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Huizhou Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone
China Knowledge Press, June 2011, Pages: 25
Huizhou Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone (Huizhou Zhongkai HIDZ) rated “A” by China Knowledge in a research report published today. The industrial park, covering an area of 19.7 sq km, won approval from the State Council to be a state-level development zone in 1992. The zone is located southwestern part of Huizhou in Guangdong Province. Lying in the eastern part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou Zhongkai HIDZ borders Shenzhen to the south and Dongguan to the west.
The zone has convenient transportation; it connects with Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Dongguan by the Huizhou-Shenzhen Highway, the Guangzhou-Huizhou Highway and the Dongguan-Huizhou Highway. The Beijing-Kowloon Railway and the Huizhou-Aotou Railway also run through the zone. Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport is within a 1.5-hour drive of the zone.
In 2010, five towns, namely Chenjiang, Huihuan, Lilin, Tongqiao and Tonghu, which covers three industrial parks, (namely Dongjiang High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Huizhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone, and Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone) , and one development base of overseas graduates were intergrated into Huizhou Zhongkai HIDZ. The area expanded to 309 sq km from 19.7 sq km, and the population reached nearly half million residents.
In 2009, Huizhou Zhongkai HIDZ generated a gross industrial output of RMB 63.6 billion, accounting for more than one-fourth of Huizhou’s total. The export value of the zone amounted to US$5.7 billion, comprising 31% of Huizhou’s total.
Electronics, information technology and telecommunications are the major industries in the zone. The zone is one of China’s national-recognized electronic information industry bases and a national-recognized video and audio park. In 2008, the gross industrial output from the electronics and information technology industries surpassed RMB 52.5 billion, contributing 84% to the zone’s total.
Major investors in the zone include Sony, SPG, Futaba, Coca-Cola, LG and Siemens. Siemens VDO Auto Electronics was set up in 1986 as a joint venture between Siemens VDO and Desay Group. The firm mainly supplies electronic products to Volkswagen, GE, Chery and other auto giants in China.
Some domestic firms have also chosen to launch units in the zone. Major domestic investors include TCL, Desay, Kingsoft and Foryou Group. TCL, a major electronics firm in China, was set up a computer-production base in the zone. It has an annual production capacity of 1 million PCs.
Industrial parks rated A have above-average investor appeal. Basic conditions are adequate, but improvements are still needed in some areas. There are 50 single A rated industrial parks among 254 rated by China Knowledge since 2003.
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