The plaque unveiling ceremony for the Enterprises Service Office (Greater Bay Area) of the Qinzhou Port Area of the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone in Guangzhou's Panyu district. [Photo/qinzhou.gov.cn]

The plaque unveiling ceremony for the Enterprises Service Office (Greater Bay Area) of the Qinzhou Port Area of the China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Guangzhou's Panyu district was held on Sept 21.

A person in charge of Qinzhou Port Area said that the area has been fully equipped with conditions to undertake the industrial transfer of production factors from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The person added that the enterprises service office will provide considerate services for companies from the Greater Bay Area who want to invest in Qinzhou Port Area spanning investment consultations, policy interpretations, and project negotiations.

The office will make full use of the high-quality resources in the Greater Bay Area and take an active role to integrate into regional chains for areas spanning innovations, industries, talents, policies, and funds. It will establish a service platform for the cooperation between Guangdong and Guangxi to attract more companies in the Greater Bay Area to invest in Qinzhou.

Located in the coastal area in Guangxi's Beibu Gulf, Qinzhou was one of the departure ports for the ancient Maritime Silk Road and shares the same origin with the Greater Bay Area. Qinzhou Port Area is the largest in terms of its area among the three areas under the Guangxi FTZ and is the only coastal area. 

The area currently clusters several national opening-up platforms, such as China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park and Qinzhou Free Trade Port Area, as well as enjoys a convenient transportation network featuring marine transport, rail transport, and road transport.  

It has devoted efforts to develop industries like port logistics, international trade, the green chemicals industry, equipment manufacturing, electronic information, new energy, biomedicine, and digital economy. 

Qinzhou Port Area has welcomed more than 70 projects, worth over 170 billion yuan ($25.03 billion), since its establishment on Aug 30, 2019. Among these projects, 16 were invested in by companies in the Greater Bay Area, with an overall investment of 43 billion yuan, covering industries like unmanned aerial vehicles, robots, smart terminals, ocean engineering equipment, new energy batteries, furniture, and warehouse logistics.