Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, February 24, 2003
Hi-tech Bases for Export Being Boosted in East China
Shandong Province in east China will boost the growth of export-oriented bases for hi-tech products, aiming to realize an output value of 255 billion yuan (30.8 billion US dollars) in its hi-tech industry this year.
Shandong Province in east China will boost the growth of export-oriented bases for hi-tech products, aiming to realize an output value of 255 billion yuan (30.8 billion US dollars) in its hi-tech industry this year.
Last year, the hi-tech production value in Shandong amounted to195.2 billion yuan (23.6 billion US dollars), about 27 percent higher than that of the previous year. The export volume of hi-tech products also rose by 45.6 percent to over one billion US dollars.
According to officials with the provincial government, Shandongwill speed up the construction of export processing bases in Qingdao and Weihai cities, encourage the launching of more labor-intensive or processing hi-tech projects, as well as intensify thebuilding of software parks in Jinan and Qingdao.
In addition, the province will make efforts to develop agents and establish sales networks in foreign countries for its hi-tech products.
Meanwhile, ensuring that hi-tech products pass international quality certification is also considered a key step in opening to the global market, said the officials.