Wuhan Donghu High-tech zone awarded China's second national independent innovation Demonstration Zone

Xinhua Wuhan, December 24 (Xinhua Feng Cheng, Liao Jun) reporter 24th from the Hubei Provincial party committee learned that the State Council has officially approved the support of Wuhan East Lake high-tech Development zone to build national independent innovation Demonstration zone.　　This is the second state-owned innovation demonstration area approved by the State Council after Beijing Zhongguancun.　　The State Council approved the relevant policy measures for the application of Zhongguancun Science Park in the East Lake high-tech zone, including carrying out the pilot of equity incentive, deepening the innovation experiment of Science and technology finance reform, supporting the participation of new industrial organizations in national key science and technology projects, organizing development plans, and implementing preferential tax policies. The State Council also supported the Government of Hubei and Wuhan municipality to actively use the state procurement policy, in East L. High-tech zone through the first purchase, order, implementation of the first (set) of major technical equipment test and demonstration projects, and other measures to promote the use of independent innovation products, support the independent innovation of East Lake, the　　Building a world-class new research institution. Donghu High-tech zone was established in 1988, completed an area of about 80 square kilometers, the existing registered enterprises 12,784, "XV" during the annual growth rate of major economic indicators of 28%, nearly 3 years the main economic indicators have maintained more than 30% growth.　　According to the State Council's approval of the East Lake High-tech zone positioning, to be in the first 20 years before a new level, so that the East Lake high-tech zone to promote the resource-saving and environmentally friendly social construction, relying on innovation-driven model. 24th, the Standing Committee of Hubei Provincial Committee conveyed the approval of the State Council documents, and held a thematic discussion to make concrete deployment. Hubei provincial party secretary Qingquan requirements, the province should be fully familiar with the East Lake high-tech zone to build national independent innovation demonstration area of the significance of the same idea, enhance the historical sense of responsibility, seize the opportunity to fully support the East Lake high-tech zone first try, reform and innovation, and strive to create a new situation