Delegation of Hai Phong city surveyed and worked at Yunnan Free Trade Pilot Zone - Honghe sub-region (China)

(Haiphong.gov.vn) - On May 26, a delegation of Hai Phong city led by comrade Le Trung Kien, member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board, surveyed and worked at the Yunnan Free Trade Pilot Zone - Hong Ha sub-zone (China). The delegation included representatives from the Department of Construction, Finance, Foreign Affairs and Cat Hai district.

Some photos of the survey trip of the Working Group.

The delegation surveyed: Ha Khau Smart Border Gate Area; Ba Tuu Management and Surveillance Area; Road Bridge across the Red River connecting Bat Xat (Vietnam) - Ba Tuu (China); Hong Ha Sub-zone One-Stop Service Center and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation with the Management Board of Yunnan Free Trade Pilot Zone - Hong Ha Sub-zone.

The delegation also held talks with leaders of Honghe Prefecture, Hekou County and Neijiang City (Sichuan).

Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board and Yunnan Free Trade Pilot Zone Management Board - Hong Ha sub-zone signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.

At the meeting, the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board and the Yunnan Pilot Free Trade Zone Management Board - Hong Ha Sub-area signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation, agreeing on a number of contents: Friendly relations and comprehensive exchanges, establishing and maintaining friendly cooperative relations; organizing delegation exchanges at all levels, exchanges to share experiences in managing and developing industrial parks, economic zones, and free trade zones. Cooperating in investment promotion, coordinating the organization of investment promotion events in Hai Phong and Yunnan; supporting businesses of both sides to survey, learn about the environment and business cooperation opportunities in industrial parks, economic zones, and free trade zones.

Linking industries and business cooperation, further strengthening cooperation in the field of logistics across the border between the two sides; encouraging and supporting the formation of cross-border industry chains; enhancing direct connection and cooperation between businesses of the two sides through information sharing and organizing networking events. Sharing experiences and supporting development, sharing experiences in building and operating models of industrial parks, economic zones, and free trade zones (including documents, lessons, policy mechanisms, and management processes); exchanging and proposing initiatives for institutional innovation in related fields and scopes to create a favorable investment and business environment; organizing and supporting delegations to learn from experiences and conduct field surveys.

The cooperation agreement aims to concretize the Agreement on implementing friendly exchanges between local Party Committees between Hai Phong City Party Committee, Communist Party of Vietnam and Yunnan Provincial Party Committee, Communist Party of China. Strengthen the realization of the commitments of the Economic Corridor Cooperation Conference of 5 provinces and cities: Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Lao Cai (Vietnam) and Yunnan (China) through creating a deep and effective strategic connection between the two important economic regions on the economic corridor. At the same time, strengthen the exchange and sharing of in-depth experiences on successful models in planning, construction, management and operation of industrial parks, economic zones, and free trade zones, in order to improve competitiveness and increase benefits for the development of each side./.

Source: https://haiphong.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/doan-dai-bieu-thanh-pho-hai-phong-khao-sat-lam-viec-tai-khu-thi-diem-thuong-mai-tu-do-van-nam-ph-749689