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New Zero‑Tariff Rules for Transport Vehicles and Yachts in Hainan FTP Come With Strict Conditions

Patrick Quinn — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:09:38 +0000

As Hainan prepares for its island‑wide closed‑customs operation on 18 December 2025, new policies clarify how transport vehicles and yachts can qualify for zero‑tariff (零关税) treatment. The opportunity is significant, but so are the compliance risks for companies that misunderstand the policy or assume it applies broadly.

Below is what businesses must understand before importing.

1. Zero‑tariff treatment applies only to a narrow category of companies and goods

Under the rules, zero‑tariff benefits apply only to:

transport enterprises (交通运输企业) and

tourism enterprises (旅游业企业)

that are:

registered in the Hainan Free Trade Port,

independent legal entities, and

in the case of airlines, using Hainan FTP as their main operating base.

These enterprises may import operational:

ships

aircraft

vehicles

yachts

for use in transport or tourism without paying import duty, import‑stage VAT, or consumption tax. Other enterprises are generally not eligible.

2. Eligibility is not automatic: your enterprise must be on the approved list

A joint working group made up of:

Hainan Transport Bureau

Hainan Culture & Tourism Department

Market Regulation Administration

Maritime authorities

Civil Aviation Central & Southern Bureau

Hainan Provincial Finance Department

Haikou Customs

Hainan Provincial Tax Bureau

will determine which companies qualify. This list is based on the Encouraged Industry Catalogue and is dynamically adjusted. If your enterprise is not on this list, you cannot claim zero‑tariff treatment.

3. Only the items on the Positive List (正面清单) can be imported tax‑free

The transport vehicles and yachts eligible for zero‑tariff treatment are governed by a Positive List, jointly issued by:

Ministry of Finance

General Administration of Customs

State Taxation Administration

This list is also dynamically adjusted. Models, types, or specifications may be added or removed, so companies must verify the exact model/type of each vehicle, aircraft, ship, or yacht before committing to procurement.

4. The rules become enforceable on 18 December 2025

From 18 December 2025, Hainan enters full Free Trade Port mode under closed‑customs operations. That means:

zero‑tariff claims will be subject to customs supervision and verification

enterprise eligibility will be checked against the approved list

Customs will enforce the Positive List

If zero‑tariff imports are used outside permitted scope (for example, outside the FTP or by non‑eligible businesses), customs law provides for recovery of duties and taxes. Misuse can also lead to penalties or delayed clearance.

5. Why this matters for businesses

For companies operating in transport, aviation, ports, logistics, or tourism, the savings can be substantial:

0% duty

0% import‑stage VAT

0% consumption tax (especially significant for vehicles and yachts)

But the conditions are strict:

enterprise eligibility

correct operational use

item‑by‑item Positive List compliance

proper declaration (e.g., “zero‑tariff transport vehicles and yachts (零关税交通工具及游艇)”)

A single misclassification or unsupported claim could lead to recovery of taxes, fines, delayed release of imported equipment, or loss of eligibility going forward.

Bottom line: The opportunity is real, but so is the compliance risk

Companies considering importing aircraft, vessels, buses, coaches, or yachts into Hainan should:

Confirm eligibility as an approved enterprise.
Verify that the specific vehicle/aircraft/ship/yacht model is on the Positive List.
Ensure the equipment will be used strictly for transport or tourism operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Prepare documentation early, especially before placing orders with manufacturers.
Monitor updates, since both the enterprise list and the Positive List are dynamic.

Zero‑Tariff Transport Vehicles & Yachts Compliance Checklist

Confirm enterprise eligibility: Your company must be registered in the Hainan Free Trade Port, hold independent legal‑person status, and be engaged in transport or tourism operations. Airlines must use Hainan FTP as their main operating base.
Verify sectoral licensing: Ensure you hold the required operating licence or registration from the relevant authority (transport, aviation, maritime, or tourism). Eligibility is determined jointly by multiple agencies and based on the Encouraged Industry Catalogue.
Check the Positive List (正面清单): Confirm that the exact model/type of ship, aircraft, vehicle, or yacht is included in the central government’s Positive List, jointly managed by the Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs, and State Taxation Administration. Items not on the list are subject to full duties and taxes.
Declare correctly at import: When filing customs declarations, apply for exemption of import duty, import‑stage VAT, and consumption tax under the zero‑tariff policy. Use the official classification categories provided by Customs (e.g., “零关税交通工具及游艇”).
Ensure compliant use after import: Imported vehicles, ships, aircraft, and yachts must be used for operational self‑use within the FTP and remain under customs supervision. Any change of purpose or diversion to non‑eligible use may trigger recovery of taxes and penalties.
Monitor dynamic lists: Both the list of eligible enterprises and the Positive List of goods are dynamically adjusted. Always check the latest published lists before placing purchase orders or importing.
Maintain compliance records: Keep complete documentation: company registration, eligibility approvals, operating licences, import paperwork, customs declarations, and exemption approvals. Be prepared for audit or review under customs supervision.
Prepare for post‑import supervision: Customs authorities may review usage to ensure compliance. Misuse or non‑compliance can lead to supplementary taxes, loss of exemption status, or penalties.

Bottom line

The zero‑tariff policy offers substantial savings, but only for enterprises and goods that meet strict conditions. Staying compliant means verifying eligibility, checking the Positive List, declaring correctly, and maintaining thorough records. Treat this checklist as a practical roadmap to safeguard your benefits under Hainan FTP’s closed‑customs regime.

New Tax Administration Measures for Goods Flowing Through Hainan FTP Take Effect December 18

Patrick Quinn — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 04:47:09 +0000

Haikou Customs has issued new administrative rules that govern how goods will be taxed when they enter or exit the First Line (一线), the Second Line (二线), and when they circulate within Hainan Island.

These rules take effect 18 December 2025 and support the launch of island-wide special customs operations.

Goods imported from abroad through the First Line (一线) by an eligible enterprise (享惠主体) are exempt from import duty, import-stage VAT, and consumption tax, provided the goods are not listed in the Import Tax List (进口征税目录).

This continues the Hainan Free Trade Port’s zero-tariff policy (零关税政策) for qualifying goods.

Two categories of goods will still be taxed at the First Line (一线):

Goods listed in the Import Tax List (进口征税目录).
Goods not on the list but which are not classified as zero-tariff goods (零关税货物) and are not covered by bonded or special tax-reduction policies.

These goods remain subject to import duty, import-stage VAT and consumption tax.

When declaring zero-tariff goods (零关税货物), eligible enterprises (享惠主体) must use the correct designation in the “tax reduction/exemption” field.

Haikou Customs confirms three official declaration labels:

zero-tariff self-use production equipment (零关税自用生产设备)
zero-tariff transport vehicles and yachts (零关税交通工具及游艇)
zero-tariff general goods (零关税一般货物)

The correct declaration category determines how Customs supervises the goods.

Zero-tariff goods and their processed products may be exported through the First Line (一线) using standard export procedures.

If the goods are subject to export duty under national rules, Customs will collect it accordingly. Once export clearance is completed, the goods are released from Customs supervision.

If an enterprise needs to return or re-export zero-tariff self-use production equipment (零关税自用生产设备) or zero-tariff transport vehicles/yachts (零关税交通工具及游艇), it must submit the request through the designated module in the China International Trade Single Window (国际贸易单一窗口):

“Hainan Zero-Tariff Production Equipment and Transport Vehicles Platform (海南零关税进口生产设备、交通工具平台)”.

Approval from Customs is required before completing the return/export declaration.

When zero-tariff goods (零关税货物) or their processed products circulate between eligible enterprises (享惠主体) within Hainan Island, no supplementary import duty, import-stage VAT or consumption tax is required.

