Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development District (GETDD; ) is one of the first

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al economic development zones in

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History

The development zone was established in 1984. It is located at 30 kilometres away east of

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in an enclave in

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. It has a developed area of 17.67 square kilometres. It is located at about 50–100 km away from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and its closest port is Shenzhen Port. There are six pillar industries in the zone, including

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and products, electric machinery,

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and metal fabricating, and

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. The zone was merged to

, a new-form district in Guangzhou, in 2005.Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone
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References

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Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone
1984 establishments in China Huangpu District, Guangzhou Special Economic Zones of China {{Guangzhou-geo-stub