Guangzhou plans to develop itself into an international logistics
center for the south of China within eight years, according to an
official of the city government. Then, the cost of logistics will
be reduced to 13 percent of the provincial gross domestic product
(GDP) and third party logistics will account for 23 percent of the
total logistics market.
Wu
Ziyou, vice director of the Development and Planning Committee of
Guangzhou, says modern logistics has a good start in the city and
will develop quickly in next five to 10 years. Third party
logistics, especially sea port and airport logistics handled by
others, will maintain faster growth than GDP. It is expected that
the throughput of airports will increase from 490,000 tons (2000)
to 1.33 million tons (2010), with an average development rate of 10
percent.
To
set up comprehensive logistic information and transportation
platforms, Guangzhou plans to build three international logistic
zones at Nansha, Huangpu and Guangzhou New Airport and five
regional logistic parks at Fangcun, Baiyun, Zengcheng, Panyu and
Huadu. The city will introduce logistics helpful policies and
regulations to attract international, state-owned and
privately-owned logistic companies.
The program and building of the three international logistic zones
is at present underway. The Huangpu Logistic Zone has marked out an
area of some 33 hectares for its eastern part. The program of the
Nansha Logistic Zone is still under examination. And the Guangzhou
Airport Zone has marked out 66-hectare area to set groundwork and
underground pipes in place.
Wu
Ziyou said the three international logistic Zones have different
business regions. Huangpu Zone covers the short and middle-distant
regions of the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Chinese
provinces along its seas as well as Japan, ROK, DPRK and the
Southeast Asia. Nansha Zone will develop bonded processing, storage
and transportation to provide services for ocean container
transportation. Guangzhou Airport Zone will provide storage,
transfer, and processing, packaging, express and standard delivery
for air-transported goods.
To
speed-up logistics' development, Guangzhou will also introduce a
logistic joint conference system, referring to the experience of
Hong Kong.
(China.org.cn by Feng Yikun May 7, 2003)