However, the receiving enterprise must file the required procedures with Customs within 14 days after the internal circulation is completed.

Where Does Hainan Stand on Its Journey to Becoming a Global Free Trade Port?

Patrick Quinn — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:22:53 +0000

At a landmark press conference held by China’s State Council Information Office back in July 23 2025, senior officials announced that the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) will officially begin island-wide customs operations on December 18 2025, a date chosen to echo December 18th 1978, when China’s reform and opening-up began.

The announcement confirms that Hainan’s long-planned transformation from policy blueprint to full implementation is now entering its final stage, marking one of the most consequential milestones in China’s modern reform history.

From Vision to Execution

Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Wang Changlin recalled that the Master Plan for the Construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port was released in June 2020.

Over the past five years, he said, China and Hainan have built a “4-3-2-1” framework that defines the core features of the Free Trade Port:

The Framework Behind Hainan’s Transformation

Four Freer Flows, people, goods, capital and data now move across borders with greatly reduced friction.

Citizens of 85 countries can enter Hainan visa-free.

The “China Yangpu Port” registry ranks second nationally in international vessel tonnage.
Funds can transfer freely between Free Trade Accounts and overseas accounts.

Cross-border data transfers follow a negative-list management system.

Three Dimensions of Openness, expanded liberalisation in goods trade, services trade and investment.

Zero-tariff policies now cover raw materials, transport equipment and self-use machinery.
China’s first negative list for cross-border services trade has taken effect.

Twenty-two special measures further ease market access, and Hainan’s foreign-investment list is the most open nationwide.

Two Major Tax Incentives, corporate and personal income tax rates have been unified at 15 percent, delivering cumulative tax reductions of over 31 billion yuan for enterprises and 17 billion yuan for individuals since 2020.

Island-wide duty-free shopping quotas have increased to 100,000 yuan per person per year. Value-added processing duty exemptions have expanded to the entire island.

One Legal Foundation, the Hainan Free Trade Port Law and over 40 supporting regulations now provide a complete legal basis for reform.

These measures, Wang said, have turned Hainan into a functioning pilot of high-standard liberalisation and have laid the groundwork for the upcoming customs closure.

He emphasised that “closure does not mean isolation, but a higher level of openness.”

The Countdown to December 18 2025

Under the First Line Open, Second Line Controlled, On-Island Free framework, the customs closure will convert the whole island into a special customs supervision zone.

Wang outlined four new implementation priorities, the “Four More” policies, to take effect once operations begin:

More Preferential Zero-Tariff Rules: tariff-free items will expand from 21 to 74 percent of all tariff lines.

More Relaxed Trade Management: selective removal of import prohibitions and restrictions.

More Convenient Port Access: eight “first-line” international ports and ten “second-line” domestic gateways will adopt simplified clearance.

More Efficient Supervision: precision and smart-customs systems will ensure low-intervention, high-efficiency oversight.

The NDRC confirmed that the CPC Central Committee has formally approved December 18 2025 as the official launch date, symbolising China’s renewed commitment to opening-up.

Hainan’s Economic Readiness

Hainan Party Secretary Feng Fei described the province’s progress over the past five years as moving from “policy formation” to “momentum building.”

Key indicators underline that readiness:

Actual foreign investment: 102.5 billion yuan, +14.6 % per year.

Outbound direct investment: US $ 9.78 billion, +97 % per year.

New foreign enterprises: 8,098, +43.7 % per year.

Trade growth: goods +31.3 %, services +32.3 % per year.

Investors from 176 countries and regions; economic openness 35 %.

The province’s four pillar industries, tourism, modern services, high-tech manufacturing and tropical agriculture, now make up 67 % of GDP, up 13.7 points.

High-tech capacity is surging: the Nanfan seed industry exceeds 18 billion yuan in output; the nation’s first commercial spaceport is operational; and offshore duty-free sales account for over 8 % of the global market.

Environmental and social metrics have improved in parallel.

Hainan’s PM 2.5 concentration averages 12 µg/m³; clean-energy power generation exceeds 70 % and installed capacity exceeds 80 %, and life expectancy has reached 80.5 years.

Feng Fei confirmed that all policy, infrastructure and IT systems for the closure are complete, with island-wide stress tests under way to ensure seamless implementation.
“After five years of preparation,” he said, “we are confident we can meet the target date.”

Policy Innovations to Support Global Business

Officials detailed a series of reforms that directly benefit international enterprises:

Ministry of Finance: the zero-tariff system will expand to about 6,600 tariff lines (74 % of all items). Qualified firms, institutions and private entities registered in Hainan will enjoy duty-free imports and value-added processing exemptions when re-exporting to the mainland.

Ministry of Commerce: a new Prohibited and Restricted Goods List clarifies import boundaries and broadens access for machinery, electronics and bonded repair businesses, the highest liberalisation level in China to date.

General Administration of Customs: will implement “direct release” for eligible first-line imports and simplified second-line procedures, cutting the number of required declaration items from 105 to 42.

Hainan Provincial Government: will continue expanding financial, data and personnel-entry liberalisation, including relaxed visa, residence and work permit rules for international professionals.

Together, these measures create one of the most open and predictable business environments in China, offering companies reduced costs, faster clearance and globally competitive tax incentives.

A New Gateway for Global Integration

Wang Changlin closed his remarks by calling the Hainan FTP “a new starting point for high-level institutional opening.”

He outlined six future directions:

Broader trade liberalisation, especially in tourism, education and healthcare.
A more transparent investment climate and market-access system.
Progressive financial opening through multifunctional Free Trade Accounts.
Streamlined entry and residence policies for global talent.
A freer maritime and aviation system, including expanded “China Yangpu Port” registry and potential seventh-freedom air rights.
A cross-border data framework enabling secure international digital-trade flows.

These plans signal that Hainan will not only serve as China’s southern trade and investment hub, but also as a testing ground for global standards in finance, logistics, data and environmental governance.

Five years after the blueprint was unveiled, the Hainan Free Trade Port is ready to move from framework to operation, from concept to reality.

When the customs closure takes effect on December 18 2025, Hainan will stand as China’s newest international gateway, combining world-class openness with Chinese legal and institutional innovation.

(All facts and figures are drawn directly from the July 23 2025 State Council Information Office press conference on the Hainan Free Trade Port.)

How will businesses track and declare zero‑tariff imports under Hainan’s new rules?

Tropical Hainan — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:54:40 +0000

In a key move to streamline customs oversight ahead of its full customs closure, Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) has launched a new “One Company, One Ledger” system to track zero-tariff imports. The system is part of a broader smart customs initiative to regulate tax-free goods with more precision, speed, and transparency.

Haikou Customs recently released the official Administrative Measures for Ledger Management of “Zero-Tariff” Goods, laying the groundwork for how businesses importing tariff-free goods into the island will be monitored.

Why It Matters

Under Hainan’s free trade model—designed around the principle of “frontline liberalization, second-line control, and on-island freedom”, tariff-free imports are allowed from abroad, but their use, movement, and eventual destination must be strictly monitored. The new ledger system is designed to strike that balance.

What’s Changing?

One Enterprise, One Digital Ledger

Every company benefiting from zero-tariff policies will now have a dedicated digital ledger within Hainan’s smart customs platform. This ledger tracks the entire life cycle of imported goods, from arrival and processing to storage, transfers, and conversion into domestic trade.

Sub-Ledgers by Type

Companies will also maintain sub-ledgers depending on the type of goods: e.g., separate ledgers for equipment, raw materials, logistics, or processing. These allow customs to verify consumption, usage, and compliance more effectively.

