Changsha, Yueyang Jointly Accelerate Xiangjiang New Area Xiangyin Region Construction

2021-11-17
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On November 16, Tan Yong, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee and director of the Hunan Xiangjiang New Area Management Committee, led a delegation to inspect the Xiangjiang New Area Xiangyin region.

Li Aiwu, deputy secretary of the CPC Yueyang Municipal Committee and Yueyang mayor; leaders of the Yueyang Municipal People¡¯s Government and Xiangjiang New Area;and£¬ persons in charge of related departments, attended.

Last October, the Hunan Provincial People's Government announced the decision on constructing the Xiangjiang New Area Xiangyin region. The 10-sqkm Jinlong area in Xiangyin, and the 4-sqkm area composed of the Yugong Port on the Xiangjiang River and a port-industry collaboration zone, are included into the core area of the Xiangjiang New Area. Since then, Xiangyin County has grasped this opportunity, and mapped out a "one industrial park, one city, and one port area" layout and ten major landmark projects in the new region.

The delegation visited the Yueyang-Wangcheng Expressway Jinlong interchange, Hunan University Scientific Innovation Center, Jinlong Pilot Zone, the dock location of Yugong Port, and BROAD sustainable building project. Person in charge of the Xiangjiang New Area and Xiangyin County leaders exchanged views on the construction of the region and progress of the projects.


Tan pointed out that, constructing the Xiangjiang New Area Xiangyin region is an obligation of the area authorized by the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and the Hunan Provincial People's Government, and also a major practice of promoting Yueyang as a sub-central city of Hunan Province. The area will collaborate with the CPC Yueyang Municipal Committee and the Yueyang People's Government, to carry out provincial government's deployment, and push forward construction of the Xiangyin region. He stressed holding firm determination to implement key development strategies and strive for cooperation-based mutual benefit; specifying goals to build a pioneer zone of Changsha-Yueyang collaboration, a cluster of advance manufacturing industry, a pilot zone of open economy, and a demonstration zone of institutional innovation; focusing on key work including the layout, construction launching, transportation infrastructure, and industrial introduction of the region; and, taking joint efforts in unifying both sides in thinking and reinforcing cooperation in work and policies, to guarantee smooth progress of the construction of the region.


Mayor Li expressed gratitude to the Xiangjiang New Area for supporting the Xiangyin region's construction, and spoke highly of the past efforts of the region. She remarked that, the Xiangjiang New Area is a model of high-quality development in Hunan. The joining of Xiangyin region as a new member of the area marked a significant breakthrough in Changsha-Yueyang collaborative development. Xiangyin region should seize the opportunity, and take concerted efforts to facilitate high-quality construction of the region.

Translator: Pang Yuehui 
Chinese source: yueyang.gov.cn