District sets out its goals for 2020

This year, the final year of the 13th FiveYear Plan, finds Jiading in a critical period of accelerating the construction of an innovative and dynamic district and improving the district’s functions and core competitiveness.

Jiading has set goals for economic and social development in 2020 — added value to increase by 4 percent; the general public budget revenue to realize positive growth; growth of the total output of industrial enterprises with an annual business income of 20 million yuan (US$2.9 million) and above to keep pace with the whole city; and the output of strategic emerging industries and total retail sales of social consumer goods to increase by 10 percent.

The reduction rate of comprehensive energy consumption per unit of added value and the emission reduction of major pollutants will meet Shanghai’s targets; the growth of per capita disposable income of residents will keep pace with economic growth; and the number of registered urban unemployment to be kept within city targets.

This year, Jiading will deepen its involvement in the national strategy of “three major tasks and a major platform” — the expansion of the Shanghai free trade zone to include Lingang in the Pudong New Area; launching a science and technology innovation board on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in tandem with an experimental registration-based system for initial public offerings; promoting higher-quality growth and the integration of the Yangtze River Delta; and be a great host for the China International Import Expo.

Jiading will promote high-quality development of the economy, deepen the construction of turning itself into a major site to achieve Shanghai’s ambition to become a global science and technology innovation center.

It will also focus on improving regional economic density, enhance the development of urban functions, accelerate rural revitalization, and strive to improve people’s livelihoods and the environment.