Clear Rules for Goods Movement

The system lays out clear procedures for:

Direct and indirect release of goods upon import
Export abroad
Transfers between qualifying companies
One-way transfers to bonded warehouse accounts (such as the Golden Customs II system)
Conversion into the domestic market

Smart Automation Built-In

Endorsement lists for additions or removals from the ledger will be automatically generated. Companies can adopt different accounting methods, like consumption rates or work orders, similar to bonded processing zones. Customs will also be able to carry out audits, inspections and post-clearance audits through the platform.

Connected Systems, Smarter Regulation

The ledger management system will connect with other government systems for risk control, customs clearance, tax collection, and post-clearance audits. That allows multiple agencies to supervise and coordinate in real time.

Crucially, this system is not just a digital copy of existing bonded goods protocols. Zero-tariff goods in Hainan cover a broader range, including equipment and vehicles, and are governed by different rules. The new Measures create a tailor-made framework for Hainan’s unique model.

Bottom Line

As Hainan prepares to become fully customs-sealed across the entire island, this “One Company, One Ledger” system is a major step toward smarter, more coordinated trade oversight. For businesses, it means more compliance responsibilities, but also clearer rules, faster processing, and hopefully .... fewer delays.

Hainan’s 12345 Hotline Launches Dedicated Support for Free Trade Port Policies

Patrick Quinn — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 02:03:46 +0000

Editors Note: This service is available ONLY in Chinese for now

As Hainan accelerates preparations for the island-wide customs closure, the province’s 12345 government service hotline has opened dedicated lines for Free Trade Port (FTP) policy consultations, specifically in the areas of taxation and customs procedures.

The new initiative, operated by the Hainan Provincial 12345 Management Center, aims to help businesses and residents get clear, authoritative answers to their questions about FTP operations and regulations.

Growing demand for policy clarification

Since the State Council Information Office held a national press conference on July 23 to brief the public on the progress of the Hainan FTP, the 12345 hotline has seen a sharp increase in inquiries related to the upcoming customs closure.

Most calls come from enterprises seeking clarity on tax incentives, customs declaration processes, and other technical aspects of operating under the new FTP framework, reflecting growing anticipation among businesses as Hainan moves toward full implementation.

Dedicated policy service schedule

To better address these specialized inquiries, the hotline has launched on-site expert sessions where officials from relevant departments take calls directly:

Hainan Provincial Taxation Bureau (State Taxation Administration)
Service period: October 17 – 31
Hours: 08:30 – 12:00 and 14:30 – 17:30 daily

Haikou Customs
Service period: October 20 – 24
Hours: 08:30 – 12:00 and 14:30 – 17:30 daily

In addition to phone calls, businesses and individuals can also access consultation services through:

The official website: http://12345.hainan.gov.cn/

The “Hainan 12345 Hotline” WeChat official account

Continuous improvement of policy services

According to the 12345 Management Center, this is just the first step. The hotline plans to work with more government departments to host regular FTP policy consultation sessions, ensuring that complex regulatory updates are explained promptly and accurately.

The goal is to transform precise policy communication into practical satisfaction for both the public and the business community, helping guarantee that the island-wide customs closure progresses smoothly and efficiently.

How to Ask and Answer in Q&A: Policy & Practice

Tropical Hainan — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:02:24 +0000

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Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access to Hainan Free Trade Port (Negative List) (2020 Edition)

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 01:27:30 +0000

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Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access to Hainan Free Trade Port (Negative List) (2020 Edition)

(All information in this document is authentic in Chinese. English is provided for reference only. In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail.)

Notes:

I. The Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access to Hainan Free Trade Port (Negative List) (hereinafter referred to as the "FTP Negative List") uniformly set out special administrative measures for foreign investment access regarding equity requirements and requirements for senior management and shall apply to the entire Hainan Island. Sectors not covered in the FTP Negative List shall be subject to administration in accordance with the principle of equal treatment for domestic and foreign investments.

II. Overseas investors are forbidden to engage in investment activities as owners of individual businesses, investors of sole proprietorships, or members of farmers' professional cooperatives.

III. In the course of performing their duties in accordance with the law, the relevant competent authorities shall refuse to handle a license application, business registration, or any other related matter for any overseas investor intending to invest in a sector covered in the FTP Negative List but not in compliance with the provisions of the FTP Negative List; and refuse to handle the relevant approval matters if the approval involves any fixed-asset investment project. Overseas investors shall not establish foreign-invested partnerships when investing in sectors with equity requirements.

IV. After being examined by the relevant competent authority under the State Council and reported to the State Council for approval, specific foreign investments are not required to be subject to the provisions of the FTP Negative List on the relevant sectors.

V. Mergers and acquisitions of affiliated domestic companies by overseas companies legally established or controlled by domestic companies, enterprises, or natural persons thereby shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions on foreign investments, overseas investments, and foreign exchange administration.

VI. Measures concerning administrative examination and approval, qualification requirements, and national security in such sectors as culture and finance, which are not set out in the FTP Negative List, shall be governed by existing provisions.

VII. Where the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement and its follow-up agreements, the Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement and its follow-up agreements, the Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement and its follow-up agreements, and any international convention or treaty of which China is a contracting state or to which China has acceded, set out provisions on access treatment for overseas investors that are more preferential, such provisions shall prevail.

VIII. The FTP Negative List shall be construed by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce in concert with the relevant authorities.

Special Administrative Measures:

I. Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, and Fishery

The Chinese party shall hold no less than 34% of shares in the breeding of new varieties of, and production of the seeds of, wheat and corn.

Investment in research and development, cultivation, and plantation of Chinese rare and unique precious fine varieties, as well as production of the relevant propagative materials (including excellent genes in planting, animal husbandry, and aquaculture industries), shall be prohibited.

Investment in the breeding of genetically modified varieties, and the production of genetically modified seeds (fingerlings), of crops, breeding stock and poultry, and aquatic fingerlings shall be prohibited.

II. Manufacturing

Production of satellite television broadcasting ground receiving facilities and key components.

III. Production and Supply of Electricity, Heat, Gas, and Water

For construction and operation of nuclear power plants, the controlling stake shall be held by the Chinese party.

IV. Wholesale and Retail

Investment in wholesale and retail of tobacco, cigarettes, re-dried leaf tobacco, and other tobacco products shall be prohibited.

V. Transport, Warehousing, and Postal Industries

The controlling stake in domestic water transportation companies shall be held by the Chinese party.

The controlling stake in public air transportation companies shall be held by the Chinese party, and the investment ratio of a foreign investor and its affiliate(s) shall not exceed 25%, and the legal representative shall be a Chinese citizen. The legal representative of a general aviation company shall be a Chinese citizen; the general aviation companies serving the agricultural, forestry, and fishery industries shall be limited to the form of equity joint venture; the controlling stake in other general aviation companies shall be held by the Chinese party.

For construction and operation of civil airports, the comparative controlling stake shall be held by the Chinese party. The foreign party may not participate in the construction and operation of the airport tower.

Investment in postal companies and the domestic express delivery business for letters shall be prohibited.

VI. Information Transmission, Software, and Information Technology Services

Telecommunication companies: value-added telecommunications services (except for online data processing and transaction processing) shall be implemented in accordance with the Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access to Pilot Free Trade Zones (Negative List); enterprises with registered entities and service facilities in Hainan Free Trade Port are allowed to develop Internet data center, content distribution network, and other business throughout Hainan Free Trade Port and international markets; for the basic telecommunications business opened up in China's WTO commitments, the controlling stake shall be held by the Chinese party.

