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Article: China's Reform Pioneer City to Expand Tourism
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- January 31, 2002
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Shenzhen, China's first special economic zone designed to pilot
the country's reform and opening-up drive, will pour five billion
yuan (about 602 million U.S. dollars) into building a number of new
tourist facilities during the 2001-2005 period.
Chi Xiongbiao, director of Shenzhen City Tourism
Administration,explained that the decision was made to improve the
city's touristappeal.
Tourism fixed assets in the city have now reached 20 billion yuan
(about 2.41 billion U.S. dollars). And the tourism industry
contributes 30 percent to the revenues from the city's service trade.
Shenzhen, of Guangdong Province ...
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