The epidemic in Hainan free trade port construction does not stop

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G15 Shenhai Expressway Haikou section of the project construction site recently a busy scene: engineering vehicles shuttle traffic, large pavers and rollers for asphalt subgrade paving operations. This Hainan free trade port key projects in Hainan after the current round of epidemic accelerated construction, wide highway has taken shape.

This reporter recently learned from a number of key parks in Hainan free trade port, with the epidemic situation improved, the parks are in full swing for project construction.

From August 1 to September 16, Hainan Province reported a cumulative total of 20,715 infections, including 8,620 local confirmed cases and 12,095 local asymptomatic infections. Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission disclosed that economic indicators such as GDP, investment and consumption in Hainan Province saw a deep short-term drop in August, which brought a big impact on project construction and investment operation.

“The epidemic has a twofold impact on the construction of Hainan’s free trade port, firstly directly impacting the leading industries, and secondly affecting the island-wide preparation for customs closure.” Bai Ming, deputy director of the International Market Research Institute of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said in an interview with China News Service that Hainan should pay more attention to economic recovery after the epidemic, “some time ago, it was stressed that ‘one hand to beat the umbrella and one hand to work’, and in the future, it should ‘work without forgetting The umbrella'”.

During the epidemic, Hainan to ensure that the whole island to close the project to promote. Hainan Free Trade Port, the first closed operation air port facilities project – Hainan Airport (Haikou) closed operation project the first stage of top-level design work has been completed, the port project construction and equipment procurement and other second-stage hardware transformation content is being prepared, pressure testing and other third-stage software preparation work is also advancing in parallel.

The G15 Shenhai Expressway is the only channel connecting the expressway network of Hainan Province to the national expressway network, which is of great significance to the construction of the free trade port. Yuan Xubing, director engineer of G15 Shenhai Expressway Haikou section of China Consulting Group on behalf of the construction command, said, “The project basically resumed normal at the beginning of September, and the paving equipment at the site is currently under construction 24 hours a day to ensure the target of opening to traffic at the end of the year.”

On September 13, the No. 2 tower crane of the landmark Sinopec Free Trade Building project in Haikou Jiangdong New Area was assembled, marking the upcoming sprint stage of the project’s underground works. Huang Xin, general manager of Hainan Sanopec Co., Ltd. said, striving to get the main building out of the ground at the end of 2022 and ensure the completion and delivery in June 2024, the enterprise will build an internationally competitive offshore petrochemical base, oil exploration and development and new energy production base and energy trade center, and expand the potential Southeast Asian market.

Sanya City, the most serious of this round of the epidemic, recently lifted the temporary static management of the whole area and gradually restored normal production and life order. Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Science and Education City deep-sea science and technology innovation public platform project construction restarted, “At present, there are more than 450 workers on site, and the remaining 500 workers will also resume work in an orderly manner.” Yu Zhenshan, secretary of the party branch of the Sanya Science and Technology Innovation Platform Project of China Construction Sixth Bureau, said that work will be resumed in an orderly manner according to batches and time periods.

Hainan strengthens “investment on cloud”. The Hainan International Economic Development Bureau held several online promotion meetings to introduce investment opportunities to companies such as Estee Lauder Group, Total Energy and Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan. During the epidemic, United Family Healthcare’s capital injection for its new company in Qiong was affected and received full service, “Hainan’s superior business environment has boosted the confidence of companies to take root in the free trade port.” said Li Mei, head of finance at Hainan New Wind United Family Healthcare Management Co.

Officials said that the epidemic on Hainan’s short-term economic impact, but with the upgrading of hardware and software construction, sealing the operation of the orderly progress, Hainan’s comparative advantage in open development is being strengthened, the prospects for the construction of the free trade port open and bright.

Liu Feng, director of the Free Trade Port Research Center of Hainan Normal University with Chinese characteristics, suggested that the next stage of Hainan should focus on the national “14th Five-Year Plan” major strategic deployment and the goal of the construction of Hainan’s free trade port, advance planning and construction of a number of infrastructure projects. At the same time, accelerate the expansion of market access, the introduction of foreign capital or mixed ownership enterprises to participate in fair competition, amplifying the policy leverage of Hainan’s free trade port. (End)