Investment in Internet news and information services, Internet publishing services, Internet audio-visual program services, Internet cultural operations (except for music), and Internet public information release services (except for those contents opened up in China's WTO commitments) shall be prohibited.

VII. Leasing and Commercial Services

Investment in Chinese legal affairs (except for provision of information on impact on Chinese legal environment and certain commercial non-litigation legal affairs involving Hainan) shall be prohibited, and an overseas investor shall not become a partner of a domestic law firm.

The controlling stake in radio and television ratings surveys shall be held by the Chinese party. Chinese party shareholding in social surveys shall not be less than 67%; the legal representative shall be a Chinese citizen.

VIII. Scientific Research and Technical Services

Investment in the development and application of human stem cells and gene diagnosis and treatment technologies shall be prohibited.

Investment in humanities and social science research institutions shall be prohibited.

It is prohibited to invest in geodetic surveying, marine surveying and mapping, aerial photography for surveying and mapping, ground motion surveying, and surveying and mapping of administrative boundaries; preparation of topographic maps, world administrative area maps, national administrative area maps, maps of administrative areas at or below the provincial level, national teaching maps, local teaching maps, and true three-dimensional maps and electronic navigation maps; and regional geological mapping, mineral geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrogeology, environmental geology, geological disasters, remote sensing geology, and other surveys (mining right holders are not subject to these special administrative measures when carrying out work within the scope of their mining rights).

IX. Education

Pre-schools, ordinary high schools, and education institutions of higher learning are subject to Sino-foreign cooperative education (except for overseas high-level universities of science, engineering, agriculture, and medicine, vocational colleges, and non-academic vocational training institutions), and must be led by the Chinese party (the president or the chief executive shall have Chinese nationality, and at least half of the members of the council, board or joint administrative committee shall be Chinese members).

Investment in compulsory education institutions or religious education institutions shall be prohibited.

X. Health and Social Work

Medical institutions are limited to the form of equity joint venture.

XI. Cultural, Sports, and Entertainment Industries

Investment in news organizations (including but not limited to news agencies) shall be prohibited.

Investment in editing, publishing, and production of books, newspapers, periodicals, audio-visual products, and electronic publications shall be prohibited.

Investment in various levels of radio stations (outlets), television stations (outlets), radio and television channels (frequencies), and radio and television transmission networks (transmitter stations, relay stations, radio and television satellites, satellite uplink stations, satellite receiving stations, microwave stations, surveillance stations, cable radio and television transmission networks, etc) shall be prohibited. And engagement in the video on demand business of radio and television and in the provision of installation services for ground receiving facilities for satellite television broadcasting shall be prohibited.

Investment in companies producing and operating radio and television programs (including introduction) shall be prohibited.

Investment in film production companies, distribution companies, cinema companies, and film introduction shall be prohibited.

Investment in auction companies for heritage auction, heritage stores, and state-owned heritage museums shall be prohibited.

The controlling stake in cultural and artistic performance groups shall be held by the Chinese party.

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Yangpu Economic Development Zone’s Ten Measures to Encourage Talent Introduction

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:02:26 +0000

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Yangpu Economic Development Zone’s Ten Measures to Encourage Talent Introduction

The following talent introduction measures are formulated on the basis of reality, in order to further innovate the talent system and mechanism of the development zone, comprehensively improve the level of talent service, promote the development of talents, build a talent highland, and provide talent guarantee and intellectual support for the construction of free trade port:

I. Fully ease restrictions on residence registration for talents

Talents from outside the province who have signed formal labour contracts with key employers in the development zone can register for permanent residence, and their spouses, minor children and parents who have reached national legal retirement age living with them can move with them.

II. Protect talents to settle down in all-round way

(I) If the talents introduced by key employers and their family members have no houses in the development zone, they can purchase one set of commodity housing in the zone.

(II) Master-level talents, outstanding talents and leading talents can enjoy a rent-free talent apartment of not less than 120 square meters and will be granted all property rights for free after working in the development zone for five years. The key high-level talents introduced by the development zone are determined in line with the system of “one case one discussion”.

(III) The introduced full-time talents who rent houses in the zone can enjoy rental subsidies, which are paid by the development zone finances. Housing rental subsidies shall be granted for a cumulative period of less than 36 months and will be received and granted on a quarterly basis.

The subsidy guiding criteria are: top-notch talents RMB 3,000/month, other high-level talents RMB 2,000/month, full-time master graduates (intermediate title, senior technician) RMB 1,500/month, full-time undergraduate graduates (junior title, technician) RMB 1,000/month, full- time college graduates (senior worker) RMB 800/month.

(IV) The introduced full-time talents who purchase houses in the province can apply for house purchase subsidies, which are paid by the development zone finances. The purchase subsidizes shall not exceed three years in total and will be handled and granted once a year. The subsidy guiding criteria are: top-notch talents RMB 36,000/year, other high-level talents RMB 24,000 / year, full-time master graduates (intermediate title, senior technician) RMB 18,000/year, full- time undergraduate graduates (junior title, technician)RMB 12,000/month, full-time college graduates (senior worker) RMB 9,600/year.

Talents or their spouses who have enjoyed the purchase of public housing, government-built affordable housing, restricted-sale commercial housing, unit-founded housing, employee housing, and preferentially allocated public rental housing or receive public rental housing subsidizes shall not apply for housing rental subsidizes and housing purchase subsidizes again.

Housing rental subsidizes will no longer be granted to those who have received subsidizes for purchasing houses. The received housing rental subsidizes should be deducted before housing purchase subsidizes are received.

Employers can decide on their own whether or not to match the ratio of 1:1 in accordance with their own salary management regulations.

III. Optimize the access of talents’ children to school

High-quality degrees will favour the children of talents introduced by key employers and reasonable arrangements will be made in line with the principle of “one case one discussion”. In terms of the high-quality degrees that could not be provided temporarily in the development zone, solutions should be made through negotiations with high-quality private schools outside the zone.

If the provincial party committee and the provincial government have regulations on the access of the children of introduced talents to school and kindergarten, as well as the conditions for them to apply for the senior high school and college entrance examinations, the regulations should be followed.

IV. Provide high-quality health care

(I) Open green channels for medical treatment for the introduced talents and provide self- selected expert registration in cooperated grade A class three hospitals outside the zone.

(II) Provide hospitalization nursing subsidies of not more than twelve months at most for high- level talents (master-level talents, outstanding talents, leading talents and top-notch talents) in accordance with the standard of one month for each full year of work.

The nursing subsidizes will be based on actual days of hospitalization and provided according to the average monthly salary standard of the province’s employed workers in the previous year.

V. Provide transitional protection for the employment of spouses of high-level talents

Encourage spouses of high-level talents to find their own jobs independently in a market- oriented manner. For the first, second and third-type talents among master-level talents, outstanding talents, leading talents, top-notch talents and other high-level talents, during their period of working in the development zone.

If their spouses are not employed, living expenses will be granted to them based on society’s average monthly salary of the province’s employed workers in the previous year, and both basic endowment insurance for urban and rural residents and basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents will be paid for them; in the coordinated area of Yangpu, their spouses who attend basic endowment insurance for urban employees in a flexible employment status and pay the premium can apply for financial subsidies, whose standard is 70% of their actual payment.

The maximum transitional protection period is three years.

