Hua Wen Guang Lv Ti Gui Zi [2021] No.1

　　All relevant departments, towns andstreet communities of Huadu District,

　　TheMeasures of Huadu Districtfor Supporting the Development of B&B Sector has been approved by the district government and is hereby issued to you for your compliance and implementation. Problems encountered in the implementation shall be directly reported to Huadu District Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film, Television, Tourism, and Sports.

　　Huadu District Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film, Television, Tourism, and Sports

　　October 28, 2021

　　(Contact information: Lai Xiongzhi, 36969837)

　　Annex

　　Measures of Huadu District for Supporting the Development of B&B Sector

　　In order to further accelerate the development of the B&B (Bed and Breakfast) sector in Huadu District, create a B&B brand with characteristics of Huadu District, and promote rural revitalization, according to Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Stimulating the Consumption Potential of Culture and Tourism (Guo Ban Fa [2019] No.41), Interim Measures for Management of B&B in Guangdong Province (Yue Fu Ling No.260) and other documents provisions, these Measures are hereby formulated in light of the realities of Huadu District.

　　I.Applicability

　　These Measures apply totwo categories of entities. The first one shall be towns and street communities that are actively promoting the development of B&B sector; the second refers to enterprises and self-employed individuals registered for and engaged in B&B business in Huadu District (hereinafter referred to as “B&B Operators”), who have obtained business licenses with a business scope involving “B&B businesses (B&B services)” according to the Interim Measures for Management of B&B in Guangdong Province.

　　II. Support Policies

　　1. Encouraging centralizedtransfer of rural housing. Towns and street communities are encouraged to take multiple methods to carry out centralized transfer of idle rural housing for B&B facilities construction, with an aim to create B&B cluster areas. For towns or street communities that have constructed over 10, 15, and 20 B&B buildings with no less than 80, 120, and 160 guest rooms on centralized transferred rural housing in a administrative village, and have run the business for over one year since registration, a one-off award of 0.5 million yuan, 1 million yuan and 2 million yuan will be respectively granted. This award shall mainly be used to reward farmers who transferred their housing, support service businesses, etc.

　　2. Strengthening supporting infrastructure. For B&B development cluster areas, the district shall organize and coordinate characteristic towns, living environment improvement, renovation of dilapidated houses, rural waste and sewage treatment, and other projects and funds thereof, and shall complete the construction of infrastructure such as village roads, water conservancy facilities, power grid, street lamps, water supply and drainage, sewage treatment, garbage classification and collection, etc. in public sections.

　　3. Supporting investment and construction of B&B. For new provincial and municipal star B&Bs that have invested over 2 million yuan (excluding land investment) in renovation, decoration, etc., after validated by a third-party audit, a one-off subsidy of 10% of its actual investment will be given to the B&B Operators, subject to a maximum of 2 million yuan.

　　4. Encouraging development ofcharacteristicB&Bs. Under the premise of not violating the relevant laws, regulations and provisions on historical heritage protection, for B&B Operators who use ancient villages, ancient buildings, relic sites and so on for developing characteristic B&B, and conform with Item 3 above, a one-off subsidy of 15% of its actual investment will be given, subject to a maximum of 3 million yuan. This incentive and the one in Item 3 can not be applied at the same time.

　　5. Supporting major B&B projects. For major B&B projects, according to the principles of “case-specific approval” and “enterprise-specific policy”, financial support and land guarantee shall be offered, and a “green channel” shall be set up for project review and approval.

　　6. SimplifyingB&Bregistration process. According to Interim Measures for Management of B&B in Guangdong Province, towns, street communities and Furong Management Committee Office, as entrusted by the district tourism authorities, shall handle B&B registration, affairs and establish a B&B management department. A district B&B development management office shall be set up to coordinate B&B development, provide door-to-door services and time-limited on-site guidance to operators applying for registration by law, and assist operators to complete registration services.

　　7. Encouragingconstruction of high-quality B&B. In addition to provincial and municipal incentives, a one-off subsidy of 50,000 yuan, 100,000 yuan and 150,000 yuan will be granted to B&Bs rated as Kapok (Hongmian) one-star, two-star and three-star in Guangzhou respectively, while a one-off subsidy of 50,000 yuan, 100,000 yuan and 150,000 yuan will be granted to those rated as silver, gold and platinum grades in Guangdong respectively. Those getting a grade promotion will receive a subsidy of the difference according to the corresponding standards.

　　8. Encouraging B&Bs to become bigger and stronger. For the B&B enterprises newly included in statistics, a one-off award of 50,000 yuan will be granted; for B&B enterprises that have been included in statistics and have a turnover of over 5 million yuan, 10 million yuan or 50 million yuan for 2 consecutive years, a one-off award of 150,000 yuan, 300,000 yuan, and 600,000 yuan will be granted respectively.

　　9. Encouragingthe integrated development of B&B. Construction of B&B complex projects will be supported to provide tourists with diversified tourism experience of “food, accommodation, travel, touring, shopping and entertainment”, hence creating a comprehensive B&B industry. For B&B complex projects with successful establishment of national 5A, 4A and 3A tourist attraction zones, a one-off award of 2 million yuan, 500,000 yuan, and 200,000 yuan will be granted respectively. Those getting a grade promotion will receive a subsidy of the difference according to the corresponding standards.

　　10. Strengthening green financial support. B&B enterprises in the area, if recognized as green enterprises, will be rewarded in accordance with Implementation Rules of Huadu District for Supporting Innovation and Development of Green Industries (Hua Ban Fa [2017] No.29); if a B&B enterprise obtains a green loan in the form of commercial loan, a subsidy of 1% of its loan amount will be given, in accordance with Implementation Rules of Huadu Districtfor Supporting Innovative Development of Green Finance (Hua Fu Ban Gui [2020] No.1), subject to a maximum of 1 million yuan for each enterprise per year.

　　III.Miscellaneous

　　1.The wording of “more than”, “no less than, “no more than” and “up to” herein include the base number; the currency of the amount involved refers to CNY.

　　2.Those subject to any of the following circumstances shall be disqualified from the awards or subsidies herein: (I) being investigated and punished due to tax evasion and other violations of laws or regulations; (II) having major safety accidents on tourism safety, food safety, etc.; (III) having received major tourism complaints.

　　3.Applicants shall not practice fraud or obtain support funds by cheating; once found, they will be disqualified from applying for support herein and will be rejected for re-application within three years. If the support fund has been issued, such fund shall be recovered by the corresponding competent department; Huadu District Bureau of Development and Reform will include the applicant in credit records and publicize it to the public.

　　4.Where any project or matter that meets the requirements herein meets the requirements in other support policies of Huadu District (including policies of supporting or undertaking funds provided by Huadu District as required by superior departments), support will be given in accordance with the policy that grants the largest subsidy, unless it is otherwise specified.

　　5. These Measures shall come into force from the date of promulgation, and shall remain valid for three years.

　　Form of Disclosure:Active Disclosure