Subject: Shenzhen SEZ border<br/>
Date: Mar 18, 2002 @ 06:50<br/>
Author: Brendan Whyte (&quot;Brendan Whyte&quot; &lt;b.whyte@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1548441064">C h i n a N e w s D i g e s t<br/>
(Global News, No. GL02-011)<br/>
Friday, March 15, 2002<br/>
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21. Special Economic Zone to Decide on Border With Mainland<br/>
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[CND, 03/14/02] The central government has asked the Shenzhen<br/>
municipal government to decide the fate of its border that separates<br/>
the special economic zone (SEZ) from the rest of the mainland, the<br/>
Hong Kong Mail reported on Thursday, quoting Guangzhou Daily.<br/>
This was the response given by the Ministry of Public Security to a<br/>
proposal by lawmakers from Guangdong to the National People&#39;s<br/>
Congress to remove the border, according to the Guangzhou Daily.<br/>
The border for SEZs, also called second border, was established in<br/>
1979 when the SEZs were created to serve as a &quot;buffer zone&quot; between the <br/>
mainland and Hong Kong.<br/>
Even though many local lawmakers advocate for the removal, the local<br/>
government, property developers and investors believe that the<br/>
removal of the border control would devaluate the land and properties.<br/>
Shenzhen police, who collect a 50-yuan fee for each entry,<br/>
have not been supportive of the suggestion. (Dong LIU)<br/>
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