VI. Improve the individual income tax subsidy policy on wages and salaries of talents

(I) Foreign talents and residents of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao working in the development zone shall be subsidized by the development zone if the amount of individual income tax on wages and salaries paid in the development zone exceeds the taxable amount calculated based on 10% of their taxable income;

(II) The following talents will be given a certain proportion of subsidizes in accordance with the local retention of individual income tax on wages and salaries paid during their period of working in the development zone:

1. Master-level talents, outstanding talents, leading talents and masters of South China Sea will subsidized based in line with the proportion of 100%;

2. Top-notch talents, doctoral students, entrepreneurial talents of South China Sea and chief technicians of South China Sea will be subsidized in line with the proportion of 80%;

3. Talents with an annual salary of RMB 200,000 (inclusive) to RMB 300,000 (exclusive) will be subsidized in line with the proportion of 50%; talents with an annual salary of RMB 300,000 (inclusive) to RMB 400,000 (exclusive) will be subsidized in line with the proportion of 60%; talents with an annual salary of RMB 400,000 (inclusive) or more will be subsidized in line with the proportion of 70%.

Those who worked full-time in key employers in the zone before May 13, 2018 and are assessed as high-level talents in the province on and after May 13, 2018 can be covered by this policy.

Talents who have enjoyed the individual income tax preferential policy in the development zone cannot enjoy it repeatedly.

VII. Accelerate the gathering of talents that are urgently needed and in short supply

(I) For those who obtain the special allowance of the State Council, the local finance will provide a matching ratio of 1:1 during their period of working in the development zone.

(II) The introduced full-time master-level talents, outstanding talents, leading talents, top-notch talents and other high-level talents will be individually given an one-time relocation allowance of RMB 100,000, RMB 80,000, RMB 60,000, RMB 40,000 and RMB 20,000 respectively.

(III) For the introduced full time high-level talent team, if the team leader is a master-level talent, outstanding talent or leading talent, the team will be provided an one-time relocation allowance of RMB 500,000, RMB 300,000, RMB 200,000 respectively.

The talents that are graduate students in urgently needed majors from “Project 211”, “Project 985”or “Double First-Class” universities, overseas returnees with master’s degree or above abroad and those who have obtained intermediate professional titles introduced by key employers will be given a one-time relocation allowance of RMB 10,000 if they become full members when the probation period expires.

(V) Talents who fall into the category of skilled workers that are urgently needed and in shortage in the development zone and are introduced by key employers will be give a one-time relocation allowance of RMB 5,000 if they become full members when the probation period expires.

Those who have enjoyed the other talent introduction preferential policies in the development zone cannot enjoy it repeatedly.

VIII. Encourage employers to reserve talents

Employers are encouraged to seize the opportunity to reserve talents and sign outstanding talents in advance. Students at school who excel in conduct and academic performance and sign formal labour contracts with key employers in the development zone for more than three years can receive appropriate financial subsidies from the development zone every year, and the subsidy standards are as follows:

(I) Full-time doctoral students, RMB 30,000 per person per academic year;

(II) Full-time graduate students from elite schools (“Project 211”, “Project 985” and “Double First-Class” universities), RMB 20,000 per person per academic year;

(III) Full-time undergraduate students from elite schools (“Project 211”, “Project 985” and “Double First-Class” universities), RMB 10,000 per person per academic year.

IX. Increase flexibility to introduce talents

(I) Provide the same treatment as full-time talents: any flexibly introduced talents who sign work contracts with key employers in the development zone for more than three years and work for more than six months in the zone each year can enjoy the same housing rental subsidizes as the officially introduced talents according to their academic qualifications, professional titles and actual working time (less than 36 months in total) or the free talent apartments provided by management committee.

They can also enjoy the same policy of purchasing houses in the development zone as the officially introduced talents, and participate in the corresponding professional title appraisal in the development zone based on their management authority.

(II) Provide health care holidays: any retired high-level “Migratory Birds” talents who sign work contracts with key employers in the development zone for more than three years and work consecutively for more than nine months each year can enjoy one month of free health care holidays in any city or county in Hainan province after working for accumulative twelve months in the development zone.

Those who choose to have the holidays in the region of Yangpu will be arranged in international high-end communities by talent department, while those who choose other cities or counties can enjoy health care subsidizes of not less than RMB 5,000/month.

(III) Provide free health examination: the flexibly introduced talents by key employers can enjoy a free health examination for each full year of working during the service period.

X. Assist in handling vehicle guarantee for talents of major leading enterprises in the zone

Major leading enterprises and projects involving development of the development zone can refer to the provisions of Measures for Optimizing Talent Introduction service Guarantee of Headquarter Enterprise Teams by Hainan Province (for Trial Implementation).

Request for using gasoline passenger cars should be made to management committee of the development zone and the organization department of Yangpu working committee should make a special declaration to the talent bureau of the provincial party committee on behalf of it.

Upon approval, the private passenger cars that meet the provincial exhaust gas emission standards under the name of enterprise talents can be allowed to go through the transfer-in registration of vehicles outside the province.

The high-level talents involved in the above ten measures refer to those who are introduced by the development zone after May 13, 2018, meet the High-Level Talents Classification Standard of Hainan Province (2019) (Q.R.C.B. No.13) and are included in the list of key employers (key industry units and major investment projects) in Yangpu economic development zone. The list of key employers will be published regularly and dynamic adjustments will be made.

The Measures shall be interpreted by the organization department of Yangpu working committee and the Yangpu Personnel and Labour Security Bureau, and will be implemented as of the date of promulgation.

The trial period will be one year and adjustments will be made in due course according to the trial situation.

Hainan Province Yangpu Economic Development Zone Working Committee of Chinese Communist Party

Yangpu Economic Development Zone Management Committee: January 7, 2020

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Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:02:07 +0000

Measures for Promoting Trade Liberalization and Facilitation in The Hainan Free Trade Port

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In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, put in place the requirements of the Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, expedite trade liberalization and facilitation in Hainan Free Trade Port, and achieve the development objectives by steps and phases by 2025 with high quality and standards, upon approval by the State Council, the Ministry of Commerce and other 19 government agencies have issued the Measures for Promoting Trade Liberalization and Facilitation in Hainan Free Trade Port, which clarify 28 policies and measures, including 13 ones for trade in goods and 15 ones for trade in services.

Trade in Goods

1. The import or export of crude oil and refined oil through the "first line" at Yangpu Bonded Port Area will be first implemented on a pilot basis, and shall not be subject to the enterprise qualification and quantity management.

2. The import of sugar shall not be subject to the tariff quota.

3. Delegate the power to license bonded refuelling for internationally navigating ships.

4. In areas where the policy of free flow through the "first line" and control at the "second line" are implemented, cancel automatic import license management in principle.

5. Cancel import license management for mechanical and electrical products.

6. Support the export of used vehicles.

7. Support new offshore international trade.

8. Support a pilot program for examination and approval of qualifications of the relevant certification agencies.

9. Improve the warning and rapid response ability in supervising and managing the quality safety risk of imports and exports.

10. Strengthen innovation in the customs supervision mode and implement the two-level examination and approval mode.

11. Hainan Free Trade Port is supported in participating in the formulation of recommended national standards as well as local and group standards.

12. Establish a trade friction workstation.

13. Establish a trade adjustment aid mechanism.

Trade in Services

1. Allow foreign institutions to independently hold foreign-related economic and technological exhibitions that use no word like "China," "Chinese," "National," or "State" in the title.

2. The record-filing or registration of foreign trader is not required in the operating activities related to technology import or export.

3. Explore the cancellation of the approval and licensing for the establishment of auction enterprises and the record-filing of franchisees.

4. Explore the cancellation of record-filing of franchisees.

5. Promote a pilot program for the innovative development of trade in services.

6. Support the development of digital trade.

7. Establish a ministry-province cooperation fast-response channel for technology import and export safety management.

8. In some key sectors, standardize domestic regulations affecting the liberalization and facilitation of trade in services first.

