Dongguan-HK airport park handles 23 bln yuan of goods

China's first sea-air intermodal transshipment arrangement directly connecting a logistics park to an airport's airside, the Dongguan-Hong Kong International Airport Logistics Park, has handled the shipment of goods worth more than 23 billion yuan since it was launched two years ago, announced Huangpu Customs on Friday.

The Logistics Park has promoted complementary advantages and seamless logistics connectivity within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area since it went into operation on April 18, 2023.

In the past few days, a shipment of rail screw machines completed customs clearance, aviation security checks, and palletizing at the Logistics Park before being shipped by sea to Hong Kong International Airport, from where it was flown directly to Southeast Asia.

"The Logistics Park can help companies save up to 30 percent of total logistics costs. Right now, from the moment goods are handed over to the Logistics Park to the time they're loaded on a plane, the whole process can be completed within14 hours at best. Once dedicated high-speed cargo vessels are in operation, logistics time can be further reduced by another two or three hours," said Wen Yuanyun, vice president of Dongguan Port Air Freight Supply Chain Co., Ltd.

The Logistics Park connects regulations and systems between Guangdong Province, in which the city of Dongguan is located, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, extending key cargo handling functions of Hong Kong International Airport into Dongguan, which enables direct air cargo export loading and import unloading. "Besides local Dongguan companies, companies in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Foshan have also come to us to ship their goods out through the center. This year we've been handling and palletizing about 1,000 tons of cargo each month. That's a tenfold increase of business volume from two years ago, and our clients have more than quadrupled," said Li Zheyan, vice president of Dongguan Jinming International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd.

Currently, the Logistics Park handles over 1,000 types of goods with a shipment capacity of 24,000 tons, accelerating global access for manufacturers across the Greater Bay Area.

Dongguan-HK airport park handles 23 bln yuan of goods

China on Tuesday released a document outlining its plans for establishing a child-friendly society in the coming years.

The document, titled Opinions on Promoting the Construction of Child-Friendly Society, emphasizes the importance of incorporating children's perspectives into public policy as China endeavors to create an environment conducive to child development.

The initiative aims to enhance public spaces by adding facilities for sports, recreation, leisure, and extracurricular activities, ensuring that neighborhoods, communities, and parks are fully child-friendly.

Additionally, the document focuses on improving policies that provide free or preferential public services for children and strengthening judicial protections of minors, including rigorous legal action against crimes targeting underage individuals.

Previously, 116 cities in China have initiated child-friendly pilot projects, encompassing more than one-third of prefecture-level cities and benefiting over 110 million urban and rural children. This new document aims to transition from pilot projects to a more comprehensive approach to child-friendly development across society.

"The document clearly outlines the tasks and directions of child-friendly development during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period and beyond. It aims to extend the concept of child-friendly development from urban areas to rural regions, addressing social policies, public services, rights protection, growth spaces, and development environments in an integrated manner," said Wei Yifang, an associate researcher at the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the National Development and Reform Commission.

China unveils document on building child-friendly society