Guangzhou Economic & technological Development Zone is one of the first state-level development zones. Nearly 70 of the top 500 multinational corporations have made investment in the zone. Guangzhou Nansha Economic and Technological Development Zone will be developed into a modern industrial base including logistics sector, harbor-related sector, new and hi-tech industry.

Guangzhou's blueprint of 2010 is to accelerate the implementation of the guideline for General Strategic Planning of Guangzhou City Development, complete the six strategic tasks and strengthen the eight principal functions as the central city of Guangdong. Guangzhou will be built into an international modern metropolis. By 2002, the urban population will be brought under control around 12 million, and the city as a whole will become an international city ideal for business and living.

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Shenzhen is located at the forefront of the Pearl River Delta and borders on the New Territories of Hong Kong in the south, Daya Bay in the east, the outlet of Pearl River and Dongguan and Huizhou in the north, being an important coastal communication hub in South China. Shenzhen is the only city that owns seaports, airport and land ports in China. Its seaports are especially developed. The Shenzhen Port ranks sixth among world container ports. Shenzhen owns Luohu Port, the largest land passenger port in China and Huanggang Port, the largest land freight port. At the same time, Guangshen, Shenshan, Jingjiu and Guangshen expressways link Hong Kong, Shenzhen and inland cities. 24-hour customs clearance practiced by Shenzhen and Hong Kong ports, electronic inspection and release and the commencement of construction of the West Bridge will make Shenzhen and Hong Kong connected more closely. The regional advantages of Shenzhen will be further highlighted and the economy of both Shenzhen and Hong Kong can further thrive. Besides, Shenzhen is a bridge linking Hong Kong with inland area and linking inland area with the world.

Shenzhen is a production base, R&D base and transaction base of high-tech products including computer and parts, communication equipment, audio visual products, optical and electromechanical products, biological engineering products, etc. Shenzhen has over 3000 factories producing supporting parts of computer. The production of television and computer ranks No.1 in China; the output of programmable switching system takes up 80% of the national total; the software export has been keeping No.1 for five continuous years. Besides, Shenzhen holds a leading place in such industries as machinery, plastics and clothing.

As a newly-developed immigrant city, Shenzhen has a unique culture different from the traditional culture of other cities. It is the transformation and activation of inland culture and the absorption and fusion of foreign culture oriented toward Hong Kong. Unique geological and cultural environment of Shenzhen has created Shenzhen culture featuring openness, tolerance and innovation.

Zhuhai City is situated at the southern part of Guangdong Province, P.R. China. The land area covers more than 1,600 square kilometers and sea area 6,000 square kilometers. The city's population totaled 1.28 million. It is one of the earliest four special economic zones of China, It governs three administrative districts: Xiangzhou,Doumen and Jinwan and five economic functional zones; Zhuhai National New and High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Zhuhai Free Trade Zone, Wanshan Ocean Development and Exemplary Zone, Hengqin Economy & Technology Development Zone as well as Zhuhai Harbor Industry Zone.

Nowadays, Zhuhai has set up a comprehensive export-oriented economic structure, with the industry as the key link and other industries in co-ordinate development. Under the government guidance and strong support, five pillar industries have been rooted in Zhuhai: electronics and communications equipment manufacturing, electric machinery and its materials manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment manufacturing, petrochemical materials and products manufacturing as well as computer software. In 2003, Zhuhai achieved an industrial gross output value of RMB 103.6billion, a GDP of RMB 47.7 billion and a total import & export value of USD $16.8 billion. It has attracted investors from 53 countries and regions, involving 7,728 projects of direct foreign investment.

