As the Pan-Pearl River Delta (Pan-PRD) Eco and Trade Regional Cooperation Fair (the Fair) is to raise curtain on July 14th, You Ningfeng, deputy director, organizing committee of Pan-PRD Eco and Trade Regional Cooperation Fair, vice governor of Guangdong province, has a chat on net with netizens on the Fair and the Pan-PRD regional cooperation tonight (July 12th) in Southcn.com (Chinese version of Newsgd.com).

The PPRD Eco & Trade Cooperation Fair

In answering netizens' question on the Fair, You says the projects to be signed in the fair are estimated to hit 500 in number, covering all '9+2' provinces/regions and also various sectors including industry and infrastructure construction. And private enterprises are very active in the fair. In a word, the fair is to be a fruitful one.

You says, thanks to the support given by central and related local governments, the preparation work of the Fair, starting right after this regional cooperation launched officially in the Pan-PRD regional cooperation forum held last month, goes on smoothly so far despite the limited time.

Communications network

Being asked about the communications network construction, You says, the construction of cross-provincial highway network is in the mid- and long-term development plan of Guangdong, and till the end of this year all of 21 municipalities in Guangdong will be connected to the expressway network, and till the end of 2005, Guangdong will be connected to neighboring provinces/regions with highways.

Cooperation between Guangdong and Hunan

When talking about the regional cooperation between Guangdong and Hunan, You says, the cooperation between enterprises of these two provinces are increasing in number. A-best, superstore brand in Shenzhen, open its chain shore in Changsha, capital of Hunan recently. From 1999 to 2003, Guangdong investment accounts for 30% of the domestic investment attracted in Hunan, with over 2000 projects inked. In the field of power, infrastructure construction, real estate, the two provinces share a bright cooperation future.

Roles '9+2' members play in cooperation

You also talks about the roles the provinces/regions play in the Pan-PRD cooperation, saying these provinces are all in equal footing in cooperation with no specific leader. And the unification of market system will bring benefic to the cooperation in the region. And to make assess on the regional competitiveness, one important yardstick is the competitiveness of the enterprises in the region and the number of influential enterprises the region has. Government will provide series of support to SMEs in the region in the same time.

Editor: Wing