Occupying nearly 40% of the city, the total industrial output value of Shanghai's five new cities from January to June was 730 billion yuan. Platform | New City | Region
On July 12, 2023, the on-site scheduling meeting for the mid year work of Shanghai's new city planning and construction was held in Fengxian New City. The reporter learned from the meeting that in the first half of the year, relevant departments in this city and five new cities comprehensively promoted the development and construction of new cities. From January to June, the total industrial output value of the area where the new city is located is expected to reach about 730 billion yuan, accounting for nearly 40% of the city's total. Among them, the year-on-year growth rate of the industrial output value of the Lingang New Area exceeds 70%, becoming the city's industrial growth pole.
In the first half of this year, the urban area jointly promoted the settlement of 59 major industrial projects, 3 regional headquarters of multinational companies, and 3 foreign-funded research and development centers in the new city. Five new cities plan to raise 14000 units of affordable rental housing for the whole year, and the annual task has been completed ahead of schedule in the first half of the year. In terms of the ten demonstration model areas, we will accelerate the construction of infrastructure and environment, consolidate the foundation, and continue to promote the construction of the first development area and the landing of key functional projects. In terms of annual major projects, 452 major projects and activities were identified in the "Implementation and Promotion List of Five New City Construction Major Issues in 2023" issued. Among them, 61 new projects were started from January to June, with a total investment of about 42.5 billion yuan. Approximately 63% of the annual major projects have already entered the construction stage as physical projects.
In the second half of the year, the five new cities will continue to promote the implementation and effectiveness of the ten major special actions. The relevant leading departments at the municipal level focus on "one city, one center", "one city, one famous park", "one city, one hub", and "one city, one green ring", using projects as the starting point to accelerate the formation of work results; Accelerate the development of ten demonstration model areas. The relevant departments at the municipal level have taken a step forward to strengthen guidance and promote the demonstration model area to become the "business card" of the new city and the new round of urban construction in Shanghai; Accelerate the construction of annual major projects and demonstration projects. Focusing on 452 major annual tasks and 102 demonstration projects, each new city strengthens its overall promotion efforts, and municipal departments increase resource allocation.
At the meeting, it was proposed to fully leverage the driving and promoting role of national and municipal functional platforms, investment promotion platforms, and exhibition platforms such as the CIIE and Hongqiao International Open Hub in the development of the new city, vigorously promote more high-energy activities and top-level competitions to be held in the new city as a priority, and enhance the influence and popularity of the new city.