Hainan Free Trade Port Policy Explanation Conference and Tourism Culture and Sports Industry Investm

Taking advantage of the 40th anniversary celebration of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, on the afternoon of October 26th, the Hainan Free Trade Port Policy Explanation Conference and Tourism Culture and Sports Industry Investment Promotion Conference were held in Shenzhen to promote better interaction and cooperation between the Hainan Free Trade Zone and the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. At the meeting, our province introduced the relevant policies and measures of Hainan Free Trade Port to the attending guests, and highlighted the investment focus and direction of the three key industries of tourism, culture, and sports in our province. We welcome major domestic and foreign enterprises to actively participate in the development and construction of Hainan Free Trade Port. It is reported that this is the third free trade port policy briefing and investment promotion conference held by the Provincial Department of Tourism and Culture in China.

Sun Ying, Director of the Tourism and Culture Department of Hainan Province, gave a detailed introduction to the policy statement of Hainan Free Trade Port to the attending guests, with a focus on promoting investment in the tourism, cultural and sports industries.

Sun Ying, Director of the Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Department of Hainan Province, Zhou Anwei, Chief Planner, Han Xingyuan, Inspector of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, and relevant business leaders from Haikou Customs, Provincial Department of Commerce, Provincial Market Supervision Bureau and other units attended the promotion meeting. Tan Ping, member of the Standing Committee of the Sanya Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Mayor, as well as leaders in charge of the city and county governments such as Qionghai, Wanning, Dongfang, Wuzhishan, Chengmai, Tunchang, Changjiang, Lingao, Baisha, Baoting, Ledong, and the directors of the city and county tourism and cultural bureaus, as well as the heads of seven Hainan Free Trade Port tourism and cultural and sports industry parks, attended the promotion meeting.

Representatives from over 100 state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and associations in the tourism, culture, and sports industry in the Pearl River Delta region, including OCT Group, Chimelong Group, Sunac China, China Olympic Park Group, Shenzhen Hualong Investment Group, Tencent Group, Shenzhen Huaqiang Fantawild Culture and Technology Group, Shenzhen Tianrong Sports Culture Management Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Tourism Association, Shenzhen Travel Agency Industry Association, Shenzhen Sports Industry Association, Shenzhen Museum Association, Overseas Trade Commission Shenzhen Branch, China Asia Economic Development Association, and member units, attended the promotion event.

Interactive communication and Q&A session at the Hainan Free Trade Port Policy Briefing and Tourism Culture and Sports Industry Investment Promotion Conference

Showcasing five major development advantages and three major environments

At the promotion meeting, Sun Ying introduced to the guests the five unique development advantages, three major environments, and four main connotations of Hainan's policies for building a free trade port. The five most attractive development advantages of Hainan are: firstly, the three colors of red, blue, and green are very eye-catching, namely rich red tourism resources, the province with the largest ocean area in the country, and the largest tropical monsoon forest area in the country; The second is the world's largest free trade port, with an area of 35000 square kilometers, which is 32 times that of Hong Kong, 49 times that of Singapore, and 9 times that of Dubai. It will become the world's largest free trade port; The third is China's only international tourism consumption center, which will become an international tourism consumption destination with rich formats, concentrated brands, comfortable environment, distinctive characteristics, and good ecology; The fourth is China's largest special economic zone; The fifth is an international tourism island that takes the lead in experimentation.

The three major environments that Hainan continues to consolidate have also attracted the attention of investors. One is the unique policy advantage of Hainan Free Trade Port, with the best policy environment in the country, such as the duty-free shopping policy. This year, Hainan's new duty-free policy relaxed the duty-free shopping quota for offshore islands, increasing it from 30000 yuan per person per year to 100000 yuan per person; Expand the types of tax-free goods from 38 to 45, and cancel the 8000 yuan tax-free limit for a single item. According to statistics from Haikou Customs on October 1st, as of September 30th, the new policy of duty-free shopping on Hainan's outlying islands has been implemented for three months. Haikou Customs has supervised a total of 8.61 billion yuan in duty-free shopping on outlying islands, a year-on-year increase of 227.5%. During the 2020 National Day holiday, duty-free shopping on Hainan's outlying islands was particularly popular. According to statistics, from October 1st to 8th, Haikou Customs supervised a total of 1.04 billion yuan in duty-free shopping on Hainan's outlying islands, a year-on-year increase of 148.7%; Secondly, Hainan has the best ecological environment, with 97.9% of the days with good air quality throughout the year, ranking first among 74 major cities in China for six consecutive years. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection of Hainan in April 2013 that "green mountains, clear waters, and blue skies are the strongest advantages and greatest capital of Hainan. They are a precious asset that cannot be bought or borrowed, and must be cherished and carefully cared for; Thirdly, the business environment in Hainan has significantly improved, and a set of data shows that social entities are continuously optimistic about Hainan's development environment. In the 30 years since its establishment, Hainan has registered 685700 companies. Since the establishment of the Hainan Free Trade Zone (Port) on April 13, 2018, 436200 companies have been registered so far. As of April 13, 2021, the province is expected to add 680000 new users, which is basically the total number of registered market entities in the 30th anniversary of Hainan's establishment.

