Shou Xiaoli:

The last two questions, please.

CCTV:

We have noticed that Jilin province has introduced many measures to support the development of the private sector, especially in terms of improving enterprise-related services. Can you give us a detailed introduction?

Li Guoqiang:

Thank you for your interest in private enterprises. Private enterprises account for half of Jilin's GDP. To some extent, we can even say that only when the private economy is robust, can Jilin achieve prosperity. We have focused on four areas, namely, policy innovation, service consideration, industry expansion and quality improvement.

We stress policy innovation. Last year, we introduced 41 substantial policies to support the development of private enterprises. Some measures set the pace in the country. For example, 41 fields have used professional credit certificates to replace the previous reports of non-violation records. Now, as long as you enter company-related information online, the certificate will be issued within 3 seconds, which allows enterprises to make fewer visits to government departments in order to get things done and greatly improves efficiency. This new method has gained widespread popularity among private enterprises.

We provide considerate services for our enterprises. Governments at all levels often hold corporate salons, roundtable meetings and other activities to listen to the needs of enterprises in person and to help them address problems in a practical way. We resolve matters that can be addressed quickly and immediately, and try our best to handle those that are difficult. In cases where no solutions can be found, we will explain clearly to the company the reasons why. Let me give you two examples. The first example is last year we had a company that wanted to go public, and needed relevant departments to provide reports. It would probably take several months for the company to complete all established procedures. So, we changed from sequential approval to parallel approval and it only took seven working days to complete the approval process, creating convenient conditions for the company's listing. For the second example, we have a company that needs to spend more than 2 million yuan annually in treating electronic waste generated in production. After learning about the situation, we helped this company establish contact with a new energy company to buy the electronic waste as raw material. In this way, this company not only eliminates electronic waste disposal fees, but generates additional income. There are many other examples like these two in Jilin. At the same time, we have made the transition from solely solving one concern to solving concerns of the same category. For example, we face a shortage in talent in the automobile and pharmaceutical industries, both of which are key industries in our province. To tackle this problem, the CPC Jilin Provincial Committee and the Jilin Provincial People's Government have introduced special policies for talent recruitment in these two sectors, with talent being able to receive up to more than 2 million yuan in support.

We have greatly increased the number of business entities. Mr. Cai has just elaborated from the perspective of the business environment, saying that last year the number of business entities in Jilin increased by 14%, and the number of business entities per 1,000 people in the province is among the highest across the country. You may not have expected this.

We have improved quality in terms of empowerment. We have mainly focused on cultivating science and technology enterprises. Last year, our science and technology enterprises grew by 15.36% and small and medium-sized science and technology enterprises grew by 72%, ranking first in the country, which everyone may not have expected, either.

Not long ago, we held a provincial conference on the development of private economy. Next, we will carry out a series of activities serving enterprises in terms of talent, technology, finance and project matchmaking, continue to use solid measures to improve the "soft" environment and build a cordial and clean relationship between government and business in order to make Jilin truly a hub for investment and business development. Thank you.