By Lu Xuejiao and Sun Jiejing
When Shanghai fully restored production and living order, Hongkou held an online activity of "Assisting Small- and Micro-sized and Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative Enterprises" to help them out of difficulties. Through the support of financial rescue policies, the needs of enterprises are accurately met and the enterprises are helped to quickly resume work and production. Shou Ziqi, vice chairman of the municipal CPPCC, chairman of the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce, and chairman of the Municipal General Chamber of Commerce, and Guo Fang, chief of the District Party Committee, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.
In the speech, Shou Ziqi expressed heartfelt thanks to the Hongkou District Party Committee and the District Government for their long-term care and support for the work of the federation of industry and commerce and the development of the private economy, and extended high respect to the feelings of home and country, dedication and responsibility, and human love shown by the majority of private enterprises in the provision of counterpart community services.He pointed out that in the backdrop of the great achievements made in the Great Shanghai Defense War, it is a top priority to continuously insist the prevention and control of the normalized pandemic situation and spare no effort to help enterprises out of difficulties. We should grasp the overall situation, strengthen the confidence and belief in Shanghai's recovery and revitalization, persist in overcoming difficulties, consciously participate in Shanghai's economic recovery and revitalization, focus on the main responsibility and major businesses, and assist in the recovery and revitalization of the overall situation.
Guofang said at the meeting that the top priority of current work is to effectively consolidate the achievements of pandemic prevention and control and accelerate the comprehensive and orderly recovery of Hongkou's economic and social development. Despite theserious impact of the pandemic, the fundamentals of Hongkou's better economy in long term have not changed. It is hoped that the majority of private entrepreneurs will strengthen their confidence in development, maintain their strategic focus, continue to deepen the development of Hongkou and carry forward the entrepreneurial spirit. We should cultivate opportunities in the crisis, open a new road in the changing situation, and strive to play a leading role in the economic recovery and revitalization of Hongkou and even the whole city. Hongkou will try its best to help the enterprise tide over the difficulties and become the best partner and assistant of the enterprises.
In the activity, four banks signed cooperation agreements with "Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative" enterprises in Hongkou. Among them, Hongkou Branch of Bank of China Limited signed a cooperation agreement between bank and enterprise with Shanghai Smart Cargo Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. (Smart Cargo) with a credit of RMB 10 million. Hongkou Sub-branch of China Construction Bank Corporation signed a cooperation agreement on "Specialized, Sophisticated, Distinctive and Innovative" of financial empowerment with Shanghai Leiting Biotechnology Co., Ltd. with a newly approved loan amount of RMB 10 million. The North Bund Sub-branch of China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd. signed a framework cooperation agreement on helping enterprises and promoting development, and issued RMB 90 million of merger loans. Hongkou Sub-branch of Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Quality Lab Biotechnology Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement on the resumption of work and production of anti-pandemic enterprises. The bank actively increased the credit line to RMB 10 million for enterprises, and fully supported the resumption of work.
"The government took initiative in strengthening the connection between banks and enterprises this time, which is like a timely rain for enterprises." Lu Cuifeng from Smart Cargo said in an interview. As an enterprise with cross-border logistics as its main business, Smart Cargo has faced great pressure on its capital chain in the past two months due to the impact of the pandemic. "The cash flow is affected by reasons such as the rise of operating costs and the non-collection of accounts receivable. Therefore, the credit of RMB 10 million from Bank of China relieved financial pressure in time".
Smart Cargo is not the only one. According to an official of relevant departments in Hongkou District, affected by the pandemic, at present, many micro, small and medium-size enterprises in Hongkou are facing difficulties. such as narrow financing channels and tight capital chain. In order to accurately meet the needs of enterprises, since March, Hongkou has actively promoted the four-party cooperation mechanism of government, council, bank and enterprise, carried out 19 online docking activities, and promoted financial institutions in the region to provide loans of about RMB 1.93 billion to 560 enterprises.
At the same time, Hongkou District has also formulated and issued the Implementation Measures for Fully Combating the Pandemic and Helping Enterprises to Promote Development, strengthening policy efforts in the fields of rent reduction, helping enterprises return to their posts, and restoring the economy, so as to comprehensively help small-, medium- and micro-sized enterprises. In combination with "Xinyi Loan", "Hongqi Loan", "Technology Loan" and guarantee funds for small and medium-sized enterprises, the government, banks, chambers of commerce and enterprises have built a relief platform, actively guided the inclination of credit resources, supported the enterprises in the region to resume work and production, and protected the market and the overall economic situation.
Yang Bing, the founder and CEO of Shanghai Shizhuang Information Technology Co., Ltd., said that the series of policies and measures released by Hongkou to help enterprises out of difficulties have provided strong support and guarantee for enterprises to overcome difficulties and revitalize development. "In particular, unprecedented efforts have been made to support rent reduction and exemption, tax reduction and rebate, job stabilization subsidies and pandemic prevention support, which fully reflects the government’s confidence and determination to stabilize the overall economic situation and support enterprises to tide over difficulties."
During the event, Hongkou District Development and Reform Commission, Hongkou District Finance Bureau, Hongkou District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Hongkou District Taxation Bureau and other departments interpreted and introduced the relevant policies to help enterprises. Hongkou Sub-branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Shanghai branch of Xiamen International Bank Co., Ltd. and other financial institutions respectively introduced the enterprise relief policies and related products. The participating financial institutions and enterprises also conducted online interactive exchanges.
Also attending the meeting were Wang Xiaohan, deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee and Chief of the Party Leading Group of the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce, Wang Jianming, vice chairman of the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce, Zhou Rong, member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and deputy head of the District, Zheng Hong, member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and director of the United Front Work Department, and Chen Shuai, deputy head of the district.