 1.
Regional Advantages
Shenzhen is situated at the frontier of
the Pearl River Delta, and joins New Territory
Hong Kong to the south. Facing Daya Bay
to the east, connecting to Zhujiang River
mouth to the west, and neighboring Dongguan
City and Huizhou City to the north, Shenzhen
with 12 ports is a transportation hinge
in the costal area of South China. Meanwhile,
Shenzhen is the only city in China Mainland
that has sea, land and air ports meantime.
Shenzhen Port ranks the fourth among container
ports around the world. Shenzhen has the
largest land passenger ports of China, Luohu
Port and Huanggang Port. Guangzhou-Shenzhen
and Shenzhen-Shantou expressways as well
as Beijing-Kowloon and Guangzhou-Shenzhen
railways closely bring Hong Kong, Shenzhen
and inland cities together.
At present, Shenzhen-Hong Kong ports have
successfully launches the 24-hour customs
clearance and paperless inspection. With
the construction of the western bridge,
the integration between Shenzhen and Hong
Kong will be further promoted.
The air freight industry of Shenzhen ranks
the thirty-seventh in the world. With the
support of Hong Kong International Airport,
goods from Shenzhen can reach any of the
major cities of Asia within 5 hours. Relying
on its special geography, Shenzhen enjoys
highlighted regional advantages, which not
only furthers economies of both Shenzhen
and Hong Kong, but also serves a link and
bridge for Hong Kong to be connected with
the inland regions as well as other parts
of the world.
2. Economic Scale
In 2005, the total output of Shenzhen reached
RMB 492.690 billion, and the total retail
sales of consumption commodities amounted
to RMB 143.767 billion. The total imports
and exports reached USD 182.860 billion,
among which, the exports were USD 101.500
billion and the imports being USD 81.350
billion. The exports in Shenzhen have ranked
top among large cities of the country for
13 years consecutively. In 2005, the added
value of the city¡¯s industries above designated
scale reached RMB 227.290 billion, and output
of hi-tech industries reached RMB 490.00
billion, among which, the output of hi-tech
products with independent intellectual properties
accounted for 58%. By end of 2005, aggregated
actually utilized foreign funds reached
USD 30.300 billion.
The total imports and exports of Shenzhen
have maintained the first position in China
for 13 years successively, accounting for
about 13% of those of the country.
In 2005, the disposable income per capita
of Shenzhen reached RMB 21,494.40, and its
GDP per capita ranked the first in China
Mainland.
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