Zhuhai has been appraised as "the National Excellent Tourism City" and "Guangdong Modern Science and Technology Demonstration City" and has been conferred on the titles of "the National Environmental Protection Demonstration City", "the National Ecological Demonstration City", as well as "the International Award for Best Practices in Improving Living Environment" by the United Nations. Important events such as Zhuhai International Aviation and Aerospace Fair and Zhuhai International Car Racing are attracting more and more domestic and foreign friends and investors. Zhuhai has now become a beautiful modern seaside city with enormous potentiality

Presently, the Great Pearl River Delta is accelerating the integration of regional economy. Situated in the core of the GPRD, Zhuhai serves as the passageway to link Guangdong with Hong Kong and Macao. Major transportation links such as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway, the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Light Railway, the West Expressway and the Coastal Expressway will make transport to and from Zhuhai most convenient before long, thus greatly improving Zhuhai’s investment environment by turning Zhuhai into the transportation hub in the west bank of the Pearl River Delta. Zhuhai will implement the strategy of “revitalizing Zhuhai with science and education”, “boosting Zhuhai with industry”, “optimizing Zhuhai with improved environment” and “rejuvenating Zhuhai with culture”, continue to rely on its six advantages in opening-up, science & education, industry, human resources, system and environment, adhere to the leap-forward and sustainable development, encourage the westward-development of industries and realize the “four breakthroughs” in county economy, industrial development, infrastructure construction and regional cooperation. Zhuhai will spare no efforts in building itself into a modern regional central city in the PRD and the “exemplary city of scientific development” in Guangdong Province. Zhuhai is now endeavoring to push forward the new-style industrialization, optimize the economic structure to “create a new Zhuhai” with even stronger comprehensive economic strength and turn Zhuhai into a modern, rich and civilized regional central city with a beautiful environment, booming economy and good social orders.

Huizhou is located in southeast of Guangdong province, at northeast end of Pearl River Delta, lying to South China Sea Dayawan in the south and adjoining Shenzhen and Hongkong. The current precinct includes Huicheng district, Huiyang district, Huidong county, Boluo county and Longmen county. The total area of Huizhou is 11.3 thousand square kilometers and the population is 3.21 million. Huizhou is a city of rich natural resources. The population density is 300 people per square kilometer. It is also a well-known historical city with beautiful scenery and various scenic spots.

Economy

The gross industrial output value and GNP have maintained an average annual growth rate of 30% and 16% respectively.
Pillar industries: electronic information, textile & clothing, tourism, petrochemical.
In 2003, the output value of electronic information products constituted 53.9% of the gross industrial output value.
Electronic enterprises, such as TCL, Desay, Foryou and LG are listed among the top 50 industries & enterprises in Guangdong.
Multinational companies such as LG, Samsung, Sony and Siemens have established their manufacturing bases in Huizhou. 17 out of the world's top 500 companies have made investment in Huizhou.

Major Industrial Zones and Parks.

1. State-level: Huizhou Daya Bay Economic & Technological Zone, Huizhou Zhongkai National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone
2. Provincial-level: Huiyang Sanhe Economic Development Experimental Zone; Yanzhou Island Economic Development Experimental Zone
3. Municipal- level: Huizhou Digital Industry Park

Blueprint of Development

1. Development Orientation: to build Huizhou into a modern petrochemical and digital city and an ecological city of grouped districts.
2. Development Objectives: four bases plus one center, i.e., the industrial base of digital information, the processing base of petrochemicals, the export base of foreign trade, the tourist base and the logistics center.

Dongguan is located in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province. In the last 20 years, it has been endeavoring to improve the investment environment and develop the export-oriented economy. It has attracted merchants from more than 30 countries and regions to invest in Dongguan. Up to now, a total number of 14,500 foreign-funded enterprises have settled in Dongguan and the actual utilization of foreign investment has added up to USD$ 22 billion. Presently, Dongguan has formed an export-oriented economic structure with manufacturing as its principal economy and electronic information as its pillar industry. Dongguan has been known as a global processing and manufacturing base, as well as an important export base in China.

In 2003, the GDP reached RMB 94.753 billion yuan, at an average annual growth rate of 21.5% for the last 25 years. The total import and export value grew to USD$ 52.106 billion, among which the export value was USD$28.002 billion, increased by 18.0% over the previous year.

Dongguan has a well-developed transportation and communication system consisting of highways, railways, aviation and shipping. In addition, Dongguan has a perfect industrial supporting system, including over 3,000 processing enterprises for computer and information industry, constituting 15% of the city's industries and enterprises, the export value of which in 2003 amounted to USD$12.62 billion, accounting for 45% of the city's total, thus making it the pillar industry of Dongguan.

