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Hefei, the capital city of east China's
Anhui province, made efforts to optimize its business environment and
inject vitality into its industrial development and economic growth,
said Ling Yun, a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC). Ling
Yun, also mayor of the city, said Hefei's innovation-driven development
has prioritized optimizing the business environment, which has
delivered positive results in its technological and economic
development. During the 13th
Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), Hefei's per capita GDP surpassed
110,000 yuan (US$ 16,863), with the city climbing the national economic
aggregate rankings. A series of technological achievements were made,
such as the quantum satellite Mozi and the Dark Matter Particle Explorer
"Wukong," making the city a leader in the field of science and
technology. Ling said that Hefei has
simplified the process for individuals and businesses to deal with
government affairs. For example, by unifying standards and sharing
information, the city shortened the time for the establishment of
businesses to only one day. The time needed for property registrations
was also reduced from five working days to three. To
maximize the role of information technology in enhancing efficiency,
Hefei established an online platform based on big data technologies. It
integrated nearly 200 government service systems, allowing citizens to
access single-window inter-agency services in one go. The
city also actively worked to integrate into the online platform for
government services in the neighboring Yangtze River Delta region. This
enabled access via one website and remote processing of 65 government
service items, so that more matters can be handled without the need for
people to travel. In 2020, the city added more than 200,000 newly
registered market entities, raising the total number to over 1.1
million. Ling said it is of crucial
importance to carry on institutional innovation, solve difficulties
holding back business operations, and further revitalize the market. For
example, Hefei has been committed to building an online transaction
platform for public resources, which has helped allocate public
resources in a more efficient way. In 2020, the trade volume of public
resources in Hefei reached 372.226 billion yuan, up by 6.63% year on
year. By providing targeted financial
policy support, the government made it easier for enterprises to access
financing and reduced their overall financing costs. A total of 346
enterprises received a combined financing of 396 million yuan. In 2020,
the inclusive finance lending to micro and small businesses reached
162.84 billion yuan. In addition, the
city also focused on strengthening intellectual property protection.
China (Hefei) Intellectual Property Protection Center was set up in
2020, and the city has been building a complete IP-related system that
ranges from creation, application, protection to management and
services. Ling said that, to better
serve businesses, the government should understand their needs and help
them to better leverage policies. With
these efforts, major headway has been made in the city. Since the China
(Anhui) Pilot Free Trade Zone was inaugurated in 2020, the number of
newly established enterprises in the FTZ's Hefei area had reached 2,656,
and the registered capital of domestically funded enterprises had
reached 51.3 billion yuan by the end of January this year. Meanwhile,
232 projects had been signed with a total investment of 107 billion
yuan.
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