The promotion meeting also introduced to the attending guests the new practices and achievements of our province in terms of business environment, infrastructure, integration of multiple regulations, and implementation of minimalist approval. And it emphasized the special tax system of Hainan Free Trade Port, the policy advantages of "five freedoms and conveniences+one safe and orderly flow", and the specific content of the "one negative and three positive" list, as well as the development direction and focus of the three major industries of Hainan Free Trade Port, namely tourism, modern services, and high-tech industries.

On the afternoon of October 26th, the Hainan Free Trade Port Policy Briefing and Tourism Culture and Sports Industry Investment Promotion Conference were held in Shenzhen.

Introduce the key points of tourism, culture, and sports investment promotion

At the promotion meeting, Sun Ying stated that 2020-2025 is a very important investment layout and investment window period for the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port. Before the closure operation in 2025, Hainan's tourism, culture, and sports investment promotion will highlight the orientation of a free trade port and the positioning of an international tourism consumption center. It will leverage the advantages of an international tourism island, a "national comprehensive tourism demonstration zone," a "national sports tourism demonstration zone," and a "national public cultural service system demonstration zone." It will adhere to the supply side structural reform as the main line, promote the deep integration of tourism with culture, sports, health care, elderly care, and other fields, and form a "tourism+" and comprehensive tourism industry chain system.

In terms of attracting investment in the tourism industry, firstly, we will continue to focus on attracting investment from domestic and foreign brand theme parks, and introduce tourism integrated theme park projects such as amusement, experiential, and sightseeing types; Secondly, comprehensively increase the convenience for tourists and local residents to purchase duty-free goods; Thirdly, we will increase investment in health and wellness tourism; The fourth is to expand exhibition tourism; Fifth, cruise and yacht tourism, focusing on policies such as "Hainan Island Tour" and "Upstream Sea Tour", introducing cruise companies to develop Hainan cruise tourism products; Six is the entry of top products for forest tourism investment promotion; Seven is to attract investment around the circular tourism road; Eighth, focus on attracting investment for comprehensive tourism; Nine is to introduce and create a number of nighttime performance shows, tourism performances, sea night tours and other nighttime consumption projects to meet the demand of tourists for nighttime tourism consumption.

In terms of investment promotion in the cultural industry: firstly, to create a tourism and performing arts theme park, promote the establishment of a performing arts group headquarters base, create a window for international art exchange in the South China Sea, establish a cultural and artistic education system in Hainan Province, create a tourism and performing arts town, and introduce tourism and performing arts products; Secondly, we will promote the construction of the National South Sea Cultural and Creative Industry Park, establish a cultural and creative social service platform, including museums and related product and technology expos, cultural relic protection equipment expos, cultural relic and art consulting and evaluation centers, cultural and creative industry incubation platforms, etc. We will introduce a number of private museums, create multimedia theater performances, underwater archaeological interactive theaters, flying cinemas, cultural and creative towns, etc; The third is to utilize the Hainan International Cultural and Art Trading Center, relying on the advantages of Hainan Free Trade Port's location and institutional innovation, to provide comprehensive services such as global cultural and art exhibition, storage, appraisal, evaluation, traceability, pledge, and trading, and to create an influential cultural and art trading center in China and even the world; Fourthly, relying on cultural industry parks, developing anime and digital art brands, creating digital cultural and creative festivals, and introducing leading digital cultural and artistic enterprises; The fifth is to introduce well-known cultural and creative enterprises, encourage the establishment of warehouses and shopping malls in Hainan, set up factories for production, and create characteristic cultural and creative products and tourism goods; The sixth is to introduce investment brand festival activities, introduce first-class domestic and foreign festival activities, music festivals, art weeks, fashion weeks, electronic music festivals, etc., to enhance the internationalization level of the International Tourism Island Happy Festival; Seventh, we will build a national foreign cultural trade base, fully utilize the policy of free trade ports, and vigorously develop industries such as art trade and cultural equipment trade.

In terms of attracting investment in the sports industry, firstly, we will focus on building a "National Sports Tourism Demonstration Zone" and vigorously promote the planning and construction of sports tourism complexes, sports tourism towns, sports tourism industrial parks, and various sports venues and facilities in cities and counties. This includes building a "one venue, two venues" sports center in each of the "east, west, north, south, and central" areas of Hainan. At the same time, we will promote differentiated promotion of the "five zones" of sports tourism, promote high-quality promotion of the "five poles" of sports tourism, and create distinctive "seven cores"; Secondly, we will focus on improving the marketization, internationalization, and specialization level of the sports industry by attracting investment, increasing efforts to introduce international sports organization headquarters, regional headquarters, international events, sports award ceremonies, international clubs, etc. We will hold an international import sports equipment expo, introduce international fashion events such as e-sports competitions and new energy vehicle competitions, create Hainan's characteristic sports industry, promote the upgrading of the sports tourism industry, accelerate the construction of sports tourism informatization, standardization, sports development environment, and sports cultural atmosphere; Thirdly, we will focus on promoting investment to safeguard the national sports development strategy and create a sports winter training paradise. We will construct a high-level national sports training southern base and a number of world-class sports training and event bases to create a national sports winter training paradise. We will fully guarantee and serve the winter training preparation of the national team, and utilize the resources and advantages of the national team's southern training to provide various sports clubs as carriers to meet the needs of Chinese and foreign tourists to "play sports", expand and expand the consumption of "one core, multiple points", and expand the "winter camp" brand in Hainan.