Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development held a special training session (the second phase) on affordable housing construction and urban village redevelopment in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The training session earnestly implemented the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, provided in-depth interpretation of relevant policies, exchanged and promoted typical experience, clarified the next steps of work, and guided and urged local authorities to advance affordable housing and urban village redevelopment work in a vigorous and orderly manner to achieve tangible results. Dong Jianguo, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote report. Responsible officials from the housing and urban-rural development departments of 8 provinces (autonomous regions) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and of more than 90 cities at the prefecture level and above, participated in the training.

During the training, officials from relevant departments and bureaus of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development gave detailed interpretations of policy documents on planning and constructing affordable housing, purchasing completed existing commercial housing for use as affordable housing, and actively and steadily advancing urban village redevelopment. Officials from relevant departments and bureaus of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, and other departments provided in-depth interpretations of supporting policies on land, finance, and other aspects. Responsible officials from relevant departments of the China Development Bank and the Agricultural Development Bank focused on explaining the specific circumstances of financial services supporting affordable housing construction and urban village redevelopment. Six cities—Kunming, Hangzhou, Hefei, Fuzhou, Jinan, and Xi'an—introduced their relevant experience and practices.

The training focused on clearly explaining the great significance of planning and constructing affordable housing, the methods and paths in the implementation process, and the issues that need to be grasped. It required relevant cities to implement central subsidies and supporting policies on land, finance, taxation, and other aspects, accelerate project commencement and construction, and make efforts to build affordable housing into good housing. At the same time, all localities were required to take into account the local real estate market conditions, comprehensively consider factors such as the actual demand for affordable housing and the inventory level of the commercial housing market, adhere to building according to demand and purchasing according to demand, do a good job in purchasing completed existing commercial housing for use as affordable housing, and promote the early implementation of projects with mature conditions, so that the public can feel tangible policy results.

The training put forward clear requirements for urban village redevelopment work, emphasizing that eliminating all types of safety risks and hidden dangers in urban villages should be placed in the primary position, adhering to the principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability and being active yet prudent, giving priority to renovating projects with urgent public demand and prominent safety hazards, planning before acting, acting quickly, and acting with success; it is necessary to grasp key links well, adhere to lawful expropriation and land transfer with clear title, effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of villagers, carry out industrial relocation in advance, and combine urban village redevelopment with affordable housing construction; it is necessary to strengthen organizational implementation and promote the early commencement of project construction.

During the training, participants also conducted on-site observations of the KCC2024-2 plot affordable housing project on Wujiaying Street in Chenggong District, Kunming; the affordable housing project above the Shibo Depot of Kunming Rail Transit Line 5; and the Puzi Community urban village redevelopment project (Phase II) in Guandu District. They held group discussions and engaged in in-depth exchanges of learning experiences. Participants generally stated that this training helped everyone deepen their understanding and grasp of policy documents and learn ideas and methods for carrying out work. In the next step, they will resolutely implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, follow the training requirements, promptly commence construction of affordable housing, do a good job in purchasing completed existing commercial housing for use as affordable housing, actively and steadily advance urban village redevelopment, and ensure that all work is implemented and produces tangible results.