Shanghai to Create More Favorable Environment for High-tech Industry
Shanghai is currently considering changing its policies to make the environment more favorable for the growth of its fledging high-tech industry, said senior officials of Shanghai.
The planned policy adjustment, including a list of tax concessions for Shanghai's high-tech companies, will put the city well ahead of China's other high-tech centers, such as Beijing and Shenzhen, and will ensure that it dominates the domestic high-tech market.
"Shanghai has the capability to provide a better environment and help fuel the growth of its high-tech industries and it should do what it can to make this happen," said Cai Minyong, president of the Shanghai New and High-Tech Service Centre, which is a governmental organization that provides support for the city's high-tech startups.
Cai said the imminent policy shake-up will make things much better than they are at present. "But the details are still under discussion," he said.
Cai also encouraged the high-tech firms to look overseas to the world's major capital markets for funds.
Shanghai is currently considering changing its policies to make the environment more favorable for the growth of its fledging high-tech industry, said senior officials of Shanghai.