Firmly adhering to the principle of "Industry First," Zhuhai will continue to give top priority to the development of its manufacturing industry in 2023 and will comprehensively upgrade its service capacity to create a first-level business environment.

Lyu Yuyin, vice governor of Guangdong Province and Party secretary of Zhuhai, made the announcement on Jan 29 during a municipal conference on high-quality development.

The main venue of the conference was set up in the Zhuhai National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Tangjiawan), and sub-venues were located in Xiangzhou, Jinwan, and Doumen districts and Hezhou. 

A total of 510 projects have been scheduled to commence construction this year, with investments totaling 770.8 billion yuan ($114.1 billion). Zhuhai also aims to obtain a further 103.5 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) this year. Among the projects, 186 will start construction in the first quarter of 2023.  

Xiangzhou-based projects that are set to begin construction will cover areas of photoelectric, high-end intelligent manufacturing, biological medicine, and industrial support.

Rendering of ZSTK Semi-conductor Industrial Park [Photo courtesy WeChat account: zhuhaifabu]

The ZSTK Semi-conductor Industrial Park project in Xiangzhou will become a design and manufacturing base for optical chips. It is expected to generate an annual revenue of 5 billion yuan ($739 million) upon operation.

Quin Technology will also build its headquarters and production base project in Xiangzhou, and is set to achieve an annual average output value of 1 billion yuan ($148 million) within the first five years of operation.

Of note, Xiangzhou District is striving to increase the added value of its industries above designated size by 10 percent this year.

Jinwan will start projects focusing on new materials, biomedicine, electronic information, and new energy in the first quarter. It aims to achieve a year-on-year GDP growth of more than 7 percent, and a growth of over 10 percent in added value of industries above designated size.

Zhuhai Zhongli New Energy Sci-Tech will invest 1.24 billion yuan ($183.1 million) into its high-performance lithium battery material project, which will be built in two phases. Once Phase I is completed, it will produce 50,000 metric tons of PCB electronic chemicals and 10,000 tons of anode material, while Phase II is set to have an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons.

Doumen District will begin constructions of projects in new generation electronic information, new energy and new materials, intelligent manufacturing, and prefabricated food.

Guangdong HCD Technology's new-generation electronic information innovation base project will settle in Fushan Industrial Park and achieve an annual output value of more than 1.5 billion yuan ($222.1 million) once operational. This project will agglomerate a cluster of upstream raw material suppliers and downstream enterprises.

Moreover, Doumen will strive for an annual GDP growth of more than 6 percent, and an annual increase of 12 percent in added value of industries above designated size.

Projects concerning semiconductors, medical devices, new energy, and the Internet of Things will be constructed in the Zhuhai National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Tangjiawan). They will help the zone achieve an annual GDP growth of 6 percent and an annual increase of 12 percent in added value of industries above designated size.

Moreover, Hezhou will start construction on projects that focus on high-end intelligent manufacturing, marine economy, cross-border logistics, and industrial support. 

Phase II of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Logistics Park project in Hongwan will involve building an export inspection warehouse, a bonded warehouse, and vehicle inspection site. It will promote the development of Zhuhai's logistics industry.

Hezhou aims to achieve an annual GDP growth of 6 percent this year, and double the economic indexes related to industrial investment, cross-border e-commerce, the marine industry, convention and finance, and characteristic parks.