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NOTES ON A VISIT TO THE SHENZHEN SEZ

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29 APRIL 1983

Statement by Mr. ZHEN Xipei, SEZ Secretary

I

(a)

Present population : 120,000 permanently resident

(b)

Planned expansion

(c)

Planning

(d)

Nature of planned

development

(e)

Tourism

(f)

Infrastructure

(g)

Control of entry

(Po An was 2,5009

100,000 temporarily resident workers 30,000 resident elsewhere (10,000 from HK)

: 400,000 in 1990 800,000 in 2000

- late 1980, 108 experts began feasibility

studies.

Plan prepared.

Now to be scrutinised by other experts. Plan emphasises industry - 1985 target to equal productive capacity of Foshan; 2000 farger to equal productive capacity of Gangdong. Guangzhou.

Industry, agriculture, tourism.

A

"belt city" consisting of communities with different character

Shekou }

Shan Bu)

Lo Wu

-

Industry

commercial and financial

Sha Tau Kok?

5 lakeside and 4 seaside resorts.

7 level sites, 1 site being levelled 29 highways (72 kms) built by 1982.

to be reformed to assist foreign investors.

New demarcation boundary to N. with checking stations - will facilititate simplification of Customs controls on

-SEZ/HK border.

HK$10 bn.

(h)

Investment to

-

date

(i)

Air

communication

New heliport for offshore oil field under construction in SEZ. HK and US businessmen considering possibility of new international airport outside SEZ.