Established in May 1993, Huizhou Daya Bay Economic and Technological Zone lies in the south of Huizhou, Guangdong and faces the South Sea. The zone is situated in Pearl River Delta Economic Zone with rapid economic development and adjacent to Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It covers a land area of 273.68 square meters and a sea area of 488 square meters.

The zone enjoys excellent natural conditions. It is an ideal place to develop modern industries by the sea and tourist industry for its flat terrain, unique tourist resources and rich fresh water resources. Through twenty years’ construction, comparatively perfect infrastructure including ports, roads, water supply, electricity supply and telecommunication, etc are taking shape. Meanwhile, their soft investment environments are increasingly improved. Many large-scale projects such as CNOOC and Shell Complex project and Dongfeng Honda, which marks the emergence of a modern seashore petrochemical park.

The zone is focusing on the petrochemical industry and building a modern seashore petrochemical park in 15 years. The zone is expected in 2010 to realize an industrial production value of 100 billion Yuan and GDP of 50 billion Yuan (20 thousand USD on average).