Guangdong - Foshan High-tech Industrial Development Zone

Foshan High-tech Industrial Development Zone

Facts and Figures (2007)

Source: Administration Committee of Foshan High-tech Industrial Development Zone    

Introduction

The Foshan High-tech Industrial Development Zone (Foshan HIDZ) is located within Foshan, in the central and southern part of Guangdong Province. The zone won the approval from the State Council to be a state-level development zone in 1992, and covers a designated area of 10 km².

In 2008, Chancheng Economic Development Zone (Chancheng EDZ), Shunde Industrial Zone (Shunde IZ), Nanhai Economic Development Zone (Nanhai EDZ, including Guangdong Finance High-tech Service Zone), Foshan Nanhai Industrial Zone (Foshan Nanhai IZ), Foshan Sanshui Industrial Zone (Foshan Sanshui IZ) and Foshan Gaoming Cangjiang Industrial Zone (Foshan Gaoming Cangjiang IZ) were all integrated into Foshan HIDZ.

Foshan is situated in the northern part of the Pearl River Delta. The city borders Guangzhou to the east, and Hong Kong and Macau to the south. It takes almost an hour to drive from Foshan to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou Port and Guangzhou Railway Station. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the third-largest airport on mainland China, in terms of freight in 2007. Guangzhou Port is the third-largest container port in China, and handled 9.2 million TEUs in 2007.

China National Highways 321, 324 and 325 run through Foshan HIDZ, while the Guangzhou-Foshan Expressway, Foshan-Zhuhai Highway and Guangzhou-Sanshui Highway connect the zone with Zhuhai, Guangzhou and other major cities in the Pearl River Delta. Nanhai Sansan Port and an inland river port are also located in the zone, which have annual handling capacities of 0.3 million TEUs and 2 million tons of freight respectively.

Bordering Guangzhou, Foshan shares the rich talents resources that are available in Guangzhou. In 2007, there were sixty-three universities and colleges in Guangzhou, with the number of college graduates rising 11.8% year-on-year to 137,400 in the same year.

Investment Climate

Foshan HIDZ
Foshan HIDZ has formed optical-mechanical-electronic integration, electronics, information technology and new materials as its major industries. In 2007, the gross industrial output from Foshan HIDZ reached RMB 34 billion, accounting for 3.6% of that from Foshan. The major investors in the zone include Premier, Tamron and Kenmos Technology. Foshan Premier Technology was set up as a joint project between Taiwan-based Premier and Foshan Materials Group in 1990. It is a photoelectron products supplier to Konica, Nikon, Fuji and other optical giants.

Foshan Nanhai EDZ

Foshan Nanhai EDZ encourages investments in electronics, home appliances, auto parts and non-ferrous metallurgy industries, and has attracted Qimei, Honda, Toshiba and other investors to set up their businesses in the park. Guangdong Finance High-tech Service Zone, situated within Nanhai EDZ, encourages investments in the banking, insurance and security sectors. HSBC has opened its third group service-center on the mainland in the zone, aiming to provide operational services to the banking giant's offices throughout the world. In 2007, Foshan Nanhai EDZ realized an industrial output of RMB 58.6 billion, making up 6.3% of Foshan's total.

Foshan Nanhai IZ

Foshan Nanhai IZ has developed hardware and home appliances as its mainstream industries. By 2007, five-hundred and forty-eight firms had commenced business operations in the zone, with contractual investments accumulating to RMB 4.8 billion. Examples of these investors include Fuji, Foshan Xiandao, Hefeng (Hong Kong). In 2007, the gross industrial output from the zone hit RMB 2.4 billion.

Shunde IZ

Shunde IZ encourages investments in the home appliances, electronics, pharmaceuticals and auto parts industries. By the end of 2007, it had attracted five-hundred and eighty-six firms to invest in the zone, with contractual investments adding up to RMB 10.3 billion. The zone serves as headquarters for Glanz, Kangbao, Hisense Kelon and other large domestic home appliance-makers. It also attracted Nortel from Canada, Toyota from Japan, and other large multinational firms, all of which have begun to establish their businesses in the zone.

Chancheng EDZ

Chancheng EDZ won the title "National Torch Plan Foshan Precision Equipment Manufacturing Base" in 2008. The Torch Plan, officially approved by the State Council in 1988, aims to develop high-tech industries and realize industrialization in China. The zone has established electronics, machinery and construction materials as its major industries. By 2007, a total of twelve firms, such as Yichuang Bio-tech, Shandu Electric Appliances and Fenghui Electronics, had made investments in the zone, with investments totaling RMB 500 million.

Foshan Gaoming Cangjiang IZ

Foshan Gaoming Cangjiang IZ, once a province-level development zone in Foshan, mainly encourages investments in the electronic appliances, textiles, food processing, metallurgies and chemicals industries. A large number of domestic firms, such as Foshan Haitian, Foshan Yida Textiles and Foshan Jinland Alumni, already made their presence known in the zone, with total investment value exceeding RMB 47.7 billion in 2007. The gross industrial output from the zone hit RMB 81.8 billion, comprising 8.7% of Foshan's total.

Foshan Sanshui IZ

Foshan Sanshui IZ has formed auto parts, medical instruments and electronics as its major industries. By 2007, a total of four-hundred and seventy-five firms had launched projects in the zone, with cumulative contractual investments hitting RMB 26.8 billion. The industrial output value from the zone reached RMB 20.4 billion in 2007. Major investors in the zone include JSR, AR, Hengxin, et cetera.