9. Ensure the success of the China International Consumer Products Expo.

10. Support the building of a national cultural export base.

11. Develop a national foreign cultural trade base.

12. Promote major enterprises and projects to settle in Hainan Free Trade Port.

13. Encourage innovation in the international cooperation mode of trade in services.

14. Support the development demands of Hainan Free Trade Port when signing new international cooperation agreements on trade in services.

15. Improve the international statistical monitoring system for trade in services.

Translated by the Foreign Affairs Office of Haikou Municipal Government

Special Measures for Relaxing Control over Market Access to Support the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:02:06 +0000

Opinions of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce on Special Measures for Relaxing Control over Market Access to Support the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port Fa Gai Ti Gai No. 479

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The People's Government of Hainan Province and the relevant ministries and commissions of and the relevant institutions directly under the State Council, upon approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council, the following opinions are hereby put forward in accordance with the requirements of the Overall Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, in order to further support Hainan in building the market access system and market environment of a free trade port with Chinese characteristics, promote the free and convenient flow of production factors, accelerate the cultivation of industries with international comparative advantages, and construct a high-quality free trade port pursuant to high standards.

I. Innovating Market Access Methods in Medicine and Health Sectors

(I) Supporting online sales of prescription drugs.

The Hainan Electronic Prescription Center (providing third-party information services for sales agencies of prescription drugs) will be established in Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (hereinafter referred to as "Lecheng Pilot Zone"). The prescription drugs sold on the market in China, except for those subject to special administration as stipulated in the Drug Administration Law of the People's Republic of China, are allowed to be sold online by relying on the Hainan Electronic Prescription Center, without separate approval.

The Hainan Electronic Prescription Center connects with online hospitals, prescription systems of medical institutions in Hainan, sales platforms for prescription drugs, the medical insurance information platform, payment and settlement agencies, and commercial insurance agencies, to realize the unified collection of prescription-related information and the handling via a single website of such matters as prescription drug purchase, information security certification, and medical insurance settlement.

The Hainan Electronic Prescription Center and the relevant departments of Hainan Province shall formulate detailed work plans, strengthen the administration of high-risk drugs, and fulfill the primary responsibilities such as cyber security, information security, and personal privacy protection.

The blockchain, quantum information and other technologies are to be used to realize online and offline linked supervision, whole-process traceability of drug flows, and secure data storage.

(Led by: National Health Commission, National Medical Products Administration, and National Development and Reform Commission as per the division of responsibilities; participated in by: National Healthcare Security Administration, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine).

(II) Supporting the innovative development of China-made high-end medical equipment in Hainan.

The first (set of) high-end medical equipment is encouraged to be produced in Hainan. China-made large medical equipment produced in Hainan and included in the guiding catalog for promotion and application of the first (set of) major technical equipment or the catalog for allocation licensing for Category A and Category B large medical equipment shall be subject to the requirements of the relevant document on the first (set of) China-made equipment.

(Led by: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Health Commission, and National Medical Products Administration; participated in by: National Development and Reform Commission)

(III) Increasing support for access to the medicine market.

The People's Government of Hainan Province needs to optimize the environment for research and development, testing, production, and application of medicine (traditional Chinese medicine, chemical medicine, and biological products), encourage enterprises engaged in research, development and production of China-made high-value medical consumables, national innovative drugs and traditional Chinese medicine to settle in Hainan, improve Hainan's financing system for research and development of new drugs, formulate a support system for research and development of new drugs that matches with drug marketing authorization holders, and motivate domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies and drug research and development institutions to develop innovative drugs and improved new drugs in Hainan. Medical institutions settled in Lecheng Pilot Zone are supported to carry out clinical trials in accordance with the provisions.

Medical institutions in Hainan that meet the appropriate conditions are encouraged to directly use, in line with the principle of "import upon approval", the innovative drugs for which pharmaceutical companies registered in Hainan have completed Phase I-III clinical trials in China and obtained the marketing authorization, and the relevant government agencies shall not set additional requirements for market access.

(Led by: National Medical Products Administration, and National Health Commission; participated in by: National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and General Administration of Customs)

(IV) Fully relaxing access restrictions on contract research organizations (CROs).

The People's Government of Hainan Province shall formulate the policies and opinions on supporting CROs to settle in Hainan, provide support for the establishment of a regional ethics center for international standards for medical research in Hainan, encourage Hainan's medical institutions to cooperate with CROs, and improve the technical capability for clinical trials and quality management of medical institutions.

The approval and record-filing procedures for traditional Chinese medicine preparations of medical institutions shall be optimized and improved. The relevant standards shall be formulated in accordance with the principles of safety and effectiveness, and the pilot program of clinical trial and re-evaluation after marketing of traditional Chinese medicine shall be carried out in Hainan.

(Led by: National Medical Products Administration; participated in by: Ministry of Science and Technology, National Health Commission, and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

(V) Supporting the development of Hainan's high-end medical cosmetology industry.

Well-known medical cosmetology institutions are encouraged to settle in Lecheng Pilot Zone. The medical cosmetology institutions in Lecheng Pilot Zone may use in batches the medical cosmetology products marketed in the United States, the European Union, Japan and other countries or regions. Among them, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics that need to be registered or filed in China shall be registered or filed in accordance with the law. Lecheng Pilot Zone may formulate incentive measures.

The relevant government departments of Hainan Province shall research and put forward the list of imported drugs, medical devices, cosmetics companies and products required for the development of the medical cosmetology industry in Lecheng Pilot Zone, and assist the related companies in handling the registration, under the support of the national medical products administration.

Foreign high-level medical cosmetologists are supported to practice medicine in Hainan for a short period of time in accordance with laws and regulations. The development of the medical cosmetology tourism industry shall be promoted. Support is given to the introduction and organization of international and professional exhibitions, summits, and forums in the medical cosmetology industry. The approval and regulation of medical cosmetology institutions shall be standardized.

(Led by: National Health Commission, and National Medical Products Administration; participated in by: Ministry of Commerce, and Ministry of Culture and Tourism)

(VI) Optimizing the market access and development environment for all fields of transplantation science.

It is imperative to gather all kinds of high-quality resources, promote the establishment of an international transplantation science research center, accelerate the construction of a tissue bank in accordance with international leading standards, continuously improve related systems and work systems, and boost the application and transformation of research results related to renewable biological materials in Hainan. Efforts will be made to optimize the market access for all kinds of new drugs, inspection and testing reagents, genetic technologies, and medical devices in the transplantation field, ensure smooth market access links such as research and development, registration, production, and use, and support related products that meet the corresponding conditions to enter priority or innovative approval procedures.

Medical institutions run by social capital and public medical institutions shall be subject to consistent access standards in terms of the identification and approval of practicing qualifications for human organ transplantation, and be treated equally. An International medical transplantation, rehabilitation, diagnosis and treatment centre will be built in Lecheng Pilot Zone to carry out medical transplantation, rehabilitation, diagnosis and treatment in cooperation with major medical institutions.

Eligible medical transplantation projects shall be included in the scope of medical insurance payment, and the medical insurance settlement in different places shall be facilitated. Commercial insurance institutions are encouraged to explore and research insurance business related to transplantation diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.

Domestic first-class traditional Chinese medicine institutions are encouraged to set up the relevant institutions in Hainan, carry out research on integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in diagnosis and treatment in the transplantation discipline, and promote the integration of health and aged care services.

(Led by: National Health Commission, and National Medical Products Administration; participated in by: Ministry of Science and Technology, National Healthcare Security Administration, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Chinese Academy of Sciences)

(VII) Establishing a mixed-ownership reform fund for the development of the healthcare industry in Hainan.

