Huizhou Daya Bay Economic and Technological Development Zone

Huizhou Daya Bay Economic and Technological Development Zone [Photo/dayawan.gov.cn]

Huizhou Daya Bay Economic and Technological Development Zone was approved by the State Council in May 1993. It has a land area of 293 square kilometers, a sea area (including islands) of 1,319 sq km, and a permanent resident population of 20.58 million. 

In 2017, it achieved regional production GDP of 50.51 billion yuan, the added value of industries above the designated scale was 46.57 billion yuan, and public budget revenue of 32.93 billion yuan. In the first half of 2018, the region's GDP was 29.8 billion yuan, an increase of 14.5 percent year-on-year, the industrial added value was 28.2 billion yuan, an increase of 18.6 percent, total tax revenue was 23.01 billion yuan, an increase of 43.1 percent, and revenue from the public budget was 2.97 billion yuan, up 18.8 percent. 

The development zone has a positive investment climate and is the only petrochemical base on the east coast side of the Pearl River Delta. So far, 86 projects have been set up in the petrochemical sector, with total investment of 172.6 billion yuan.

Driven by automobile and electronic enterprises, such as BYD and Dongfeng Honda, the Daya Bay area has developed into an important industrial base on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, with competitive industries such as petrochemicals, electronic information, automotive parts, and equipment manufacturing. In recent years, Daya Bay has taken actions to promote independent innovation ability to transform the area’s economic development. High-tech industries and strategic emerging industries have also achieved rapid development.

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