State-level Economic and Technological Development zone carries out some policies for China Special Economic Zones and new pattern management system under the guidance of local government. The administrative committee, assigned by the local municipal government, implements uniform management of development zones and cooperates with other departments.

The committee¡¯ work includes,

I. To make the overall program and economic and social development plan as well as industrial development policies of development zone (under approval);

II. Lay down the administrative regulations of development zone; perform preferential policies;

III. Be responsible for the layout, expropriate, exploitation and management of land; for the construction and management of infrastructures and public utilities;

IV. Administer the finance, tax revenue, labor and personnel and industry and commerce; protect legal rights of staffs;

V. Examine and approve investment projects and provide consultation and service for investors;

VI. Deal with general economic and foreign affairs

VII. Administer the import and export operations

VIII. Administer the environment protection work

IX. Initiate education, science and technology, health, physical education and other commonweal

X. Supervise and administer all kinds of enterprises and institutions;

XI. Supervise, administer and harmonize filiations set up by departments of municipal governments;

XII. Harmonize filiations set up by none-municipal governments;

XIII. Set up streamlined organizations;

XIV. Other functions and powers authorized by municipal government; Appoint and remove work staffs of administrative committee and its filiations.

Economic and Technological Development zones are under the guidance of the Office for Special Economic Zones under the State Council in the early days, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Commission (MOFTEC) from 1999 and Department of Commerce from 2003 since the restructuring of the State Council.

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