Wang Minzheng, director of the Kunming National Hi-Tech Industrial Zone, was interviewed by the Kunming Broadcasting and Television Company on Jan 4, when he talked about the Zone's development plans for 2015.

Wang said that in the new year, the Zone plans to promote its development from the following aspects:

First, improve the investment environment and increase service efficiency to better serve enterprises in the Zone.

Second, build a financial service center to solve funding problems for the medium-sized and small scientific and technological enterprises.

Third, promote the construction of ten major projects each valued at more than 100 million yuan ($16.1 million) and increase the investment in infrastructure construction by 30 percent.

Fourth, strengthen investment promotion with the focus on the development of an industrial cluster and an extension of the industrial chain. In particular, the Zone will concentrate on bio-pharmaceuticals, new materials and information technology.

Fifth, increase input on education, construction of medical institutions and renovation of shanty towns in the Zone.

Sixth, strengthen supervision and management on government officials to impede corruption and nonfeasance.

Wang Minzheng (left) talks about the Kunming Hi-Tech Zone’s development plan for 2015 on Jan 4 at the Kunming Broadcasting and Television Company. [Photo/kmhnz.gov.cn]

By Shi Zihan and edited by Brian Salter