On the afternoon of May 29th, the Information Office of Shanghai Municipal Government organized the 199th press conference on COVID-19 prevention and control in Shanghai. Wu Qing, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipal Government, Hua Yuan, Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Municipal Government and Director of Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Wu Jincheng, Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, Gu Jun, Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission, and Fei Yuqing, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, attended and introduced the latest situation of epidemic prevention and control, and answered questions from reporters. Yin Xin, Spokesman of Shanghai Municipal Government, presided over the press conference.
At the press conference, Mr. Wu said that the current epidemic has brought great impact on Shanghai's industrial economy and market players, and the majority of enterprises have an urgent desire to resume work and production. In the early stage, leading enterprises took the lead in resuming work and production, which drove other enterprises to resume work and production in an orderly manner. Since late May, relevant municipal departments and districts have expanded the coverage of resumption of work and production. At present, 100% of industrial enterprises above designated size at Lingang New Area and Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone have resumed work, and the resumption rate of industrial enterprises above designated size at Jinshan and other districts has exceeded 90%. The resumption of work and production in Shanghai has achieved initial results. In the next stage, the city will successively introduce solid policies to help enterprises to bail out, so as to effectively benefit the enterprise owners and accelerate the improvement of the resilience and competitiveness of the industrial chain and supply chain. It will also accelerate the investment in major industrial projects and drive the recovery of industrial economy and the development of enterprises as soon as possible. In the second half of the year, we will focus on promoting a number of key technological transformation projects, support enterprises to promote equipment renewal and technological upgrading, and accelerate the deep integration of manufacturing and digital technology.
Next, we will hold a global investment promotion conference, and sincerely invite more outstanding enterprises, institutions and talents to invest in Shanghai, so as to make efforts to restore and revitalize Shanghai's economy and create a better future!
