Laws of the People's Republic of China

The State Council

Circular of the State Council Concerning the Approval of the National Development Zones for High and New Technology Industries and Relevant Policies and Provisions

GuoFa [1991] No.12

March 6, 1991

In pursuance of the Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Reform of the Science and Technology System, a number of development zones for new and high technology industries have been successively established in recent years in some large-and medium-sized technology-intensive cities and coastal areas, which have promoted the development of new and high technology industries in our country. In order to act in the spirit of "further implementing the Torch Programme and managing well the development zones for new and high technology," as advocated in the Proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Formulation of the Ten-Year Programme and the Eighth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development so as to expedite the development of new and high technology industries, the State Council has decided to designate another group of existing development zones for new and high technology industries in various places as national development zones for new and high technology industries, in addition to the Beijing Experimental Zone for the Development of New Technology Industries approved by the State Council in 1988, and to bestow them preferential policies accordingly. The following are hereby notified:

1.

The State Council approves the designation, as examined and determined by the State Science and Technology Commission, of the following 21 development zones as the national ones for new and high technology industries:

Donghu New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan; Pukou Export-Oriented Development Zone for New and High Technologies, Nanjing; Nanhu Science and Technology Development Zone, Shenyang; Tianjin New Technology Industries Park; Xi'an Development Zone for New Technology Industries; Chengdu Development Zone for New and High Technology Industries; Weihai Torch Development Zone for High Technology Industries; Zhongshan Torch Development Zone for High Technology Industries; Nanhu-Nanling New Technology Industries Park, Changchun; Harbin High Technology Development Zone; Changsha Experimental Zone for the Development of Science and Technology; Fuzhou Science and Technology Park; Tianhe Development Zone for New and High Technology Industries, Guangzhou; Hefei Science and Technology Industry Park; Chongqing Development Zone for New and High Technology Industries; Hangzhou Development Zone for New and High Technology Industries; Guilin Development Zone for New Technology Industries; Zhengzhou High Technology Development Zone; Ningwozhuang Experimental Zone for the Development of New Technology Industries, Lanzhou; Shijiazhuang Development Zone for New and High Technology Industries; and Jinan Development Zone for High Technology Industries.

2.

In addition, the Caohejin Development Zone for Newly-Emerged Technologies in Shanghai, Dalian New and High Technology Industries Park, Shenzhen Science and Technology Industry Park, Xiamen Torch Development Zone for High Technology Industries and Hainan International Science and Technology Industry Park, which have been respectively set up in the economic and technological development zones and in the special economic zones, are also designated as the national development zones for new and high technology industries.

3.

The State Council authorizes the State Science and Technology Commission to be responsible for the examination and determination of the bounds and the area of each national development zone for new and high technology industries, and for the relevant management and specific guidance of each zone.

4.

The State Council approves the Requirements and Measures for the Acknowledgment and Determination of High and New Technology Enterprises in the National Development Zones for High and New Technology Industries (Attachment I) and Interim Provisions on Policies for the National Development Zones for High and New Technology Industries (Attachment II) both formulated by the State Science and Technology Commission, and Provisions on the Tax Policy for the National Development Zones for High and New Technology Industries (Attachment III) formulated by the State Administration of Taxation, which should all be observed and implemented.

5.

In the Beijing Experimental Zone for the Development of New Technology Industries, all transactions of business should be conducted in accordance with the Interim Regulations of the Beijing Experimental Zone for the Development of New Technology Industries, except for the magnitude control of investment in fixed assets and the reserved percentage of foreign exchange earned through exportation, which should comply with the existing provisions.

It is of great significance for the readjustment of industrial structure, the promotion of the traditional industries transformation, the improvement of labour productivity and the enhancement of international competitiveness to accelerate the commercialization and industrialization of the achievements in high technology by relying on our own scientific and technical strength. All localities and all relevant departments shall strengthen leadership over and give effective support to the development zones for new and high technology industries and, in accordance with the relevant provisions and policies of the State, promote a sound development of new and high technology industries of our country.

Attachment:

I: Requirements and Measures for the Acknowledgment and Determination of High and New Technology Enterprises in the National Development Zones for New and High Technology Industries(omitted)

II: Interim Provisions on Policies for the National Development Zones for High and New Technology Industries(omitted)

III: Provisions on the Tax Policy for the National Development Zones for High and New Technology Industries(omitted)