China.org.cn:
What difficulties and problems have been encountered while helping the industries and enterprises to resume production?
Zhang Aiguo:
We assigned foreign trade, foreign funded enterprises and logistics enterprises to major officials of the commission, who are responsible to help them resolve their practical problems, so the policies can be customized to the needs of different enterprises. We worked with the Tianjin Branch of the Bank of China to offer financial services to the enterprises, and guarantee the foreign trade, logistics, pharmaceutical research and development, life necessities enterprises can obtain loans with one-year preferential interest rate.
Meanwhile, we helped some technology enterprises to find more than 1,000 workers to spur their resumption of operation.
We have coordinated with the Tianjin municipal health commission to organize the Teda Hospital and Tianjin Occupational Diseases Precaution and Therapeutic Hospital to conduct physical examinations of their new recruits.
China.org.cn:
As the epidemic is being brought under control, what will the commission do to ensure the smooth operation of the logistic channels?
Zhang Aiguo:
We will continue to serve as the watchdog of the market, monitoring the vegetable stock and wholesale prices, and work with relevant departments to ensure the logistics undisturbed and the reliability of supplies.
China.org.cn:
What is the commission's plan for foreign trade, convention and exhibition in the future?
Zhang Aiguo:
Our focus will be on spurring trade enterprises to resume operation to secure a full victory in regard to epidemic control and economic development. On the one hand, we will continue to carry out all kinds of preferential policies, and on the other hand, we will work with enterprises to help resolve the enterprises' practical difficulties in labor shortage, logistics and financing.
We will push the projects related to the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Tianjin) to resume construction, and ensure construction projects can be finished before the deadline. Meanwhile, we will work closely with all relevant parties to reduce the number of exhibitions and conventions during the epidemic.
Besides, we will carry on the preparation for some scheduled big exhibitions and conventions, such as the World Intelligence Congress, and the Tianjin International Fair for Investment and Trade, and welcome participants from home and abroad.
