Zhuhai National Level Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone

The Zhuhai State-Level New-and High-Technology Industrial Development Zone, established upon approval by the State Council in 1993,has an area of 9.8 sq km. The scope of the Zone was adjusted in 1999,with the approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology. It now contains four technology-based industrial parks, namely, Sanzao, Nanping, Xinqing and Baijiao, and an Innovation Beach. The Zone covers 16.8 sq km. Among the 53 new-and high-tech development zones in China, the Zhuhai Industrial Development Zone ranked 22 by comprehensive economic strength in 2002.

Established with approval of the State Council in December 1992, Zhuhai National Level Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone is a national level development zone composed of Nanping, Sanzao, Xinqing and Baijiao Science and Technology Industrial Parks as well as Guangdong Zhuhai Model Base for Industrialization of Hi-tech Achievements.

1. Nanping Science and Technology Industrial Park: Occupying an area of 4.2 million square meters and situated in the Nanping Town in the suburb of Zhuhai City, the park is a garden-type science and technology industrial park focused on the development of such hi-tech industries as electronics and IT, biological pharmaceutics, new energy and new materials with supporting conventional industries.

2. Sanzao Science and Technology Industrial Park: Occupying an area of 2.66 million square meters and situated along the West Airport Road, the western District, Zhuhai, it is a hi-tech industrial park with the development of such industries as electronics and IT, biological pharmaceutics and environmental protection as the main hub and other hi-tech industries as the complementary sets.

3. Xinqing Science and Technology Industrial Park: With an area of 3.44 million square meters, it is situated on both sides of the Industrial Corridor of Zhufeng Avenue in Doumen, Zhuhai City. It is a professional industrial park focused on the development of electronics and communications, especially printed circuit boards.

4. Baijiao Science and Technology Industrial Park: With an area of more than 4 million square meters, it is located on the edge of Baiteng Lake in the center of the grand Western District of Zhuhai City. It has key developments in such pillar industries as light industry, machinery manufacturing, new materials, environmental protection technologies and "three high agriculture". The industrial park is composed of the South Block and the North Block, with the former devoted to the development of industrial projects and the latter to the development of hi-tech agricultural projects.

5. Guangdong Zhuhai Model Base for Industrialization of Hi-tech Achievements: it is located on the edge of Tangjia Bay and the side of Gangwan Avenue. With the transformation of achievements of science and technology and the management of modern enterprises as the contents of demonstration, the Model Base introduces hi-tech achievements and venture investments for science and technology, and takes the major four high technologies of electronics and IT, biotechnology, photomechatronics and new materials highly stressed in Guangdong Province as the main development directions.

6. Technological Innovation Beach
Also known as Zhuhai Model Base for Industrialization of Hi-tech Achievements, Zhuhai Technological Innovation Beach is an important constituent of Zhuhai National Level Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone; co-sponsored by Zhuhai municipal government and the Torch Program Center of the State Ministry of Science and Technology, it is a "corridor" of hi-tech industries spearheaded by such high technologies as electronics and IT, computer software, network communications and photomechatronics.
Situated on the edge of Tangjia bay in the northern suburb of Zhuhai City and on the side of Gangwan Avenue and with fresh air and scenic environment, Zhuhai Technological Innovation Beach stands on the foot of the hill and near the sea. It is connected with Zhongshan University, Zhuhai Campus in the south and links with the entrance of the Beijing-Zhuhai Express. To its west lies the Zhuhai University Science and Technology Park and it is close to Hong Kong in the east.
At present, nearly 30 enterprises have entered the Technological Innovation Beach, including the Software Development Center of the Head Office of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Southern Software Park Co., Ltd. of Ministry of Information Technology, the New Economic Resources Development Harbor of Harbin Institute of Technology Group and Tsinghua Science Park, etc.