“National"From textiles to Guangdong, and from Guangdong textiles to Sun Yat-sen University—textile and clothing industry is a traditional pillar and important civilian industry in Guangdong Province. With the signing of the 'Cooperation Framework Agreement on the Orderly Transfer of Industrial Gradient' between the Haizhu District of Guangzhou and the Qingyuan City authorities, the production and processing manufacturing of the Sun Yat-sen University textile and clothing business district has been accelerating its relocation in the past half year. What will become of the over 7,000 garment factories rooted in the Kangle and Ljiang districts? Can Qingyuan, 80 kilometers away, recreate another Sun Yat-sen University textile business district? On May 23, Wu Dongwen, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, appeared on the 'Guangdong People's Voice Hotline' and stated that the department will collaborate with various functional departments to provide guidance on industrial orientation and policies, promoting the transfer and upgrading of the textile and clothing industry."

● Current Status

Relocation to the Guangqing Textile Industrial Park

Clothing factory owners and workers face numerous challenges.

New Express Journalists Learned from the Program That This Year, Haizhu District in Guangzhou City Proposed to...ComprehensiveDemolition of illegal constructions in Kanglu area is underway, with nearly 30,000 square meters of violations removed so far. With the signing of the "Framework Agreement on the Orderly Transfer of Industrial Gradients" between Haizhu District of Guangzhou City and Qingyuan City's relevant departments, Qingyuan serves as the main battlefield for承接 the transfer. However, unlike the small garment factories in the Kanglu area, the Guangqing Textile and Garment Industrial Park is planned to be modern, spacious, and bright factories. Most of the companies that have settled in the industrial park are medium to large-sized textile and garment enterprises. For the owners and workers of most garment factories in the Kanglu area, relocating to the Guangqing Textile and Garment Industrial Park presents numerous challenges.

For garment factory owners, the Guangqing Textile and Garment Industrial Park has yet to develop a complete industrial chain, lacking orders and workers. Small-scale workshops rely on meager profits to stay operational, struggling to bear the costs and risks of relocation. For the workers in the Kanglu area, accustomed to flexible and free employment models, they are unwilling to become fixed workers on the assembly lines in the industrial park. The difficulty in recruiting workers has also become a challenge faced by the Guangqing Textile and Garment Industrial Park, with very few workers from the Kanglu area willing to stay.

Policy

Offer industry-oriented guidance and policy directives

Accelerate the introduction of comprehensive solutions

Currently, the Kanglu area is dominated by small and micro textile enterprises, housing over 7,000 garment factories. Chen Weiguo, Director of the Consumer Goods Industry Department at the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, stated that the textile and clothing industry is also a main component of the modern light industry and textile industry clusters, which are one of the 20 strategic pillar industry clusters developed by Guangdong Province. Previously, the provincial party committee and provincial government have issued "Certain Policies on Promoting the Orderly Transfer of Industries and Promoting Regional Coordinated Development," and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology has also released "Certain Measures to Further Promote the Development of the Textile and Clothing Industry."High Quality"Implementation Plan for Development, guiding enterprises towards the 'Six Modernizations and Three Landscapes' path."High QualityThe development path, "Six Modernizations" translates to "fashionization,"High-endChemical, Branding, Intelligent, Low-carbon,International"Transforming Guangdong into a hub for headquarters economy, a cradle of creative design, and a new high ground for service trade and exhibitions."

In April this year, the "Development Outline for the Zhongda Textile Business District" was officially released. The plan proposes that the Zhongda Textile Business District will build upon its traditional trade foundation, leveraging the digital technology of Pazhou and the advantages of universities' industry-academia-research collaboration, to explore the industrialization, branding, and consumer business formats of vertical integration.Exciting EventPursuing innovative paths, we are further transforming and upgrading into a large-scale smart fashion innovation hub, creating a facility equipped with...GlobalFashion Authority and InfluenceInternationalTextile Fashion Business District. Meanwhile, the Zhongda Textile Business District will also...HighlightCreate five zones: the Fashion Design Pioneer Zone, the Industry-Academia-Research Manufacturing Zone, the Fashion Industry Service Zone, the Fashion Consumer Experience Zone, and the Digital Fashion Exhibition and Trade Zone.

Deputy Director Wu Dongwen of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology stated, "In response to the relocation issue of the textile industry in Haizhu District, the provincial committee and government have taken the lead in establishing a research team with relevant departments from Haizhu District, Guangzhou, and Qingyuan Government, to conduct comprehensive research on issues such as the industrial ecology in the Kanglu area of Haizhu District, the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and the transformation and upgrading of the traditional textile industry. The Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology will work closely with various departments to provide guidance on industrial orientation and policies, expedite the formulation of comprehensive solutions, and provide an explanation for small and medium-sized enterprises."

Next Stop: Digital Transformation

Our company is collaborating with financial institutions to offer subsidies to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Advancing the Textile and Apparel IndustryHigh QualityDigital transformation is the path to development. As Guangdong, a major province in the textile and apparel production and export sector, faces the crossroads of transformation, tens of thousands of traditional small and medium-sized apparel enterprises are also at a critical juncture. Compared to well-established large companies, small and medium-sized apparel enterprises often have more concerns when entering the digital realm. Business owners of these small and medium-sized enterprises are more concerned with survival than with digital transformation.

The "Guidelines for Digital Transformation of the Textile and Garment Industry in Guangdong Province" issued this year by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology sets forth the expected digital transformation goals for textile and garment enterprises. By 2025, the digital transformation and application level of the textile and garment industry in Guangdong Province will reach a new level, achieving quality, efficiency, and power transformations for a wide range of small and medium-sized enterprises. The level of two-industry integration across the entire industry will exceed 60%, with enterprises above a certain scale reaching over 70%, and cultivating a batch of 5G fully connected factories, intelligent manufacturing demonstration parks and factories.OutstandingApplication Scenarios.

Focusing on the capital issues concerning the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, Yi Xianhui, the Director of the Industrial Internet Department at the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, said, "We are addressing the issue from four angles: the enterprises contribute a bit, the technology providers reduce a bit, the government supplements a bit, and provide subsidies for small and medium-sized enterprises. In addition, we are coordinating with financial institutions to enable them to serve the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises."