According to the arrangement of great survey and research work, District Party Chief Li Qian surveyed key functional institutions related to finance and shipping in Hongkou on July 24, in a bid to understand the development and operation of the institutions and talk with relevant officials.
The Shanghai Asset Management Association was established in September 2022 on the North Bund of Hongkou. The association fully relies on the advantages of regional construction and development resources such as technology, industry, finance, and talent in Shanghai, and carries out related work with distinctive characteristics. It actively collaborates with other financial industry self-discipline organizations to promote the construction of the Shanghai International Financial Center and the Global Asset Management Center. Listening to the detailed introduction of the development of the institutions, Li Qian unveiled the Asset Management and Artificial Intelligence Joint Innovation Laboratory together with Li Wen, President of the Shanghai Asset Management Association and Chairman of China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd., and Han Kang, Secretary General of the Shanghai Asset Management Association.
Li Qian expressed appreciation for the professional attitude and exploratory spirit demonstrated by the Shanghai Asset Management Association in promoting innovation in the financial field and serving the construction of the Shanghai International Financial Center. We hoped that both sides would further strengthen their strategic understanding, continue to focus on key areas, enrich the connotation of cooperation, expand cooperation space, and strengthen cooperation in areas such as enriching high-quality financial resources, strengthening the real economy through services, expanding international exchanges and cooperation, and enhancing intellectual support for financial development. Together, we will work together to contribute more to the construction of the Shanghai International Financial Center. Hongkou will continue to optimize its business environment, ensure various services, create a good ecosystem for the development of various financial institutions, and provide high-quality services.
Li Wen stated that the Shanghai Asset Management Association would fully leverage its advantages in talent and resources, continue to promote the three tasks of industrial capital docking, international asset management cooperation, and financial technology services, explore new formats and models of financial empowerment technology, and contribute more to serving the high-quality development of the real economy and promoting the construction of the Shanghai International Financial Center and the Global Asset Management Center.
The Shanghai Shipping Exchange is the only national shipping exchange in China, focusing on the three basic functions of maintaining fairness in the shipping market, regulating shipping trading behavior, and communicating shipping dynamic information. It has now become an international liner freight rate filing and acceptance center, an international shipping information center, a shipping freight rate trading center, a ship trading information platform and an authentication center, a shipping industry credit evaluation center, and a Shanghai port shipping service center, It has generated extensive social and economic benefits. Li Qian came to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange to talk with Zhang Ye, Chief of the Party Committee and President of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
Li Qian, on behalf of the CPC District Committee and the District Government, expressed gratitude to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange for its long-term support and assistance in the economic and social development of Hongkou. He pointed out that shipping is the gene behind the development of Hongkou. Both sides need to further enhance their political stance, strengthen strategic coordination, support and empower each other, and integrate and serve national strategies. We need to focus on the high-quality development of Hongkou, accelerate the development of new growth points, optimize resource allocation, strengthen joint activities, and carry out research projects. Hongkou will, as always, do a good job in supporting and providing comprehensive group services.
Zhang Ye said that Hongkou has a profound historical and cultural heritage, with a concentration on shipping elements and significant advantages in policies, culture, services, and other aspects. New models such as shipping finance, shipping technology, and shipping trade are thriving, attracting shipping companies, international organizations, and functional institutions with international influence to settle in. As a functional institution for the construction of the Shanghai International Shipping Center, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange will focus on improving the level of shipping services, create Shanghai rules, standards, trading, and brands for the shipping industry, and assist in the construction of the international shipping center.
Deputy District Governor Chen Shuai participated in the survey.