 |
|
Binhai New Area Brief ¡¡¡¡
Tianjin Binhai New Area, located in the eastern coast, consists of such three administrative regions as Tanggu District, Hangu District and Dagang districts and the eight industry functional zones under construction and Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city, with a planning area of 2,270 km2, coastline of 153 km and a population of 1.72million. With many comparative advantages, it has become the most potential and dynamic modern new area in China. Accelerating the Binhai New Area development and opening-up is the important strategy worked out by the CPC Central Committee and State Council from the point of the overall situation of China's economic and social development at the new stage in the new century. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee held in October 2005 stated: "continue to put the special economic zone and Pudong New Area of Shanghai into play, promote the development of opening-up of the better areas such as Tianjin Binhai New Area, stimulating the development of the regional economy ." the Binhai New Area development and opening-up was listed into country "11th Five-Year" Plan by the 4th Session of the 10th National People's Congress held in March 2006, pointing out that "continue to put the special economic zone and Pudong New Area of Shanghai into play, and promote the development and opening-up of Tianjin Binhai New Area." Suggestion of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on the Related Issues of Promoting the Development and Opening-up of Binhai New Area (National Doc. (2006)No.20) issued in May 2006 defined the guiding ideology, basic principles, function orientation and main tasks in respect of development and construction of the Binhai New Area. The 17th CPC National Congress further pointed out that the important role of the economic zones, the Shanghai Pudong New Area and Tianjin Binhai New Area in the reform and opening-up and independent innovation should be played. On December 31 last year, General Secretary Hu Jintao visited Tianjin, and required Tianjin to bring "two aspects of striding in the forefront of the country" into realization, hoping that Binhai New Area becomes the vanguard to implement the scientific concept of development nationwide. So far this year, members of Standing Committee of Political Bureau, the CPC Central Committee, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang, Zhou Yongkang visited Binhai New Area respectively, gave guidance and made clear demand in respect of accelerating its development and construction. On September 27, during his stay in Tianjin, Premier Wen Jiabao heard the special report about Binhai New Area development and gave important instructions in regard to its development next stage, a great responsibility and glorious mission falls on us. Since the Ninth Party Congress of Tianjin Municipality, Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Government has put the task of accelerating the development and opening-up of the Binhai New Area as the key work of the municipal most important tasks. A leading group, led by Secretary Zhang Gaoli and the Mayor Huang Xingguo, was set up so as to accelerate the development and construction of Binhai New Area with the municipal strength as a whole. A municipal mobilization meeting and six leading group meetings were held consecutively, to make study and preparations on major issues such as the development of functional areas, infrastructure construction, enhancing of independent innovation capability, comprehensive supportive reforms, environmental improvement and the Summer Davos forum, giving a strong impetus to the work of Binhai New Area.
Binhai New Area seriously implements the development plans of the central government and the municipal party committee, carrying out the requirement of scientific development throughout the whole process and to every work of development and opening-up. We put forward to adhere to being driven by the reform and opening-up , led by the scientific and technological innovation, supported by high-end industry, raised by service capabilities and guaranteed by the development environmental, and we make all efforts to attract the projects into the area, to realize industry cluster development, to make intensive use of resources and to achieve the construction of functional integration. Combined with the space strategic layout of the city adjustments, the overall city planning was further deepened, and the development planning of one "axis", one "belt", "three urban areas" and eight "industrial function zones" were identified, including:a high-tech industry development axis along Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu expressway and the lower reaches of the Haihe River, one marine economic development belt along the coastline, three ecological urban areas of Tanggu, Hangu and Dagang District, eight industrial function zones and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin eco-city, shall be constructed. The Advanced Manufacturing Industry Area with a planning area of 185 km2, shall focus on the development of electronic and IT, machinery manufacturing, modern metallurgy, biological medicine, new materials and new energy. The Airport Industrial Area with a planning area of 102 km2, shall focus on the development of aviation manufacturing, air port logistics, civil aviation science and technology, trade exhibition. The Binhai High-tech Industry Park with a planning area of 25 km2, shall focus on the high-tech R&D and industrialization. The Port Industrial Area with a planning area of 200 km2, shall focus on the development of equipment manufacturing, port logistics and other industries, combined with port construction and land reclaiming from the sea. The Gulin Industrial Zone with a planning area of 120 km2, shall focus on the development of petrochemical industry, marine chemicals, fine chemicals and modern metallurgy. The Central Business District with a planning area of 10 km2, shall focus on the development of headquarters economy, finance and insurance, business and commerce. The Harbor logistics Area with a planning area of 100 km2, shall focus on the development of marine transport, international trade, bonded warehousing, distribution and allocation and its related intermediary services. The Binhai Tourism Area with a Planning land area of 45 km2 by covering 75 km2 of sea area, shall focus on the development of coastal tourism, leisure and wetland eco-tourism. In addition, the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city with an area of 30 km2 shall be constructed jointly by Chinese and Singapore governments in Binhai New Area, shall focus on the development of high-end service industries such as energy saving and environmental protection, service outsourcing, cultural innovation, education and training. Unremitting efforts shall be made to develop Binhai New Area into a gateway of opening-up to the outside world, a high level modern manufacturing and R&D transformation base in North China ,a northern international shipping center and an international logistics center, and let it gradually become a new livable eco-city with economic prosperity, social harmony and beautiful environment. |
|||||||