Under the guidance of the National Development and Reform Commission, Hainan is supported to establish a mixed-ownership reform fund for the development of the healthcare industry featuring social capital contribution and market-oriented operation, and related industries are supported to settle and develop.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission will actively support the listing, merger and acquisition, and restructuring of strategic key enterprises supported by the mixed-ownership reform fund.

(Led by: National Development and Reform Commission; participated in by: China Securities Regulatory Commission)

II. Optimizing the Market Access and Development Environment in the Financial Sector

(VIII) Supporting the development of securities, insurance, funds in Hainan.

Financial institutions such as securities and funds are supported to settle in Hainan in accordance with the law. The development of commercial insurance related to healthcare and long-term care shall be encouraged, and the development of forms of pension finance shall be supported.

(Led by: People's Bank of China, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and China Securities Regulatory Commission as per the division of responsibilities; participated in by: National Development and Reform Commission)

(IX) Strengthening the sharing of data and information and carrying out the pilot program of supporting the development of the entire agricultural industry chain.

It is necessary to select part of areas in Hainan Province to carry out the pilot program, use information methods such as geographic information system (GIS), satellite remote sensing technology, and drone information collection technology to obtain data on the entire agricultural industry chain including land and crops, and introduce third-party agencies in line with the market-oriented principle to conduct the risk assessment and credit evaluation.

Financial institutions are encouraged to, as per their functional positioning, provide financial support for the construction of the entire agricultural industry chain based on the needs of agricultural development and the market-oriented principle, in combination with third-party assessment and evaluation information, and in accordance with laws and regulations, and insurance institutions are encouraged to provide supporting agricultural insurance services.

Hainan Province is encouraged to drive the development of the entire industry chain including planting, breeding, fishery production, processing, circulation, sales, and experience. Hainan Province is supported to, in concert with the relevant financial institutions and third-party information service agencies, formulate specific implementing plans, give full play to the advantages of local agricultural reclamation groups in resource integration and information integration, and form a development pattern featuring the participation of third-party agencies related to scientific and technological information and financial data, and the cooperation of agricultural reclamation groups, leading agricultural enterprises, and farmers.

(Led by: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and National Development and Reform Commission as per the division of responsibilities; participated in by: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Natural Resources, and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission)

III. Advancing the Relaxation of Access Restrictions and Prosperity and Development in the Cultural Sector

(X) Supporting the establishment of the Hainan International Cultural Relics and Artworks Trading Center.

The China (Hainan) International Cultural Relics and Artworks Trading Center shall be established with the introduction of international rules for exhibitions, transactions and auctions in the artwork industry, to provide an open, professional, convenient and efficient international trading platform for outstanding artworks of countries along the "Belt and Road" and tradable cultural relics that comply with the relevant laws and regulations on protection of cultural relics.

Well-known auction agencies at home and abroad are encouraged to conduct business in the trading center. The transaction costs of artworks and tradable cultural relics shall be reduced to form a comparative advantage in international transaction costs.

Policy support in terms of convenient customs clearance, bonded goods regulation, warehousing and logistics shall be provided.

(Led by: Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, National Cultural Heritage Administration, and National Development and Reform Commission as per the division of responsibilities; participated in by: Ministry of Commerce, People's Bank of China, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, General Administration of Customs, and State Administration of Foreign Exchange)

(XI) Encouraging the development of the cultural and performing arts industry.

It is required to support cultural exchanges and cooperation of countries along the "Belt and Road", and push forward the gathering in Hainan of high-quality resources in the cultural performing arts industry such as performance, creation, capital, and technology from countries along the "Belt and Road" and even the whole world.

Efforts shall be made to implement the incentive and support policies for the cultural industry with international competitiveness, take the lead in the application of new technologies such as 5G, VR, and AR, and provide systematic support in planning, land use, sea use, energy use, finance, and talent introduction.

It is imperative to optimize the approval of commercial performance, innovate in interim and post-event regulation methods, give full play to the role of performance industry associations, and improve the level of industry self-discipline. The examination of business activities of entertainment venues and contents of game and entertainment equipment shall be optimized.

(Led by: Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee; participated in by: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Ministry of Natural Resources, State Administration for Market Regulation, and National Immigration Administration)

(XII) Encouraging the development of the online game industry.

It is necessary to explore the delegation of pilot approval authority for domestic online games to Hainan, and support Hainan's development of the online game industry. (Led by: Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee)

(XIII) Relaxing access restrictions on the cultural relics industry.

The approval of the establishment of cultural relics stores in Hainan shall be subject to notification and commitment management. Support is given to the establishment of cultural relics restoration, protection and appraisal research agencies under market-oriented operation.

(Led by: National Cultural Heritage Administration)

VI. Facilitating the Relaxation of Access Restrictions and Resource Pooling in the Education Sector

(XIV) Encouraging colleges and universities to transform scientific research results in Hainan.

Hainan is supported to set up transformation bases for scientific research results such as biomedicine, electronic information, computer and big data, artificial intelligence, and marine science in colleges and universities in key development zones such as Lingshui International Education Pilot Zone and Lecheng Pilot Zone.

Scientific research personnel from colleges and universities are encouraged to start businesses, take part-time jobs, and carry out the transformation of scientific research results in Hainan in accordance with the relevant national provisions. Colleges and universities are encouraged to participate in industrial investment funds that conform to the national strategy under the premise of ensuring normal operation and career development, and boost the transformation of scientific research results through the transfer of licenses and purchase of shares in consideration of scientific research results.

(Led by: Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Science and Technology; participated in by: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security)

(XV) Supporting well-known domestic colleges and universities to set up international schools in Hainan.

Well-known domestic colleges and universities are supported to set up international schools in areas with better conditions for running schools such as Hainan Lingshui International Education Pilot Zone or Sanya, to serve the construction of the "Belt and Road". International schools shall be small in scale but carry out high-quality undergraduate education, and their disciplines and majors shall be mainly based on basic science and applied technology.

The relevant institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will support the construction of international schools in pairs. International schools are encouraged to carry out school-running cooperation and academic exchanges with internationally renowned colleges and universities in innovative ways. The initial enrolment scale shall be 300-500 students per year (mainly international students). International students are mainly outstanding high school graduates and first-year university students from countries along the "Belt and Road" who will be selected and admitted according to the marks they get.

The Ministry of Education will actively support high-quality programs of studying in China from the relevant colleges and universities in Hainan Province by means of Chinese governmental scholarships. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and other relevant institutions will, in concert with Hainan Province, formulate specific construction plans, which will be implemented after being submitted for approval in accordance with procedures.

(Led by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ministry of Education; participated in by: National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and National Immigration Administration)

(XVI) Encouraging Hainan to vigorously develop vocational education.

Efforts shall be made to improve the vocational education and training system, deepen the integration of production and education, and school-enterprise cooperation, and encourage social forces to develop vocational education through forms such as sole proprietorship, joint venture, and cooperation.

Hainan is supported to build a public training base for vocational skills that serves the national regional development strategy. Hainan is encouraged to vigorously develop vocational education in such fields as medical care, health and aged care, culture and performing arts, cultural relics restoration and identification, and implement notification and commitment management for the approval for establishment, modification and termination of non-governmental schools that only provide vocational skills training and the approval for establishment of skilled workers' schools.

(Led by: Ministry of Education, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and National Development and Reform Commission)

V. Relaxing Market Access Restrictions on Other Key Sectors

(XVII) Optimizing the market access environment for Hainan's commercial aerospace industry to advance the high-quality development.

It is necessary to support the construction of an integrated and open Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, build a world-class spacecraft launch site system under market-oriented operation, coordinate the construction of related measurement and control systems, ground systems, and application systems, and set up a construction management application mode that conforms to the development characteristics of China's international commercial aerospace industry.

