Guangdong Shoe Enterprises Move First In Guangdong Province

"The best way to pfer industries is to stay in the vicinity of the Pearl River Delta, with better infrastructure and lower pport costs."

Recently, at the foreign investment forum held in Guangzhou, many Hong Kong businessmen and Taiwanese businessmen said that the relocation of factories was still the first choice in Guangdong Province, but they hoped to keep headquarters and R & D centers in Guangzhou and other PRD regions.

More than 2000 companies: where are we going to move?

It is reported that more than 1.7 foreign-invested enterprises have invested in Guangzhou and 8000 are still operating normally.

Last year, foreign-funded enterprises accounted for 21% of Guangzhou's tax revenue.

According to the investigation of Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of foreign trade and economic cooperation, there were 27 foreign-invested enterprises relocating in Panyu District and Baiyun District last year. The relocation enterprises are mainly investment enterprises in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The relocation direction is mainly in the provinces of Qingyuan, Shaoguan and Jiangxi.

Chen Qian, executive vice president of the Taiwan Funded Enterprises Association, opened a shoe factory in Shijing Town, Baiyun District 20 years ago. He said: "last year I moved a factory of more than 3000 people to Zhongshan. Because ships can directly pport goods to Hongkong, pportation costs are saved a lot, and labor is also less than 20%."

Chen Qian said that the Taiwan funded enterprises association has more than 2000 enterprises, many of which are looking for places to move out. "But the pfer is the first consideration of the mainland, preferably in Guangdong province."

Many Taiwanese businessmen expressed the hope that the R & D and management departments of enterprises will remain in Guangzhou and move the manufacturing sector to other areas where land costs and labor costs are lower.

This also coincides with Guangzhou's industrial policy. In recent years, Guangzhou has encouraged foreign enterprises to set up headquarters, R & D institutions and attract service trade enterprises, and has been identified as the headquarters or regional headquarters of foreign-invested enterprises. Guangzhou has given 5 million yuan reward, and 8 foreign companies have won the prize.

Hong Kong businessmen: pport is a big cost to move out of the Pearl River Delta to open 3 Bleaching and dyeing factories, Mr. Wang said that after the industrial pfer, the cost of pportation of raw materials and products will be greatly increased.

He said, "even if it is the nearest Hunan Chenzhou from Guangdong, it will take 5 hours to get to Shenzhen by way of a freeway. It costs 6500 yuan to pport a 20 foot container to Shenzhen Yantian port."

Fang Keng, President of Hongkong Textile Association, said he hoped that the government could provide some support to enterprises that pfer and upgrade industries, such as government subsidies, tax relief and so on.