[Shenyang Liaoning People's Radio Network in Mandarin, 1030 GMT 19 Aug 92.]

How should we follow the path of opening up to the outside world? How should we build the economic and technological development zone?

The provincial committee of foreign economic relations and trade and the provincial office in charge of opening up to the outside world held a meeting of all development zones in Dandong from 17 to 18 August to sum up and exchange experiences and to discuss and study principles, policies, and methods for building and managing development zones. Development zones in Dalian, Shenyang, Yingkou, and Dandong cities respectively introduced their experiences at the meeting. The participants visited the Dandong Development Zone now under construction. The zone is located near a river. Assistant Governor Gao Guozhu attended the meeting and gave a summing-up speech. He said: The past year and more marked the fastest development rate and greatest achievements in our province's development zones. The rate of building infrastructure facilities was accelerated, the investment items increased rapidly, and the trans-country companies entered the development zones. The level and grades of development zones improved continuously. Reforms have perfected the management system and given rise to a number of export-oriented specialized communities.

Gao Guozhu said: The development zones have played an important role in the province's social progress and economic development, brought in much revenue and advanced technology and equipment from foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, accelerated the rate of transforming Liaoning's old industrial base, and expanded exports to earn foreign exchange and exchange for capital goods badly needed in the country. In the course of production and operation, the development zones have also brought in scientific management methods that are in harmony with international practice, cultivated and trained a batch of export-orientated personnel with pioneering spirit, who knew the national condition of China and international economic situations well.

In reference to future work, Comrade Gao Guozhu stressed: We must unify thinking, support the construction of the development zones in many ways, make planning conscientiously, lay a good foundation, and prevent all departments from acting as they see fit and from working perfunctorily. In formulating capital construction plans, we should act according to our capability, and strictly select projects to be carried out in the development zones. We should persist in setting a high starting point and seek high efficiency and high speed while carrying out export-oriented projects in the development zones. By no means should we act as a hungry man who does not make any choice of food, and bring in projects blindly. We must comprehensively enhance the level and grade of the development zones.