The year 2004 marks the 20th anniversary of NETDZ. Approved by the State Council, the NETDZ work meeting was held in Beijing on Dec. 14, 2004 by the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Construction jointly. Premier Wen Jiabao gave a significant instruction, Vice Premier Wu Yi delivered an important speech, and Minister Bo Xilai made a work report, representing the three ministries.

Central governor's instruction, remarks and spirit of the work meeting further make clear the developmental direction and guidelines of NETDZ. The central leaders placed emphasis that establishing NETDZ was an important decision made by CPC Central Committee and the State Council. Under the current situation of the global industrial restructuring and the acceleration of international capital flow, NETDZ has become the carrier for the new-round reorganization of the international economic essential factors, as well as a key receiver for industrial transfer. It is possible and also a responsibility for NETDZ to create new experience in terms of taking the way of new-type industrialization, changing the way of economic growth, helping economic restructuring and regional coordinated economic development, and greatly developing intensive economy. NETDZ's development should be continued and better administrated under the new situation.

In the new development stage, NETDZ should implement the scientific development concept, making efforts to realize the transition of economic systematic reform and economic growth mode transformation, strictly carrying out all the policies for development zones, and summarizing experiences carefully. Emphases should be put to restructuring and industry upgrading, technology introduction and innovation, the projects' quality and economic returns, and treasuring and rationally utilizing the land resources, so as to enhance the development level of NETDZ. The guidance for NETDZ's future development is as follows: guided by the important ideas of Deng Xiaoping Theory and "Three Representatives", NETDZ should fully implement scientific development concept, and insist on the principle of "focusing on improving the quality of attracted foreign capital, developing modern manufacturing, and optimizing the structure of exports, dedicating to developing high-tech industries and high value-added service sector, and promoting the development of the park into a multiple-functional comprehensive industrial park". NETDZ should bring its leading role and ripple effect into full play so as to help form some new economic growth points and further make new contributions to our country in building a well-off society in an all-round way. This guiding principle points up the road for NETDZ's future development, giving new meanings and is the extension and innovation of the former principle of "three focuses and one commitment". Guided by this principle, NETDZ will make greater contributions to our country in the course of building up a well-off society in an all-round way.

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