Dongguan is currently focusing on constructing the Songshan Lake Sci. & Tech Industry Park to turn it into the spearhead in upgrading Dongguan¡¯s industrial structure and maintaining a continuous and compatible development of the export-oriented economy. The Songshan Lake Sci. & Tech Industry Park has been ranked as a High-tech industrial development zone with the best potential in China. It will turn out to be an ideal locale for the investors around the world.

Endowed with such benefits as its geographical location, perfect industrial supporting capability, efficient administrative services and a well-built investment environment, Dongguan is now opening its door to welcome more investors world wide.

Located in the middle of the Pearl River Delta, one of the most economically dynamic and flourishing areas in China, Zhongshan has been the No.1 in the Pearl River Delta in terms of the proportion of growth in its gross industrial output value for three continuous years. It has developed an industrial layout consisting of the high-tech industry in the east, the traditional or characteristic industry in the north, and the export processing industry in the south. There are 13 state-level industrial manufacturing bases in Zhongshan.

Approved by the State Council as one of the state-level high-tech industrial development zones in 1991, the Zhongshan Torch High-Tech Industrial Development Zone comprises five pillar industries of electronic information, packaging and printing, health technology, chemical industry and auto parts industry, which have settled their bases in five industry parks respectively. The coastal industry park in planning involves an input value of RMB 3.2 billion yuan and covers an area of 20 square kilometers. Taking the high-tech industry as its guiding industry and coastal- characterized industry as the orientation, this industry park will lay an emphasis on developing electronic information, auto parts, chemical industry, packaging and printing, hardware manufacturing and logistics etc. The total cargo volume of Zhongshan port is over 4 million tons, among one of the top 10 seaports in China and one of the top 100 in the world. Zhongshan spares no efforts in providing investors with a development platform for mutual benefits, equal cooperation and win-win progress. Welcome to visit and invest in Zhongshan for a common flourishing future.

A City Abundant with Opportunities and Potential for Investment

Located in the west of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) and near to Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Jiangmen is one of the district center cities in the PRD. Jiangmen has three districts, i.e. District of Xinhui, District of Pengjiang and District of Jianghai, and four county-level cities, i.e. Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and Heshan. It has a total area of 9,541 square kilometers and a population of 3.95 million people. The urban area is 1,822 square kilometers with a population of 1.3 million people.

Jiangmen is known as the “First Hometown for Overseas Chinese”. There are 3.76 million overseas Chinese whose native place is in Wuyi, Jiangmen, accounting for 1/10 of the national total. They are residing abroad in 107 countries and regions.

Jiangmen is in the South subtropical monsoon climate zone, full of sunlight and rainfall. Thanks to abundant heat and rain, the land is always green, fertile, and full of vitality. Jiangmen has rich resources of land and ocean. The land area covers 1/4 of the Pearl River Delta; its coastline extends as long as 615 kilometers, which is 1/5 of the provincial total in terms of length.

Jiangmen is one of the top tourist cities in China. It has more than ten hot springs, forming a large area of high-quality hot spring group, which is rare even in the world. The natural wonder of Bird’s Paradise covers an area of 15 mu by the river with more than 20,000 egrets perching in the woods. The Watchtower of Kaiping is a state-level historical site, and is now applying for recognition as a world heritage. The Guifengshan State Forest Park enjoys a reputation of the “Wonderland on the Earth”.

Jiangmen has developed into a modern garden city by the river with beautiful scenery, well-developed infrastructure and perfect services. The occupancy of public grassland per capita is 8.97 square meters, and the total afforestation coverage rate is 40%. The air quality reached level II according to the state standard, while the water quality has maintained at level II according to the State Standard.

Located in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, Foshan, which ¡°was founded in Jin Dynasty and was given the name in Tang Dynasty, is a famous cultural city with a long history.

Foshan has been keeping a leading place in the Pearl River Delta in terms of its comprehensive economic strength. In 2003, the GDP reached RMB 138.1 billion yuan, its economic value taking up 1/90 of the national total.

