Access to advanced international services
"Here, you will be able to enjoy international medical services." Nearly a year after the listing of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ), the Artemed Group, a private medical institution from Germany, has finally landed on the ground as the first foreign-funded medical institution to be stationed in the Shanghai FTZ.
From the experience of the Shanghai FTZ, allowing the establishment of wholly foreign-funded medical institutions in the zone is obviously a big plus for the people. This means that foreign-funded medical services, including general hospitals, specialty hospitals and outpatient services, can be enjoyed in the FTZ in the future. At the same time, the FTZ can also pilot the establishment of foreign-funded professional health care insurance institutions, the future of foreign-funded disease insurance, medical insurance, loss of income from disability insurance, nursing care insurance and accident insurance is expected to enter the FTZ.
In South China, the Nansha area of Guangdong FTZ, which has just been unveiled, is a hot spot for international medical cooperation. The reporter learned that the introduction of high-end medical projects, Nansha District has been on the construction of Nansha International Sports Injury Rehabilitation Hospital and Guangdong Province, the expansion of the Medical Laboratory Animal Center signed an agreement with the project, in addition to the project in the earlier start of the negotiations: and Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Prevention and Control Center, the United States of America, the construction of the Anderson Cancer Center project in cooperation with the Texas Medical Center, as well as Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Eye Center in China and Europe, such as the project of the Eye Center. center project, etc.
It is worth mentioning that foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan physicians are also encouraged to practice in Nansha: their registration approval can be completed within 10 working days.
And the Qingsheng Hub Plate in Nansha Area of Guangdong FTZ has become a favored place for medical and education industries due to its advantageous transportation resources such as the Qingsheng High Speed Railway. Dongchong in Nansha District in the future development blueprint is depicted as follows: based on the Qingsheng transportation hub, high-end international cooperation education and high-end medical industry as a driving force, high-end commercial and residential support, to create an innovative integrated new town. In the future, people will not only be able to enjoy international medical services here, but also the expected international education.
In fact, Nansha already has several international school projects. One of them is Guangwai - Lancaster University to implement 1 +1 construction mode, in the construction of Guangwai - Lancaster University at the same time to build an international school, the project covers an area of 200 acres, has completed the approval of the land and site selection, Guangwai is with the construction of the investor to negotiate, and strive for the construction of construction as soon as possible. Secondly, the British Shushi Beili School (Darwin's alma mater, the originator of the theory of evolution) intends to establish the Guangzhou Shushi Beili International Experimental School in Nansha. The scale of the school can accommodate 3,000 students, boarding system, covers an area of 300 mu, with a total construction area of 100,000 square meters and a total investment of 1.1 billion yuan. At present, the school has completed the feasibility report, obtained the authorization of the British Scholastic Bealey School, and implemented the project construction funds. Thirdly, Harrow Public School of the United Kingdom intends to establish an international school in Nansha.
Shopping
Imported cars cheaper 200,000 to 300,000
Wai Gaoqiao Imported Commodities Outlet Center, located in the free trade zone, has become one of the hottest outlets in Shanghai. 4 pounds of Mozambique rainbow prawns priced at 138 yuan, cheaper than some fresh food e-commerce companies 40%, has been sold out of stock; 188 yuan a dozen of Australia's oysters, cheaper than the market price of 20%; 30 yuan a pound of U.S. Cheerios. A pound of U.S. Chelsea, by customers to buy a whole box of ......
Promoting this consumer boom, is the free trade zone spawned by the "direct marketing of imported goods" model. Before that, "cross-border e-commerce", "bonded display transactions" and other new business models have also taken root in the FTZ, bringing more consumer choices to the people.
Experts pointed out that the flexible bonded rules are one of the reasons for the lower prices of goods. Through the FTZ "bonded display trading platform", goods in the display process is bonded, sold before paying import duties, suppliers do not have to advance taxes, sold out of goods can also be allocated globally, thus reducing the cost of capital, to the consumer to make more than a little bit of profit.
In addition, in the direct sale of seafood and other imported goods, the FTZ will also direct sales of imported cars. SUVs ...... from luxury brands such as Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Jaguar and Land Rover will be hot commodities because they are two to three hundred thousand yuan cheaper than 4S stores and are in stock.
Such a scenario is expected to emerge in Guangzhou. This is because, in the map of Guangzhou Nansha New District Area of Guangdong Free Trade Zone, Shazai Island operation area is among them, and the area is exactly the location of Nansha Automobile Whole Vehicle Import Port, which passed the national acceptance test in August this year.
Since this year, Nansha Auto Terminal's vehicle import business has gradually stepped into the "normalization": following the first batch of original German-made Porsche "Cayenne" debuted in Nansha Shazhai Island Auto Terminal in the morning of October 20, Guangzhou Dongfeng Nanfang Industrial Co. Ltd. recently declared a batch of imported test cars in Nansha Auto Terminal, and 200 cars will be imported through Nansha Auto Terminal in the near future.
"It's cheaper and more convenient to import cars from Nansha." The person in charge of the Panyu car dealership interpreted the favor as such.
Travel
To Nansha to take a cruise outbound
Foreign-funded travel agencies have been allowed to participate in China's booming outbound tourism market, with the Ministry of Commerce announcing this year that MSC Travel has become the first Chinese-foreign joint venture travel enterprise in the Shanghai FTZ that has been approved to take outbound trips, and has been given the qualification of organizing the business of outbound tours for Chinese citizens. A travel agency source said this is a good thing for consumers, because foreign travel agencies can more easily obtain the qualification of outbound tours, "if they enjoy the tax concessions of the FTZ, the price of the products they launch will be more advantageous."
