Notice of Nansha District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangzhou Municipality on Issuing the Support Measures for the Development of the Nansha Park of China (Guangzhou) Industry Park of Human Resources Service

Normative Document No.1 [2021] of Nansha District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangzhou Municipality

Notice of Nansha District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangzhou Municipality on Issuing the Support Measures for the Development of the Nansha Park of China (Guangzhou) Industry Park of Human Resources Service

All towns (street communities), departments of and agencies directly under Nansha Development Zone (Nansha District), and municipal entities in Nansha District,

The revised Support Measures for the Development of the Nansha Park of China (Guangzhou) Industry Park of Human Resources Service is hereby issued to you for your compliance and implementation. Problems encountered in the implementation shall be directly reported to Nansha District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangzhou Municipality.

Nansha District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangzhou Municipality

March 22, 2021

Support Measures for the Development of the Nansha Park of China (Guangzhou) Industry Park of Human Resources Service

Article 1 Objectives of Formulation

These Measures are formulated for the purposes of implementing the Management Measures for National-level Industry Parks of Human Resources Service (For Trial Implementation), maximising the role of the Nansha Park of China (Guangzhou) Industry Park of Human Resources Service (hereinafter referred to as the "Industry Park") as a platform for clustering institutions of human resources service and building a hub of talents, accelerating the development of the human resources service industry in Nansha District, and producing an industrial agglomeration effect in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Article 2 Applicability

These Measures apply to enterprises, organizations, or institutions in the human resources service industry and the related modern service industry that have settled in the Industry Park by selection and approval (hereinafter referred to as "settled-in entities").

Article 3 Support Principles

The development of the Industry Park is divided into three stages. Differentiated supports will be given to settled-in entities in the Industry Park at different stages. The earlier the entry, the greater the support. Stage I is the incubation stage, from December 2020 to December 2021; Stage II is the growth stage, from January to December 2022; Stage III is the stable improvement stage, from January 2023 to December 2025.

Article 4 Support

(I) Rewards for Settling in the Industry Park

For any entity newly registered in Nansha District and settled in the Industry Park with business revenue of and above ten million yuan (CNY 10,000,000) within two (2) years since the settlement, a one-off reward may be granted as follows: one hundred thousand yuan (CNY 100,000) for entry in Stage I, sixty thousand yuan (CNY 60,000) for entry in Stage II, and thirty thousand yuan (CNY 30,000) for entry in Stage III.

(II) Rewards for Operation Contribution

For any settled-in entity, a reward may be granted each year since the settlement in accordance with its contribution to the economy of Nansha District on the pro-rata basis: eighty-five percent (85%) for entry in Stage I, fifty percent (50%) for entry in Stage II, and thirty percent (30%) for entry in Stage III.

(III) Subsidies for Offices

Under the principle of payment before subsidisation, any settled-in entity with actual offices utilisation rate of no less than ninety percent (90%) may be granted a certain percentage of subsidies for the rent of the office space in the Industry Park: one hundred percent (100%) for entry in Stage I, fifty percent (50%) for entry in Stage II, and thirty percent (30%) for entry in Stage III.

(IV) Subsidies for Property Management

Under the principle of payment before subsidisation, a certain percentage of subsidies may be granted for the property management fees of the office space rented in the Industry Park paid by any settled-in entity: one hundred percent (100%) for entry in Stage I, fifty percent (50%) for entry in Stage II, and thirty percent (30%) for entry in Stage III.

(V) Subsidies for Utilization of Public Facilities

Under the principle of payment before subsidisation, a percentage of subsidies may be granted for the expenses of renting training rooms, assessment rooms, and meeting rooms in the Industry Park: one hundred percent (100%) for entry in Stage I, subject to a maximum cumulative amount of one hundred thousand yuan (CNY 100,000) each year; fifty percent (50%) for entry in Stage II, subject to a maximum cumulative amount of fifty thousand yuan (CNY 50,000) each year; and thirty percent (30%) for entry in Stage III, subject to a maximum cumulative amount of thirty thousand yuan (CNY 30,000) each year.