Foshan has a sound industrial foundation. It has established a mainstay industry contingent consisting of household electrical appliances, machinery, ceramics, construction materials, textile & clothing, metal material processing and products, plastics, chemical industry and medicine, food & drinks, household articles, etc, and a group of high-tech industries including optical mechanical-electronic integration and electronic information. The gross industrial output value in 2003 reached RMB 329.725 billion yuan.

Foshan is one of the regions with a high density of foreign investment. There are more then 6,000 foreign-funded enterprises in Foshan. 20 out of the world's top 500 companies have invested in Foshan on 21 projects.

Adjacent to Guangzhou, Foshan has a distance from its center to the three transportation hubs of Guangzhou (Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport, the Nansha Port and the Guangzhou Railway Station) within one hour's journey by car, thus creating a flouring Guangzhou-Foshan urban circle.

Foshan is among the wealthiest regions in the Pearl River Delta with flourishing economy and well-developed logistics. Foshan itself presents infinite opportunities for a booming economy. In the near future, Foshan proposes to invest RMB 192.9 billion yuan on the 10 chief projects to construct a framework of a modern metropolis.

A decision to invest in Foshan endows you with a magnificent future!

Locates in the central-west part of Guangdong Province, Zhaoqing is a middle city at Prefecture rank. Zhaoqing is a famous historical and cultural city at state-rank, which has a history of more than 2000 years. It is one of the first-batch of China's Excellent Tourist Cities and a new developing industrial city.

Zhaoqing is not only known to the world for abounding with the first-kind of China's-Four-Famous Ink-slabs, but also known at home and abroad for its beautiful and fantastic key scenic resorts at state-rank, which are the Seven-Star-crags and Dinghu Mountain. Zhaoqing has a total area of 15,000 square km. and a population of 3.9 million. It exercises the jurisdiction over four counties, two county-rank urban districts and two county-rank cities. In addition, Zhaoqing has a province-rank High-Tech Industry Development Zone. All the counties, county-rank cities and county-rank districts also joined in the establishment of industrial gardens actively, among which, places like Duanzhou, Gaoyao, Sihui, Deqing, have respectively set up one or more large-scale industrial park, which has prepared a fine and firm foundation for investors from home and abroad to make investments and run businesses in Zhaoqing.

Zhaoqing municipal party committee and Zhaoqing municipal government promulgated "Provisions of Certain Policies for Encouraging Foreign Investment and the Development of Civil Managing Economy" to build a fine policy circumstances and preferential conditions. To increase efficiency of administrative work, Zhaoqing started the operation of administration service center in 2002. In order to reduce the investing costs of foreign merchants, Zhaoqing has taken the construction of bearing carriers for attracting investments as an important task to implement, so that there appear a wide spread upsurge of setting up industrial parks in the whole city of Zhaoqing.

Since reform and opening to the world, great achievements have been made in the field of foreign economy and trade in Zhaoqing. Businessmen from more than 30 countries and regions have made investments and run businesses in Zhaoqing successively. The aggregated actual amount of funds absorbed from the investments of foreign businessmen has reached 4.96 billion US dollars till the end of 2003. Zhaoqing has been awarded by the provincial government for its achievements in the aspect of foreign trade exports and absorption of foreign funds for four years in succession.

In the coming 5 years, the leaders of the new plenary session of the Municipal Government and the Party Committee will focus on organizing and Implementing the following Ten Major Systems Engineering: Advance the project of expending the city zone to the east and moving to the south. Speed up the construction and development of the Industrial Block in the east and south of Zhaoqing. Push the economic development of the mountainous areas. Build up the corridor of science, technology, education and culture. Invests more into the construction of infrastructure. Push the development of the reform of the state-owned enterprises. Enrich the connotation of 1000-Mile Travel Corridor. Build up the city into a strong educational city and great cultural city. Build up a Digitalized Zhaoqing. Increase the enforcement on environmental protection.

New Zhaoqing with new opportunity, sincerely welcome all businessmen from home and abroad to make investments and set up businesses in Zhaoqing.