Special Economic Zones and Shenzhen's Development (1979–2000)

1. Shekou Industrial Zone approved as pilot reform area

   Jan 31, 1979Labels: Shekou Industrial, China Merchants

   • Shekou
   • AJAR

2. Bao’an County renamed and Shenzhen city established

   Mar 5, 1979Labels: Shenzhen, Bao'an County

   • Shenzhen
   • Britannica

3. Central authorities decide to pilot SEZs in four cities

   Jul 15, 1979Labels: Special Economic, CPC Central

   • CCTV
   • CGTN

4. CPC and State Council formally name “Special Economic Zones”

   May 16, 1980Labels: Special Economic, State Council

   • CCTV
   • China org cn

5. NPC Standing Committee approves Guangdong SEZ regulations

   Aug 26, 1980Labels: NPC Standing, Guangdong SEZ

   • Shenzhen SEZ
   • China Daily

6. State Council approves Xiamen Special Economic Zone

   Oct 1, 1980Labels: Xiamen SEZ, State Council

   • Xiamen SEZ
   • China Daily

7. “Time is Money, Efficiency is Life” publicized in Shekou

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: Shekou, Yuan Geng

   • Slogan
   • Yuan Geng

8. Deng Xiaoping inspects Shenzhen and Zhuhai SEZs

   Jan 24, 1984Labels: Deng Xiaoping, Shenzhen SEZ

   • China Daily

9. China opens 14 coastal cities to foreign investment

   May 1, 1984Labels: Coastal Cities, foreign investment

   • China Daily

10. China Merchants Bank founded in Shenzhen

    Apr 8, 1987Labels: China Merchants, Shenzhen

    • CMB
    • CMB About

11. First public auction of land-use rights held in Shenzhen

    Dec 1, 1987Labels: Shenzhen, land-use auction

    • China org cn

12. Ping An Insurance established in Shekou, Shenzhen

    May 27, 1988Labels: Ping An, Shekou

    • Ping An
    • Ping An Story

13. Shenzhen Stock Exchange formally founded

    Dec 1, 1990Labels: Shenzhen Stock, Shenzhen

    • SZSE
    • China Daily

14. Deng Xiaoping’s southern tour re-energizes reform momentum

    Jan 18, 1992Labels: Deng Xiaoping, Southern Tour

    • Southern Tour

15. Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Development Zone founded

    Sep 1, 1996Labels: Shenzhen High-Tech, national-level

    • China Daily Invest
    • Nanshan Gov

16. Shenzhen’s hi-tech output highlighted as key growth engine

    Apr 18, 2000Labels: Shenzhen, high-tech output

    • People cn