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In response to another question concerning
the function of the Commission of Special Economic Zones
in the State Council, Mr Yang said that this Commission
was not intended to be a policy decision-making body. Its
main functions were to liaise with the various ministries
and departments concerning matters relating to the special
economic zones and to smooth out any possible conflicts.
For policy guidance, the SSEZ had to look towards the
provincial authorities in Guangdong.
Industrial development
8.
Within the SSEZ, 110 km2 or about one-third of
the total area are designated for industrial uses, of
Of the Rmb 5.76
which 50 km had been developed.
km2
billion of gross industrial output produced in the
Shenzhen City in 1987, Rmb 3.1 billion or 53% was
exported. In the first three quarters of 1988, the
corresponding proportion was 52%.
9.
Mr Zhang of the Inward Investment Office told
the team that by the end of 1987, there were 1,580 industrial enterprises in Shenzhen, employing more than 200,000 workers. Electronics was the most important industry, accounting for 40% of the City's industrial
production. It was followed by textiles industry which
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According to the information given by a Shenzhen delegation which visited the Industry Department on 23 November, the State Council had already approved Shenzhen's application to become the tenth "city (administrative region) with separate plans" starting from 1989. (The other nine such cities are Chongqing, Wuhan, Shenyang, Dalian, Harbin,
Guangzhou, Xian, Qingdao and Ningpo.) But even with such a status, the Shenzhen City would not rank as a province.
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