XIANNING - The reporters saw the staffs were walking hurriedly and relevant departments were busy planning and preparing commencement of 15 industrial projects in Xianning Economic Development Zone. Wang Yongxin (Deputy Director of Administration Committee) said with full confidence that it’s expected to complete every indicator and make “good start” in the first quarter.

　　From January to February industrial enterprises above designated size in Xianning Economic Development Zone gained output value of 1.49 billion yuan, an increase of 14% over the same period of last year; industrial added value of 410 million yuan, an increase of 13.5% year on year; fixed-asset investment of 600 million yuan, an increase of 39% year on year; tax revenue of 253 million yuan, an increase of 55% year on year.

　　In February shut-downs during the Spring Festival, labor shortage, and snow and rain impacted normal production and management to some extent. But Xianning Economic Development Zone learned enterprises’ production status in advance to make anticipation judgment of output value and operation plan; collected recruitment information and helped enterprises to recruit about 1000 workers through “spring wind” job fair and recruitment platform. During the Spring Festival the boom of machine was still heard in Xianning Economic Development Zone where CSG Glass kept production; 42 enterprises above designated size returned to work from the fifth day of the first lunar month and 90% of enterprises began production on the tenth day; all enterprises began regular production after Lantern Festival. Such key enterprises as Red Bull, CSG Glass, and HOPEFULL resumed full production.

　　Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government paid high attention to production and project progress in Xianning Economic Development Zone where main municipal leaders handled official business on the spot on February 19. The municipal government offered risk guaranty for small and micro businesses with special fund of 30 million yuan to lever bank loan limit of 300 million yuan, solving financing difficulties for the latter on March 18. Now ICBC Xianning Branch has successfully offered the loan of 8.8 million yuan for 3 enterprises.

　　Combining Party’s mass line educational practical activity Xianning Economic Development Zone sought for opinions from enterprises and employees and summarized 12 problems concerning the development of the development zone as well as 30 livelihood and service issues. These problems will be solved by special teams within schedule time. Mainwhile Xianning Economic Development Zone will supervise and promote implementation of 80 major projects one by one.

　　According to the present situation it’s expected that from January to March industrial enterprises above designated size in Xianning Economic Development Zone will gain total output value of 2.6 billion yuan, an increase of 15% over the same period of last year; industrial added value of 680 million yuan, an increase of 14.5% year on year, accounting for 25% of annual task; fixed-asset investment of 3 billion yuan, an increase of 15% year on year, accounting for 30% of annual task. By Xiang Dongning and Zhu Shaohua (www.xnnews.com.cn)