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MM Lee praises the success of Suzhou park
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Former Vice-Premier Wu Yi linking hands with MM Lee at the launch of the SIP's anniversary celebrations yesterday. Behind MM Lee is Vice-Premier Wang Qishan. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->SUZHOU: The best is yet to be for the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday during the 15th anniversary celebrations of the project.
Using a Chinese phrase zhong zhong zhi zhong, he described the landmark park as the 'priority of all priorities' among all China-Singapore bilateral cooperation projects.
Mr Lee, who delivered his speech in Mandarin, lauded it for continually improving itself over the years and moving up the value chain and technological ladder.
'Deng Xiaoping, during his Southern Tour in 1992, called for China to learn from Singapore's best practices,' he said.
'The SIP is an important part of Singapore's response to this. At its inception, the SIP was meant to be a platform for Singapore to share its experience and thinking - our 'software' - with China.
'Today, the SIP is an integrated township with industries, services, housing and recreational facilities all packaged in a gracious and attractive environment.
'We made the right decision on heeding Beijing's advice when we chose Suzhou.'
Some 2,000 Suzhou officials were also sent to Singapore for training and Mr Lee praised them as 'quick learners' who picked up ideas on how Singapore works, such as the development of chic restaurants in townships around the island.
Today, the park is 'the best laid-out and most effectively managed industrial park', he observed, adding that it also draws in more investments and generates higher growth than any other industrial park in China.
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan, who was at the event together with former Vice-Premier Wu Yi, agreed that the park is at the 'forefront' of all industrial parks in China.
'The park is a pearl which will sparkle in the years ahead,' he added.
This success story will now be replicated in other parts of China, such as the Suzhou-Nantong High Tech Park, which had its groundbreaking yesterday.
The developer of SIP, China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co Ltd, will have a stake in the new project, its first-ever external venture, located in Nantong city, an hour's drive from Suzhou and two hours from Shanghai.
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and Jiangsu party boss Liang Baohua witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony.
As MM Lee looked back on the 15 years of the SIP, he paid tribute to the many senior Chinese officials who contributed to its success and who are now leading figures in the central and provincial governments.
These include current Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu, Chinese Communist Party organisation chief Li Yuanchao, Jiangsu boss Liang, Jilin party secretary Wang Min, Commerce Minister Chen Deming and former Education Vice-Minister Zhang Xinsheng.
'Most important was the strong support for the SIP from former president Jiang Zemin and former vice-premiers Li Lanqing and Wu Yi, without which the project could not have succeeded,' he stressed.
But while the park has led the way for similar projects in China, Mr Lee cautioned against complacency.
'The way to stay ahead is by upgrading the capabilities of your workforce, the way you service and support your investors, and the quality of the environment,' he advised.
He told SIP officials that they must work to differentiate their project from other industrial parks.
'You must continually improve your service levels and reduce costs for your customers, especially during the current economic downturn,' he said.
Mr Lee is now in Shanghai for the last leg of his four-day trip, which took him to Nanjing as well as Suzhou. [email protected]
MM Lee praises the success of Suzhou park
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Former Vice-Premier Wu Yi linking hands with MM Lee at the launch of the SIP's anniversary celebrations yesterday. Behind MM Lee is Vice-Premier Wang Qishan. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->SUZHOU: The best is yet to be for the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday during the 15th anniversary celebrations of the project.
Using a Chinese phrase zhong zhong zhi zhong, he described the landmark park as the 'priority of all priorities' among all China-Singapore bilateral cooperation projects.
Mr Lee, who delivered his speech in Mandarin, lauded it for continually improving itself over the years and moving up the value chain and technological ladder.
'Deng Xiaoping, during his Southern Tour in 1992, called for China to learn from Singapore's best practices,' he said.
'The SIP is an important part of Singapore's response to this. At its inception, the SIP was meant to be a platform for Singapore to share its experience and thinking - our 'software' - with China.
'Today, the SIP is an integrated township with industries, services, housing and recreational facilities all packaged in a gracious and attractive environment.
'We made the right decision on heeding Beijing's advice when we chose Suzhou.'
Some 2,000 Suzhou officials were also sent to Singapore for training and Mr Lee praised them as 'quick learners' who picked up ideas on how Singapore works, such as the development of chic restaurants in townships around the island.
Today, the park is 'the best laid-out and most effectively managed industrial park', he observed, adding that it also draws in more investments and generates higher growth than any other industrial park in China.
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan, who was at the event together with former Vice-Premier Wu Yi, agreed that the park is at the 'forefront' of all industrial parks in China.
'The park is a pearl which will sparkle in the years ahead,' he added.
This success story will now be replicated in other parts of China, such as the Suzhou-Nantong High Tech Park, which had its groundbreaking yesterday.
The developer of SIP, China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co Ltd, will have a stake in the new project, its first-ever external venture, located in Nantong city, an hour's drive from Suzhou and two hours from Shanghai.
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and Jiangsu party boss Liang Baohua witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony.
As MM Lee looked back on the 15 years of the SIP, he paid tribute to the many senior Chinese officials who contributed to its success and who are now leading figures in the central and provincial governments.
These include current Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu, Chinese Communist Party organisation chief Li Yuanchao, Jiangsu boss Liang, Jilin party secretary Wang Min, Commerce Minister Chen Deming and former Education Vice-Minister Zhang Xinsheng.
'Most important was the strong support for the SIP from former president Jiang Zemin and former vice-premiers Li Lanqing and Wu Yi, without which the project could not have succeeded,' he stressed.
But while the park has led the way for similar projects in China, Mr Lee cautioned against complacency.
'The way to stay ahead is by upgrading the capabilities of your workforce, the way you service and support your investors, and the quality of the environment,' he advised.
He told SIP officials that they must work to differentiate their project from other industrial parks.
'You must continually improve your service levels and reduce costs for your customers, especially during the current economic downturn,' he said.
Mr Lee is now in Shanghai for the last leg of his four-day trip, which took him to Nanjing as well as Suzhou. [email protected]
