Main achievements of Shantou Special Economic Zone since its establishment.
Shantou Special Economic Zone was formally established198165438+1October, starting from 1.6 square kilometers and starting from1984165438+1October. Since the establishment of the Special Zone, it has started from a barren beach, emancipated its mind and worked hard, and has made great achievements. Its scale is growing day by day, constantly radiating and driving the development of the whole city, and Shantou's economic and social development has made remarkable achievements.
(1) Economic strength has increased. In 2009, Shantou's GDP was11651100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.6 percentage points. The number of patent applications in Shantou ranks fourth among prefecture-level cities in the province, with China famous brand products 10, 30 national inspection-free products and 30 famous brands in Guangdong province. China well-known trademark 12, Guangdong well-known trademark 13 1 piece. Chi (writing) trademarks account for about 10% of the total in the province, ranking second among prefecture-level cities in the province. Initial results have been achieved in energy conservation and emission reduction. In 2006, the energy consumption per 10,000 yuan of industrial added value was 1. 13 tons of standard coal, a year-on-year decrease of 0.438%. The energy consumption per 10,000 yuan GDP is 0.66 1 ton of standard coal, down 4.38% year-on-year, ranking fourth from the bottom in Guangdong Province. Especially in recent years, Shantou's economic development has entered a new starting point. The GDP increased from 49.843 billion yuan in 2003 to 85.0/kloc-0.50 billion yuan in 2007, with an average annual growth rate of 65.438+0.2%. The port cargo throughput increased from 654.38 04.7 million tons in 2003 to 23 million tons in 2007, with an average annual increase of 654.38 00.8%. The total export volume increased from $654.38+892 billion in 2003 to $3965.438+200 million in 2007, with an average annual growth rate of 20%. The actual absorption of foreign direct investment increased from $52 million in 2003 to $654.38+72 billion in 2007, an increase of 2.3 times. (2) Urban construction is changing with each passing day. Shantou, as a regional central city in eastern Guangdong, has improved its infrastructure construction, rapidly improved its management level of urban planning and construction, and has relatively complete functions. It has formed a modern three-dimensional transportation network with seaports and airports as the center and high-grade highways and railways as the skeleton. The port throughput increased from 3.36 million tons in 198 1 year to 23 million tons in 2007. The built-up area of the central city has expanded from 7.8 1 km2 in 198 1 year to18.06 km2 in 2007.
(3) Opening to the outside world has been continuously expanded. In 2007, the city's total foreign trade export was $39120,000, which was 14.6 times that of 19 8 1. 1981-In 2007, the city's total export value was 45.995 billion US dollars, and the accumulated actually utilized foreign direct investment was 7.2765438 billion US dollars. The field of foreign economic exchanges and cooperation has expanded, and our city has established trade relations with 180 countries and regions.
(4) The reform of the economic system has been gradually deepened. The reform of government administrative organs and administrative examination and approval system has been promoted in an orderly manner, the public finance framework and new state-owned assets management system have been initially established, and the reform of investment system and grain circulation system has been steadily promoted, basically realizing the transformation from planned economy system to socialist market economy system. (5) Social undertakings have been continuously developed and people's living standards have been continuously improved. The gross enrollment rate of junior middle schools exceeds 1.000%, and free compulsory education is realized in rural areas. It is listed as a comprehensive pilot city for the reform of the provincial cultural system, and the level of medical and health development remains at the forefront of prefecture-level cities in the province. The per capita disposable income of urban residents increased from 397 yuan in 198 1 to1690 yuan in 2007, and the per capita net income of rural residents increased from 295 yuan in 198 1 to 45 yuan in 2007. The balance of savings deposits of urban and rural residents increased from 198 1 in 2007 to125 million yuan.
Main advantages of Shantou Special Economic Zone's development
First, the hometown of overseas Chinese is rich. Shantou is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China, with 3.35 million overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, spread all over more than 40 countries and regions in the world. Chaoshan people have always been hardworking, enterprising and aggressive. Among Chaoshan people, especially overseas, a large number of business tycoons and social elites have emerged, which have great influence at home and abroad. Overseas Chinese are a huge wealth and the most important resource for attracting investment. After the reform and opening up, more than 80% of the foreign capital directly absorbed by Shantou is overseas Chinese.
Second, the private economy is relatively developed. Shantou's private economy started earlier and developed better. In the early days of reform and opening-up, Shantou Special Zone took the lead in proposing "four liberalization" (broadening horizons, relaxing policies, making bold experiments, and going all out), implementing "three together" (one, two, three industries, large and medium-sized enterprises, collective economy, horizontal joint economy, and individual and private economy), and fully developing the private economy. Private investment accounts for more than 60% of the city's investment, the number of private enterprises accounts for more than 90% of the total number of enterprises in the city, and the output value of private industries above designated size accounts for about 60% of the total industrial output value above designated size. The pace of listing of enterprises has been accelerated, and the ability of independent innovation has been enhanced.
Third, the location conditions are good. Shantou is close to the Western Pacific International Golden Waterway, and the urban area is 0/87 nautical miles from Hongkong/KLOC-and 0/80 nautical miles from Kaohsiung/KLOC-in Taiwan Province Province. It has always been a product distribution center in eastern Guangdong, southeastern Jiangxi and southwestern Fujian, and it is also an important channel for the mainland to face overseas. Xiamen-shenzhen railway is under construction, Shantou Airport is expected to open to the outside world, and the pace of port construction will be accelerated. With the fundamental improvement of transportation infrastructure, the location advantage will be enhanced. At the same time, Shantou is the closest city in Guangdong Province to Taiwan Province Province, and Nan 'ao Island Port is only 102 nautical mile away from Magong Port in Penghu, Taiwan. The popularity of the two places is close, and the businessmen are connected. There is much to be done to strengthen economic and trade cooperation between Shantou and Taiwan Province.
Fourth, it has accumulated certain development conditions. After 30 years of reform and opening up, Shantou's comprehensive economic strength has been continuously enhanced, providing a relatively solid material support for the accelerated economic and social development. Moreover, the current economic development has maintained an upward trend. From 2002 to 2007, the regional GDP increased by 5.7%, 8.8%, 1. 1.3% and 1.6% respectively. At the same time, since the reform and opening up, a number of transportation infrastructures such as Shenzhen-Shantou Expressway, Shantou-Fen Expressway and Guangmeishan Railway have been built successively, forming a modern three-dimensional transportation network with seaports and airports as the center and high-grade highways and railways as the backbone. Science and technology, education, talents, information, business and other foundations are good, and the city has strong agglomeration and radiation capabilities.