I. Theme
In order to facilitate the
implementation of the state strategy of Rising Central China,
the seminar discusses how to further improve the policies on
processing trade, steer the gradient shift of processing trade
to central and western regions and promote harmonious
inter-regional development of processing trade.
II. Time, Venue, Attendees and Agenda
Items
Time: 9:00-18:00,September 27
,2006
Address:3F,Multifunctional Hall(Room C),Hunan
International Convention &
Exhibition(Center)Hotel
Attendees: 200 persons in total, including
chiefs of local processing trade administrations,
representatives of domestic FIEs, Taiwan, state-owned, private
and overseas businesses.
Agenda Items: speeches by
government leaders, VIP speakers, and business
representatives. For details, please refer to the
attached Agenda (tentative) for the Seminar on Gradient Shift
of Processing Trade.
III. Speakers
The seminar will be
moderated and addressed by a DG of the Department of
Electromechanical and Science and Technology Industries of
MOFCOM. Leaders from the General Administration of
Customs and Jiangxi provincial government will deliver opening
remarks. Other distinguished speakers are from the Party
Central Policy Study Unit, State Council Policy Study Office,
State Administration of Taxation, Guangdong Foreign Trade and
Economic Office, and key localities and businesses for
processing trade of the six central provinces.
IV. Agenda and Topics
Time
|
Speaker
Organization
|
Topic
|
8:50-9:00
|
General Administration of
Customs
|
Opening
Remarks
|
9:00-9:30
|
Policy Study Unit of the Party
Central
|
Trends in the Development of China¡¯s Processing
Trade
|
9:30-10:00
|
Policy Study Office of the State
Council
|
Processing Trade Planning Issues in the Rise of
Central
China
|
Tea Break
|
10:10-10:40
|
Import and Export Duties Department,
SAT
|
Tax Policies in Processing
Trade
|
10:40-11:20
|
Department of Electromechanical and Science and
Technology Industries,
MOFCOM
|
Rationalizing policies for promoting the
upgrading and transformation of processing
trade
|
11:20-12:00
|
Guangdong
Foreign Trade and Economic
Office
|
Guangdong
¡¯s
success story in developing processing
trade
|
Lunch
Break
|
13:30-16:00
|
Key cities for processing trade development of
the six
central
provinces
|
Presentations on their respective investment
climates and featured
industries
|
Tea
Break
|
16:10-16:30
16:30-16:50
16:50-17:10
|
Foreign Invested
Enterprises
Taiwan
invested enterprises
Private firms
|
Sharing of their development experiences and
lessons for inter-business
interaction
|
|