Future, in the Nansha FTZ, the cruise ship outbound tours are expected to become a reality. Earlier this year, the Guangzhou Municipal Tourism Bureau Director Zhu Li accepted the Nanfang Daily reporter interview revealed that Guangzhou will be in Nansha in the future development of cruise tours, then in Nansha can take a cruise ship to Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia and other places to travel, the specific operation will be the introduction of international cruise companies, and then determine the specific cruise lines.
The reporter learned that the Nansha International Cruise Terminal Complex project is in the pipeline. The project is located in the eastern part of Nansha New District, Guangzhou City, Humen Bridge downstream, the north side of the Nansha Yacht Club project, the south side of the south side of the Nansha Passenger Port and the Nansha Hotel in turn, the total length of the shoreline can be used 1,400 meters (including the shoreline of the Nansha Passenger Port has been constructed), the plan is to occupy an area of about 400,000 square meters, the planning of the construction area of nearly 1,200,000 square meters, it is intended to be built into a set of cruise ship home port, the terminal, the Binhai Hotel, Duty-Free Mall, It is planned to be an international cruise terminal complex project integrating cruise terminal, terminal building, coastal hotel, duty-free shopping mall, tourism and entertainment, and high-end residences. From the location of the Nansha International Cruise Terminal Complex project, the project is located precisely within the Nansha Bay area of the Nansha Free Trade Zone.
It is reported that the Nansha International Cruise Terminal Complex project is positioned as a gateway to waterborne international passenger transportation for the new Guangzhou, an engine for the development of the cruise tourism industry, and will serve as a new type of comprehensive commercial service body in full cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao, providing a nationwide display, experience and sales center for imported high-end consumer goods from all over the world, as well as a Pearl River Delta headquarters economic agglomeration area with close ties to Hong Kong and Macao.
Shaw Baojia, vice president of the Cruise Yacht Branch of the China Communications and Transportation Association, believes that Nansha has the natural conditions and policy potential for building an international cruise ship homeport, as well as the urban dependence conditions for the development of the cruise ship industry. Nansha to build a cruise ship mother port, will be conducive to promoting the development of the Pearl River Delta regional economy, enhance the international visibility of Guangzhou, and promote the adjustment of the industrial layout of Nansha National New Area.
Employment
Going to the FTZ to find a good job
According to the deployment of the State Council executive meeting, the three major FTZs of Guangdong, Tianjin and Fujian will take the pilot content of the Shanghai FTZ as the main body, combined with the local characteristics, and enrich the new pilot content. In other words, the successful experience of the Shanghai FTZ pilot will be replicated in the three FTZs, and the development of the Shanghai FTZ for more than a year has great reference significance for the future development of the three FTZs. Since the Shanghai FTZ was listed on September 29, 2013, in just over a year's time, the number of enterprises in the Shanghai FTZ has increased by 12,643, adding 280,900 jobs.
Demand for related trade, import and export, and logistics positions in the Shanghai FTZ has increased significantly, and overall salaries are expected to rise by about 10 percent. A survey of graduates from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics earlier this year showed that nearly 80 percent of the students had knowledge of the FTZ and had done related research and examinations, and were also very concerned about the huge opportunities and challenges brought by the FTZ.
For Nansha, the status quo of Shanghai's FTZ development is the future of Nansha, with companies moving in frantically and an explosion of talent. Experts pointed out that a large number of key projects have been landed and completed, will bring a lot of employment opportunities, and stationed in the FTZ to participate in the development of the builders will gather popularity, pulling the improvement of ancillary facilities, consumption, tourism boom.
According to the positioning of the FTZ, these enterprises need high-end talents, and have the opportunity to get "international wages" far beyond the level of the same industry. The FTZ also provides opportunities for university graduates to find employment.
Finance
More international investment and financial opportunities
According to the overall program, the FTZ will accelerate the innovation of the financial system, and create conditions for the marketization of interest rates in the financial market for early and pilot implementation. The future of Chinese banks can start offshore business, but whether individuals can open overseas accounts was not mentioned. From the current expression of the bank, the FTZ, individuals can open a bank account, the bank will be managed through different categories of accounts for segregation, to achieve "what the identity of the customer, on what account".
With the clarity of the FTZ policy, the people will be able to obtain more international financial products, more overseas investment opportunities, better investment and financial services.
In fact, and the Guangdong FTZ came one after another is the "Nansha financial innovation 15", this is known as the opening of the Nansha 2.0 era of the new policy, but also for the people to bring the financial investment benefits.
"Allow Nansha New Area to issue multi-currency industrial investment funds, study the feasibility of carrying out multi-currency land trust fund (program)." -This is one of the 15 articles of financial innovation mentioned above, which also gives investors additional investment channels. Experts pointed out that the 15 Articles on Financial Innovation in Nansha due to the opening up of the financial industry, such as in the insurance industry, the above new policy "supports qualified foreign insurance institutions to set up insurance corporations and branches in Nansha New Area, and supports qualified foreign insurance institutions to set up health insurance companies and other specialized insurance institutions in Nansha New Area", which will also bring more international investors. This will also bring more international financial products and investment opportunities.