The 2022 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference opened on Dec. 9.
"Open-up vitality and innovation driving force" was the theme of the conference, which included the main event in Shenzhen, 12 regional fairs in China and 16 overseas events.
Shenzhen is issuing a warm invitation to attract investment, enterprises, projects and talent from around the world. Representatives of the world's top 500 corporations, China's top 500 corporations and other well-known enterprises, financial institutions, scientific research institutions, professional service institutions, and key business associations gathered in Shenzhen.
In his speech at the opening of the conference, John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said Hong Kong will actively promote the development of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, achieve complementarity, and work together to promote the coordinated economic and industrial development of the two cities.
A total of 315 projects with a total investment of 879 billion yuan ($127 billion) were negotiated and signed during the conference. Moreover, the contracts of 48 projects involving some big-name companies, including Amazon, Intel, Maersk, Hexon and Sinopec, were signed on the spot. The projects cover advanced manufacturing, the new generation of electronic information, the green economy and low-carbon development, biomedicine and health, the marine industry, the modern service industry, the financial industry and other fields.
Shenzhen Party Chief Meng Fanli said that holding the conference demonstrated the clear pro-business attitude of Shenzhen, the enthusiasm of the city to attract investment and talent around the world, and the determination and confidence of Shenzhen to unswervingly promote high-quality development.
Meng pointed out that the development of Shenzhen is a miracle. It is a hot land for opportunities, entrepreneurship and creation, a home for a better life, and a paradise of happiness and harmony.
To pursue sustainable, high-quality development in the future, Meng said, the city needs a steady stream of enterprises, capital and talent. Therefore, it sincerely invites entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, and talent of all kinds to gather together in Shenzhen for a win-win future and even greater miracles.