(VI) Subsidies for Exchange Activities among the Industry

For influential exchange activities among the industry with a nature of public welfare that are hosted by a settled-in entity in Nansha District and included into the annual activities plan of the Industry Park, including human resources summits, academic seminars, and professional forums, with no less than fifty (50) participating enterprises and one hundred (100) participating individuals, a subsidy of fifty percent (50%) of the activity costs may be granted. Such subsidy shall not exceed two hundred thousand yuan (CNY 200,000) per activity. Activities entrusted by the government or carried out through the purchase of services and projects with fiscal support from the government are excluded therein. The subsidy herein shall not be received together with the subsidy for utilization of public facilities in Article 5.

(VII) Rewards for Settlement of Brand Activities

Settled-in entities are encouraged to promote permanent settlement of brand activities (or the main site thereof) in Nansha, such as human resources summits, forums, and academic meetings that have already generated good social influence. A one-off reward of five hundred thousand yuan (CNY 500,000), three hundred thousand yuan (CNY 300,000), or two hundred thousand yuan (CNY 200,000) may be granted for each signed agreement with organisations of international, national, or provincial (or the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area) level.

(VIII) Rewards for Recommendation

Upon approval of the Industry Park, if the settled-in entities recommend external enterprises involved in the human resources industry chain that meets the development demands of the Industry Park for settling in the Industry Park, and if the recommended enterprises have settled in Nansha for one full year and moved its place of industrial and commercial registration, taxation, and statistics into Nansha District, a one-off reward of ten percent (10%) of the economic contribution of the recommended enterprises to Nansha District in the year after its entry may be granted. The reward shall not exceed three hundred thousand yuan (CNY 300,000) per recommended enterprise. Settled-in entities are encouraged to recommend more enterprises, and no limit on the number of recommended enterprises shall be set.

A recommended enterprise shall meet at least one of the following requirements: ① being a top 1,000 enterprise of the world, major central enterprise, top 500 enterprise of China, top 500 private enterprise of China, multinational corporation recognised by or archived at the Ministry of Commerce, or a group headquarters or a directly controlled subsidiary of a leading enterprise of the human resources industry; ② being listed in an overseas (foreign) market, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or National Equities Exchanges and Quotations; ③having investment from Hong Kong or Macao (jointly invested by mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao investors or solely invested by Hong Kong or Macao investors); ④ having notable development potentials and innovation capability and an annual business revenue growth rate of no less than eighty percent (80%) for the past three years, or having received investment or financing of over ten million yuan (CNY 10,000,000); ⑤ being a high-quality institution of the human resources service industry, selected and recognised by the department of human resources and social security at provincial or higher level.

(IX) Rewards for Special Contribution

Rewards for enterprises and projects that plays a major driving role or performs a key function may be determined based on specific circumstances.

(X) Other Support  

Settled-in entities with good conditions are encouraged to build service platforms to actively cooperate in the investment attraction of the Industry Park and the acceleration of clustering of the human resources industry in the Industry Park. Certain fiscal support from the treasury of Nansha District may be granted, subject to specific agreement.

Except for one-off rewards, all abovementioned support will be valid until December 2025.

Article 5 Where any project or matter that meets the requirements herein meets the requirements of the “one enterprise one policy” of Nansha District or other support policies of Nansha District (including policies of supporting or undertaking funds required of Nansha District by superior departments), support will be given in accordance with the policy that grants only the largest subsidy, unless it is otherwise specified.

Article 6 Entities that have settled in the Industry Park shall operate in the Industry Park for no less than five (5) years since the entry, and shall not change its tax payment obligation in Nansha District or reduce its registered capital. Otherwise, the entities shall return the granted amount immediately.

Article 7 These Measures shall come into force on the date of promulgation and will be valid until 31 December 2025. Where there is any change or adjustment to relevant laws, regulations, or policies during the period of implementation or when it comes to six (6) months prior to expiry, these Measures will be evaluated and revised based on the implementation and the actual work requirements in accordance with laws. The Notice of the Nansha District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangzhou Municipality on Issuing the Support Measures for the Development of the Nansha Demonstration Park for Talent Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao of China (Guangzhou) Industry Park of Human Resources Service (Normative Document No.1 [2020] of the Nansha District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangzhou Municipality) shall be nulled simultaneously.

Article 8 These Measures are interpreted by Nansha District Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangzhou Municipality.

Form of Disclosure: Active Disclosure