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OFFICIAL REPLY OF THE STATE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GUANGZHOU BONDED AREA

    People's Government of Guangdong Province:

    The Report Submitted by the People's Government of Guangzhou City on the
Establishment of a Bonded Area in the Guangzhou Economic and Technological
Development Zone, transmitted by your Province in 1990, has been received. An
official reply is hereby made as follows:

    1. We have agreed to establish the Guangzhou Bonded Area. The Guangzhou
Bonded Area shall give full play to the advantage of the New Huangpu Port in
Guangzhou, actively serve the extension of entrepot trade and processing for
export, and provide services for trade, such as processing and sorting out,
packaging, storage, transport and commodity display.

    2. The Guangzhou Bonded Area shall be located within the Beiwei Second
Subzone in the northeast part of the Guangzhou Economic and Technological
Development Zone. The north and west boundaries of the Bonded Area are the
Hengqi River, east is the Dongjiang River and south is the special line for
the New Shagang Port elevated railway built in progress. It is 1.4 square
kilometers in area. Separation installation shall be equipped on all sides of
the Bonded Area as required by Customs and shall be put into use upon
acceptance after checking by Customs. No residence area shall be established
within the Bonded Area. With the exception of the security personnel, no other
personnel shall be permitted to reside in the Bonded Area.

    3. The Bonded Area shall be under the supervision and administration of
Customs. The Customs in Huangpu may, in reference with the measures of the
General Customs Administration governing the Bonded Area of Outer Gaoqiao in
Shanghai approved by the State Council, formulate the detailed rules for the
supervision and administration of the Guangzhou Bonded Area and implement them
subject to the approval of the General Customs Administration.

    4. For the control of banking and foreign exchange in the Bonded Area, the
competent departments in Guangzhou City shall formulate detailed
implementation rules in accordance with the relevant State provisions
governing bonded areas in Tianjin and Shanghai, and shall implement them
subject to the approval of the competent departments of the State.

    5. The current policies for the Development Zone shall apply to the
control of other matters in the Banded Area.

    6. With regard to the size of institution and personnel needed by the
Customs in the Bonded Area, your Province is allowed to study and report to
the State Council for approval and assignment.