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Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone

Updated: 2006-04-19 15:24

Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone (DETDZ) is one of the
first national economic and technological development zones in China. It
now has a developed area of 50 square kilometers and a population of
220,000.

Geographical Location
Situated on the Dagushan Peninsula in the northeast of Dalian City,
Liaoning Province, the DETDZ is 27 kilometers from the city center, 25
kilometers from Dalian train station, 18 kilometers from Zhoushuizi
international airport, 8 kilometers from the Shenyang-Dalian Expressway,
7 nm from Dalian Harbor, 2 kilometers from Dayaowan Harbor, and 1nm from
the Coal Port on the Monk Island. It is in the central area of the Bohai
Sea Economic Rim, close to the Old City, and next to northeast China's
hinterland, which takes up 13 percent of the country's total area and
12.6 percent of its total population. It faces the sea on three sides and
towards the most economically developed countries in Asia like Japan and
Korea.

Climate
The DETDZ has a coastline as long as 44 kilometers and is in a temperate
continental monsoon climate. Featuring a yearly average temperature of 10
centigrade and rainfall of 599.7 mm, the zone enjoys comfortably mild and
humid weather, clear days in the most of spring and autumn and ample
sunshine. Summer is never too hot nor winter, too cold.

Communication and Transportation
Harbor
Dalian is surrounded by six good harbors with wide and deep water without
silt deposit and free from freezing all year round. Dalian Harbor
features 69 berths, including 39 with a tonnage of over 10 thousand. It
handles crude and finished oil, minerals, coal, timber, grain, iron and
steel, combined loading of passengers and goods and relay loading of sets
of complete plant and groceries. It has an annual handling capacity of 70
million tones for cargo and 5.4 million passenger times and enjoys trade
relations with more than 150 countries and regions.

Landway
The DETDZ runs through Northeast to North China via Shenyang-Dialian
Expressway. The railway inside the zone gets direct access to Northeast
Railway Network and is linked to North China Railway Network. In its
southwest, the railway is connected with the national railway network
through the Northeast railways and serves as one of the major land
bridges connecting Asia and Europe.

Airport
There is only a 30-minute motor-ride from The DETDZ to Dalian Zhoushuizi
International Airport, which has 72 air-routes open to domestic cities
and over 10 ones to and from foreign destinations.

Human Resources
There are 17 colleges and universities, 300-odd research institutions,
and 150 state-own enterprises in Dalian, which employ a lot of
professional, technical and administrative staff.

Industrial Structure
Eight pillar industries have been preliminarily shaped including
petrochemicals, electronics and communication equipment, electrical
machinery, metal products, mechanical devices, food processing, clothing
and textiles, and medical products.

Investment Priorities
Priority is given to developing high-tech such as microelectronics, new
material, bioengineering, information and communication, ocean
development, energy saving and environmental protection, recycling of
resources and comprehensive application. Investment is encouraged in
areas like infrastructure, trade and tourism and transformation of
state-owned enterprises. Major projects in the light industry, machinery
industry, electronic industry, petrochemical industry, medical industry
and building material industry are also encouraged.

Administration Committee
Tel: 86-411-7611285
Fax: 86-411-7611284
Email: hxw@mail.ddz.gov.cn
Website: www.china-dda.com

(Source: Ministry of Commerce)

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