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Economic Scale Advantage
In 2004, the GDP of Shenzhen reached 342.28 billion yuan, and the total amount of import and export in foreign trade reached US$ 147.28 billion, and the amount of export was US$ 77.85 billion, and the amount of import was US$ 54.437 billion. The gross industrial output value was 650.927 billion yuan, and the output value of high tech was 327.8334 billion yuan, accounting for 50.4% of the gross industrial output value in the city. By the end of 2004, the accumulated amount of foreign investment was up to US$ 27.532 billion.
Regional advantages
Located at the forefront of Pearl River Delta, Shenzhen is connected to New Territory of Hong Kong in the south, and is near Daya Bay in the east, and reaches Pearl River Mouth in the west, and is near Dongguan and Huizhou in the north. It is an important coastal traffic hub in South China, and it has 12 ports, for easy access to Shenzhen, and is the only city in China which has marine, land and air ports. Shenzhen Port ranks the 4th among the world large container ports, and Shenzhen has the largest land passenger port in China Luohu Port and Huanggang Port; Guangshen, Shenshan Expressway and Jingjiu Guangshen Expressway connect Hong Kong, Shenzhen and the inland closely. Shenzhen Port adopts 24-hour clearance and electronic inspection, and the commencement of the Western Bridge will connect Shenzhen and Hong Kong more closely, and the regional advantages of Shenzhen will be strengthened, which will not only further develop the economy in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, but also will be the hub and bridge for Hong Kong to connect the Mainland of China and the world.
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