The commercial aerospace industry chain including satellite remote sensing, Beidou navigation, satellite communications, quantum satellites, chip design, launch vehicles, and measurement and control are encouraged to settle in Hainan.

Efforts shall be made to optimize the handling procedures for matters such as spacecraft launch declaration and spacecraft launch site coordination, and enhance the capabilities of safety regulation for production, storage, transportation and testing of launch vehicles, engines and related products.

Support is given to the development of international application demonstration of Beidou navigation in Hainan. Support is also given to the establishment of a mixed-ownership reform fund for commercial aerospace development funded by social capital and operated in the market-oriented principle. Insurance institutions are encouraged to carry out related insurance business in the aerospace sector under the premise of compliance with laws and regulations and controllable risks.

It is imperative to support international cooperation of enterprises, universities, research institutions and application institutions in the field of commercial satellites and payloads, and encourage the development of international collaboration, development and application of satellite data and data sharing services.

The approval procedures for international cooperation in technology research and development, engineering research and development, system operation, and application promotion in the commercial aerospace field shall be optimized. It is required to formulate special preferential policies for attracting high-end talents and innovative teams in the international commercial aerospace field, and establish an international exchange and training platform.

(Led by: State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, National Development and Reform Commission, and other units as per the division of responsibilities; participated in by: Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Commerce, and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission)

(XVIII) Relaxing access restrictions on the civil aviation industry.

It is imperative to optimize the management of Hainan's civil airports, and the licensing for use of civil aviation security inspection equipment, and simplify the approval process for planning and construction of general aviation airports.

In the field of general aviation, efforts shall be made to explore the establishment of a hierarchical and classified management mechanism for personnel qualification and a technical standard system for aircraft airworthiness, simplify the approval process for flight training centers, civil aircraft pilot schools, and flight dispatcher training institutions, and minimize requirements for market access on the premise of meeting safety technical requirements.

Support is given to the application of new technologies such as 5G civil aviation safety communications, Beidou, and broadcast-type automatic surveillance in such fields as air traffic management and flight service guarantee. Financial, taxation, and talent policy support shall be implemented, and social capital is encouraged to invest in general aviation, aviation fuel guarantee, aircraft maintenance services and other fields.

(Led by: Civil Aviation Administration, and National Development and Reform Commission; participated in by: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, People's Bank of China, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and other units)

(XIX) Relaxing market access restrictions on the sports industry.

Support is given to the construction of a southern base for national sports training and a provincial sports centre in Hainan.

It is necessary to support the creation of a national sports tourism demonstration zone, encourage the development of outdoor projects such as beach sports and water sports, and issue the relevant authorizations in accordance with procedures.

(Led by: General Administration of Sport; participated in by: National Development and Reform Commission, and Ministry of Natural Resources)

(XX) Relaxing market access restrictions on Hainan's seed industry, and simplifying approvals to promote the development of the seed industry.

It is required to simplify the approval process for qualification identification of quality inspection agencies and import and export licenses related to crops, Chinese medicinal materials and other seeds, optimize and standardize the approval procedures for the engagement in agricultural biotechnology research and testing, encourage Hainan Province to conduct cooperative research with overseas institutions and experts in accordance with the law, and further optimize the administrative measures, promotion and application of superior agricultural and forestry germplasm, seedlings and other reproductive materials introduced from abroad.

(Led by: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Forestry and Grass Administration, and General Administration of Customs as per the division of responsibilities; participated in by: Ministry of Commerce, State Administration for Market Regulation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

(XXI) Supporting Hainan to make unified deployments for the construction and operation of charging and battery swapping infrastructure for new-energy vehicles.

(XXII) Hainan is supported to plan, construct and operate new charging and battery swapping infrastructure of new-energy vehicles in a unified manner, relax market access restrictions for 5G converged products and services, and facilitate the application of Intelligent Vehicle Infrastructure Cooperative Systems and unmanned driving technology.

Efforts shall focus on speeding up the building of fast charging and battery swapping facilities in service areas along key highways, promoting the construction of centralized charging facilities in parking lots of urban areas, industrial parks, scenic spots and public service places, simplifying project record-filing procedures, and approval process for planning, construction, and inspection and acceptance of fire protection design, and breaking down hidden barriers to market access.

The relevant companies are encouraged to carry out demonstrations of business mode innovations around the charging and battery swapping business. An inclusive and innovative prudential regulation system shall be explored. Grid enterprises, and enterprises in related fields such as new-energy vehicle production, battery manufacturing and operation, transport, real estate, and property are supported and instructed to establish investment, construction and operation companies with the market-oriented method, and are encouraged to carry out types of business cooperation in innovative ways, and create an "all-in-one network" operation mode across Hainan Island.

(Led by: National Development and Reform Commission, and National Energy Administration; participated in by: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council)

(XXIII) Optimizing the access environment and carrying out the pilot program of innovative development of rural tourism and leisure agriculture.

Select some part of areas in Hainan Province to share and apply registration data on rural real estate. The pilot program of market access to rural tourism shall be carried out by cities or counties.

The relevant local people's governments shall organize the overall assessment on towns and administrative villages that are suitable for rural tourism and leisure agriculture under the jurisdiction of pilot areas. It is imperative to insist on the collective ownership of rural land by farmers, and establish operation companies for rural tourism assets in accordance with the market-oriented principle.

On the basis of equal consultation and consensus, it is necessary to support the cooperation between assets suitable for rural tourism business such as homestays and rural tourism and operation companies through methods in compliance with laws and regulations such as long-term lease, joint venture, and shareholding, actively advance the development of homestays and rural tourism with idle farm houses and homesteads, include homestays and rural tourism in the relevant development planning for unified consideration, and pay attention to interaction, coordination and supporting development with surrounding industries and rural construction.

Hainan Province shall unify service quality standards for rural tourism and service standards for homestays, and competent departments of rural homestays shall unify planning information management platforms, capability assessment and operation regulation.

Efforts shall be made to effectively safeguard the interests of farmers, resolutely put an end to the "one-size-fits-all" overall development mode that transforms villages into scenic spots, fully consider the interests of investors, operators, collective economic organizations, farmers and other parties, formulate specific pilot plans based on local conditions, and support collective economic organizations and farmers to obtain income in multiple forms such as rent, participation in operation, and dividends.

Financial institutions are encouraged to provide financial support for qualified operation companies in accordance with the market-oriented principle, to comprehensively improve the quality of rural tourism, and increase farmers' income. Insurance institutions are encouraged to develop property insurance products, to provide risk guarantee for the rural tourism industry.

Banks are encouraged to increase support for the rural tourism industry in accordance with the principles of controllable risks and sustainable business, optimize business processes, and improve service efficiency.

(Led by: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and National Development and Reform Commission as per the division of responsibilities; participated in by: Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission)

The measures listed herein shall be implemented by Hainan Province in conjunction with the relevant departments and units. Any adjustment of existing laws or administrative regulations involved shall be implemented upon unified authorization by the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee or the State Council.

All departments and units shall attach great importance to the implementation, and actively take actions, and provide support and cooperation as per the division of responsibilities. Hainan Province must give full play to its main role, strengthen organization and leadership, make careful arrangements and deployments, and promote the achievement of practical results.

The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce shall, in concert with the relevant departments, strengthen coordination, supervision and inspection, and ask for instructions on major issues (if any) from the CPC Central Committee and the State Council in a timely manner.

National Development and Reform Commission

Ministry of Commerce

April 7, 2021

Translated by the Foreign Affairs Office of Haikou Municipal Government