hou Weidong, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Zhangzhou Municipal Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Hou Weidong said in his speech that Zhao'an is located at the "southeast gateway, the throat of Fujian and Guangdong," and is known as the "South Gate" of Fujian. It is the "bridgehead" of Zhangzhou connecting with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In recent years, Zhao'an has seized opportunities to seek development and used its advantages to compete for promotion. The economy and society have entered a new stage of accelerated development.

The picture shows the scene of the appointment ceremony of Zhao'an County Investment Promotion Ambassador. Photo by Li Nanxuan

Zhao'an County Party Committee Secretary Li Yarong revealed at the meeting that since the reform and opening up, more and more businessmen at home and abroad have favored Zhao'an, chose Zhao'an, and invested in Zhao'an. At present, various market entities in Zhao'an are growing, with a total of 34,200 households and a total registered capital of 39.24 billion yuan. It can be said that the majority of private entrepreneurs have become the main participants in promoting the economic development of Zhao'an, the main guarantee of fiscal revenue, the main providers of employment and entrepreneurship, and the main promoters of technological progress. They have contributed to the development of Zhao'an. Undoubtedly, the role is irreplaceable.

Huang Qinghua, acting magistrate of Zhao'an County, delivered a speech at the meeting, introducing Zhao'an's "Five Goods". Zhao'an County has good location, good resources, good ecology, good momentum, and good humanities. He said that the Zhao'an County Party Committee and the county government will focus on creating a business environment with the best policies, the lowest cost, the best service, and the fastest service, so that the majority of Zhao'an and Quartet merchants will develop more smoothly, work more comfortably, and live happily. At the same time, we look forward to the vast number of imperial merchants who will provide suggestions and suggestions for the development of their hometowns, and look forward to the businessmen from all over the world to enter Zhao'an, invest in Zhao'an, and Xingye Zhao'an.

It is worth mentioning that the conference has signed 20 projects with a total planned investment of 19.85 billion yuan, including 13 industrial projects, 2 agricultural projects, 1 cultural tourism project, 1 headquarters economy project, 1 new media project, 2 business and logistics warehousing projects. In addition, Zhao'an County has specially hired professionals with social influence and industry appeal inside and outside the county as investment ambassadors to promote Zhao'an and assist in the work of attracting investment.

Zhao'an County is located at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong, facing Taiwan to the east and Hong Kong and Macau in the south. It is located between the Xiamen Special Economic Zone and the Shantou Special Economic Zone. It is also located in the "Round Dongshan Island Economic Zone", one of Zhangzhou’s four major economic growth poles. It has natural geographical advantages for undertaking industrial transfer in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. At present, Zhao'an County is building a new industrial and trade port city.

At the conference site, Chen Jinlong, a professor and doctoral supervisor of Huaqiao University School of Business Administration, Lin Xiaowen, a professor hired by Fuzhou University and a PhD in economics, and Xu Dejin, director of the Fujian Branch of China News Agency, focused on the "domestic economic situation and the layout of Zhao'an emerging industrial and trade cities". Keynote speeches were made on the topics of "Industry Trends and the Great Leap of Zhao'an", "Interpretation of Zhao'an, Investment in Zhao'an" and other topics.

Zhao'an is located at the southernmost tip of Fujian and is known as the "South Gate of Fujian". It is known as the "Hometown of Longevity in the World", "Hometown of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy", "Hometown of Green Plums in China", "Selenium Capital of China Strait", and "Home of Ecological Oysters in China". "Hometown", "Natural Oxygen Bar in China", and "Hometown of Eight Immortals Tea in China". It is also a famous hometown of overseas Chinese and an important hometown of Taiwanese compatriots in the former Central Soviet District and Fujian. And descendants have 37 surnames and more than 1 million relatives.

On the occasion of the conference, Guo Luming, the president of Hong Kong Fugang Group and the founding chairman of the Hong Kong Zhao'an Friendship Association, and Zheng Xuguang, the executive chairman of the Hong Kong Zhaoan Friendship Association, sent congratulatory messages from home and abroad who care about Sangzi; Zhao’an Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, the preparatory group of the Zhao’an Association of Thailand, the Zhao’an Association of Hong Kong, the Zhangzhou Chamber of Commerce in Quanzhou and other Zhao’an Chambers of Commerce at home and abroad also sent congratulatory messages.

According to incomplete statistics, there are currently more than 2,300 entities with Zhao'an registration abroad. At the event site, Wu Yimin, chairman of Shantou Fujian Zhaoan Chamber of Commerce, Xu Lingyong, legal representative of Fujian Ronghai New Materials Co., Ltd., Tian Xiongjie, chairman of Ronghua Food Co., Ltd., Zheng Guishun, chairman of Zhangzhou Zaofeng Food Co., Ltd., and Fujian Ruisheng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. The company’s chairman Chen Yingyi, the chairman of Fujian Hewei Food Industry Co., Ltd. Sun Xiaoli, the chairman of Zhaoan Rongqi Food Co., Ltd., and the Fujian Chairman of the National Taiwanese Investment Enterprise Association, Yang Ronghui and other entrepreneurs’ representatives delivered speeches respectively. (Finish)

Source: China News Network

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