Zhuhai National Hi-Tech Industrial Development District

The main part of Zhuhai National High-Tech Industrial Development District is located in the northern part of the city of Zhuhai, composed of Tangjia (唐家), Jinding (金鼎), Qi'ao (淇澳), covers an area of 139 square kilometers. To the west and north is Zhongshan City. To the south and southwest is Dongkeng (东坑), Qianshan (前山) and Shenqian (神前), Xiangzhou (香洲). With the main transportation facilities such as Jingzhu Expressway, Western Guangdong Coastal Expressway (广东西部沿海高速公路) and Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway running through it, Zhuhai National High-Tech Industrial Development District is the main portal in and out of Zhuhai. It is 18 kilometers north of Macau, 110 km south of Guangzhou, and near Hong Kong and Shenzhen across the sea.^[2]

In 1998, the region's developed area was less than one square kilometer. With 13 companies in the area, Zhuhai National High-Tech Industrial Development District's industrial output was 1.8 billion yuan, and 10 million yuan of tax in that year. In 1999 the municipal government adjusted the high-tech zone to the "four parks and one Coast (four technology-based industrial parks and one Innovation Beach)". With rapid economic development, the quantity of the companies in the zone changed from 50 to more than 1000, and its industrial output increased from 11.3 billion yuan to 64.1 billion yuan.

In 2008, the regional GDP (gross domestic product) was 23.2 billion yuan, with an increase of 8%; its above-scale industrial output value was of 112.8 billion yuan, with an increase of 11%; its high-tech enterprise output value was of 49.6 billion yuan, accounting for 44% of the total industrial output, with an increase of 8%; its total export was of 9.95 billion dollars, with an increase of 2%.^[3]

In 2009, the regional GDP (gross domestic product) was 25 billion yuan, with an increase of 8%; its total industrial output was of 114.5 billion yuan, with an increase of 8%; its high-tech enterprise output value was of 55.6 billion yuan, accounting for 49% of the total industrial output; its total export was of 7.5 billion dollars.^[4]

Zhuhai National High-Tech Industrial Development District is an intersection of Jingzhu Expressway, Western Guangdong Coastal Expressway and Jiangzhu Expressway (江珠高速公路).

Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway started running on December 29, 2012.

It takes only 40 minutes from Zhuhai to Guangzhou taking Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway, and less than 1 hour to any city of Pearl River Delta. The intercity railway has five stations in Zhuhai. And two of the five, Zhuhai North Railway Station and Tang Jia Wan Station, are located in Hi-Tech Zone.

Zhuhai is connected via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge which connects to Hong Kong and Macao.

Zhuhai Port (composed of Gaolan Port, Wanshan Port, Jiuzhou Port, Xiangzhou Port, Tangjia Port, Hongwan Port and Doumen Port), is a main hub port of China's coast, and the first deep-water port in Southern China. At present, Zhuhai Port has a total of 107 productive berths, including 10 deep-water berths, with the transport capacity of 25.08 million tons each year. The Gongbei Port of Entry is China's second largest land port, and Jiuzhou Port is China's largest port of waterway passenger transport.

Zhuhai Jinwan Airport has opened 32 domestic routes. Along with the airports in Hongkong, Macao, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, planes here can arrive at each major city in the world. At present, Zhuhai airport and Hongkong airport have strategic cooperation, mainly to carry out the international cargo business.

Zhuhai possesses plenty of power resources. Zhuhai Power Plant has the installed capacity of 3.72 million kilowatt, which can fully guarantee the life and production of electricity needs.

Zhuhai possesses plenty of water resources. Zhuhai has the water supply capacity of 1.8 million tons each day. It also supply water to Macau.

Zhongshan University, Jinan University, Jilin University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing Normal University and Zunyi Medical College are in the zone. At present, the number of Zhuhai's college students is up to 80000, ranking the second place in Guangdong province.