of which was in use) and had imported new technology and 1,800 items of equipment to modernise its industries. Approximately 65 per cent of foreign investment in Xiamen is made by Hong Kong businessmen.
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Xiamen's industrial output value surpassed 2.6 billion yuan in 1985, recording an average annual increase of 17.6 per cent since 1980. Investment in capital construction between 1980 and 1985 was 1.7 billion yuan. By September 1985, 83 joint ventures, cooperative enterprises and wholly owned foreign projects had begun production. They had an industrial output of 300 million yuan for the first 9 months of 1985.
Zhuhai
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Zhuhai covers an area of 15.16 sq kilometres adjacent to Macau. Passenger ships sail from Zhuhai to Macau and freighters to Hong Kong. There is direct dialling to Hong Kong, Macau and Canton. 1985 700 million yuan was spent in improving its infrastructure, treble the amount for 1984. Its industrial output value amounted to more than 530 million yuan in 1985, 5 times the 1979 figure.
Shantou
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Shantou covers an area of 52.6 sq kilometres. Its development has been slower than that of the other Zones. It is in a less favourable position and its communications are poor. Construction did not begin until 1982 and development concentrated on small labour-intensive enterprises and on the infrastructure. 120 million yuan has been spent on developing its infrastructure. Since 1982, 237 agreements with foreign and domestic firms have been signed, worth more than 1.94 billion Hong Kong dollars. Sixty per cent of its industrial production is exported and 95 per cent of its agricultural and aquatic products. Its production increased by 116 per cent in the first six months of 1986 over the same period in 1985. Exports increased by 46 per cent. During the current Five-Year Plan (1986-1990), it is intended to invest 1.2 billion yuan in capital construction, achieve gross industrial and output value of 600 million yuan and earn 150 million Hong Kong dollars from exports.
Relations with the Central Government
11. The relationship of the Special Economic Zones with the Central Government does not feature in the State Constitution. Legislation dealing specifically with the SEZs has been drawn up by provincial (ie Guangdong and Fujian) People's Congresses and then submitted and approved by the National People's Congress Standing Committee. Detailed regulations, such as on entry and exit visas, registration of enterprises, wages, fall under the competence of the provincial People's Congress. The Mayor of each Zone is responsible for its administration. They in turn are responsible to the provincial Government, more specifically in the case of Guangdong, to the provincial Administration of Special Economic Zones.
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