According to the Public Relations and International Affairs of the Kish Free Zone Organization, in this meeting Mohammad Kabiri, referring to the organization’s approach regarding direct communication between managers and the public and economic activists, said: despite the difficulties of recent months, efforts have been made for the problems of the people, investors and business owners to be heard and addressed without intermediaries. One of these direct communication methods is Answering Sundays and presence among the people, and of course other methods for direct contact with Kish residents are being planned and implemented.
He considered confronting rent-seeking and supporting real investors among the serious approaches of the Kish Free Zone Organization and added: so far more than 340 hectares of land have been returned to the organization through removal of encumbrances, contract terminations or repossession, of which about 180 hectares are dedicated to removal of encumbrances.
The CEO of the Kish Free Zone Organization emphasized: lands transferred to entities that had the opportunity to invest but did not fulfill their commitments will be reclaimed, and this process will continue with the aim of protecting public interests and allocating opportunities to real investors.
Kabiri also announced the issuance of a permit to implement the seaman's goods procedure in Kish and said: implementing this procedure, as one of the long-standing demands of the island's economic activists, can help create new cash flow and compensate part of the damage inflicted on businesses.
Referring to measures taken to supply the island's essential goods in crisis conditions and to organize Kish Airlines, he stated: developing financial and technology services and strengthening economic infrastructures are among the organization's programs to reduce the island economy's dependence on tourism and increase its resilience.
The CEO of the Kish Free Zone Organization considered housing one of the island's most important issues and said: this problem affects various groups including workers, staff, managers, teachers and health care workers, and the organization is examining different models of land allocation and partnership with the private sector to resolve it.
Kabiri, referring to the signing of a memorandum for supplying housing for natives, added: expert reviews of this plan are underway and calls have also been issued for implementing worker housing projects.
He emphasized: the organization is ready, through long-term leasing, public–private partnership and other investment methods, to provide the grounds for construction and supply of housing for employees of entities active on the island.
Masoud Nikafrouz, Deputy for Economic Affairs and Investment of the Kish Free Zone Organization, also said: the land division process envisaged for the staff housing plan will be completed by the end of Tir and after notification, information and participation conditions will be published publicly on the organization's website so that applicants can participate in the plan on equal terms.
He added: land pricing will be based on the organization's approved rate and the pricing committee’s opinion, and applicants can participate in construction, operation or rental of residential units according to their needs.
Nikafrouz considered collecting accurate statistics on employees' housing needs necessary and said: associations, communities, syndicates and other economic organizations must declare the number of employees and the real needs of their subordinate entities so that planning and capacity allocation are done based on accurate information.
He also described the use of tokens as one of the proposed models for business participation in the housing supply plan and added: each entity can participate in this plan according to the number of employees and its level of need, and final details will be announced publicly by the end of Tir after consolidation.
The Deputy for Economic Affairs and Investment of the Kish Free Zone Organization, referring to the organization's resource constraints, emphasized: decisions must be made considering the interests of all businesses and economic activists of the island, and participation of private sector associations can help devise more precise and executable solutions.
In continuation of this meeting, the island's investors and economic activists raised their issues and suggestions regarding improving the business environment, supplying staff housing, resolving land status and revitalizing economic activities.
At the end it was decided that specialized meetings be held with the presence of relevant managers and private sector representatives so that the raised issues are examined separately and executable solutions are developed for them.