Zhou Yufa investigates the development of the Shaodong County handbag industry

2025-03-28

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Shaoyang Station of Rednet, August 14 (Correspondents Jin Na and Liu Min) Recently, Zhou Yu-fan, deputy secretary of the Shaodong County Committee and county head of Hunan Province, discussed how to expand and strengthen Shaodong County's luggage industry. Deputy Director of the County People's Congress Standing Committee, Zeng Qinglong, and major leaders from the county's science and technology, national taxation, local taxation, public security fire brigade, statistics, and commerce departments, as well as representatives from the luggage association, participated.

Shaoyang Station of Rednet reported on August 14 (correspondents Jin Na and Liu Min) that Zhou Yu-fan, deputy secretary of the Shaodong County Committee and county head, recently discussed how to expand and strengthen Shaodong County's luggage industry. Vice chairman of the County People's Congress Standing Committee Zeng Qinglong, and major officials from the County's Economic and Science and Technology Department, State Taxation Bureau, Local Taxation Bureau, Public Security Fire Brigade, Statistics Bureau, and Commerce Department, as well as representatives from the luggage association, participated in the discussion.

Shaodong's luggage industry originated in 1979 and is one of the three major luggage bases in China, mainly producing school bags, backpacks, and suitcases. After nearly 40 years of development, the industry's total annual output value reached over 4 billion yuan in 2016, with total tax revenue exceeding 66 million yuan. There are currently 165 general taxpayers, including over 60 export enterprises, over 1,000 small-scale taxpayers, and over 30 Hunan provincial famous trademarks such as Lin Feng, Sunshine 8 o'clock, and Oulansi. The industry directly employs over 80,000 people and indirectly supports the employment or entrepreneurship of 100,000 people.

Representatives from the luggage association analyzed the current state of development and challenges facing Shaodong's luggage industry, and put forward opinions and suggestions for the future development of luggage enterprises.

Zhou Yu-fan pointed out that Shaodong's luggage industry has a long-standing reputation and has made significant contributions to the county's economic development. In the face of new circumstances, the county government will continue to strongly support the development of the luggage industry. Strategies for "going global" should be carefully studied, with the relevant departments and the luggage association playing an active role in maximizing market reach overseas, gradually and steadily increasing the number of export enterprises. Efforts should be made to "attract investment," bringing in well-known domestic and international brands and intelligent enterprises to Shaodong. We must strive to "improve quality," with enterprises increasing R&D and technological innovation, following the path of specialization, intelligence, and branding to achieve collective development. The government will plan and construct a Shaodong luggage industrial park to help the county's luggage industry grow and prosper.

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