Beijing Industrial & Commercial Investment Directory

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Editor's Note

To make the people all over the world know Beijng, expand trade and economic and technical cooperation between Beijing and other countries, facilitate investments and business activities in Beijing made by foreign entrepreneurs and compatriots from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao and build Beijing into a modern, international city, Beijing Municipal Foreign Economic & Trade Commission, Beijing Industry and Commerce Administrtive Bureau and Economic Information & Agency (Hong Kong) cooperate to edit and publish Beijing Industrial and Commercial Investment Directory.

This book gives readers information about Beijing's urban overall planning, economic and social development, government departments in charge of economic affairs and 18,000 industrial and commercial enterprises. It gathers relevant data about investments and commerce in Beijing. It is a big authoritative, useful directory which can help people from all walks of life and from all over the world to know Beijing and make investments and engage in commercial activities in Beijing.

In editing and publishing this book, we receive much support from experts and scholars of Beijing Municipal People's Government, the State Statistical Bureau, the Central Translation Bureau and other units as well as people from all walks of life. Here, acknowledgments should go to all of them.

Since there is limited time for editing and publishing Beijing Industrial and Commercial Investment Directory, there is no doubt that there are some defects in this book. Suggestions and comments are welcome.

Editorial Office of Beijing Industrial and Commercial Investment Directory

February 18, 1995

Table of Contents

A SURVEY OF BEIJING

Beijing's Foreign Sister Cities
Geographic Situation
Terrain and Landforms
Population and National Minorities
Organization
Map of Downtown Beijing
Map of Beijing Administrative Division

BEIJING'S ECONOMY

Comprehensive Econimic strength Has Improved Rapidly
Rapid and Sustained Development of Industry, Agriculture and Commerce
Urban Infrastructure Is Improving Day by Day
Developed Science and Technology, Galaxy of Talented People
Beijing Attracts Tourists from all Corners of the World
Outstanding Performance in Attraction of Foreign Capital
Foreign Trade Begins To Take Shape

MASTER PLAN OF BEIJING (1991-2010)

General 
Principle
Nature of the City
Economic Development
Social Development
Municipal Scale
General Layout of the City
Construction of Satellite Towns and Organic Towns
Adjustment and Transformation of the City Proper
Protection and Development of Famous Historic and Cultural City
Construction of Residential Areas and Community Facilities
Urban Communications
External Communications
Energy
Water Resources and Water Supply and Drainage
Telecommunication and Broadcasting
Environment and Greening
City Calamity Precaution
Short-Term Construction
Measure of Implementation

DIRECTIONS AND KEY AREAS FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN BEIJING

Following are the eight chief fields that Beijing encourages foreign investment
Key Industries and Major Products Encouraging Foreign Investment

FORMS OF INVESTMENT

Chinese-Foreign Joint Ventures
Chinese-Foreign Cooperative Ventures
Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises
Development on a Vast Tract of Land
Compensation Trade
Processing and Assembling on Order
Leasing

PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING ENTERPRISES WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Limits of Authority in Exaniination and Approval Procedures
Procedures for Establishment
Procedures for Establishing Enterprises with Foreign Investment

STIPULATION FOR TAXES OF ENTERPRISES WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Taxes to Be Paid by Enterprises with Foreign Investment
Value Added Tax, Compensation Tax, Business Tax, Enterprise Income Tax, Import Tax, Land
Appreciation Tax, Tax on Building Property, Stamp Tax and License Plate
Tax on Vehicles and Vessels
Tax and Exemption Provisions for Import and Export Goods of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
Fees to Be Paid by Enterprises with Foreign Investment
Four Kinds of Construction Fees for Urban Infrastructure
Construction Fees for Municipal Public Facilities
Land Use Fees
Individual Income Tax
Labour Insurance, Welfare and Salaries System of Enterprises with Foreign Investment

POLICE AND REGULATIONS OF ADMINISTRATION FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

Policy and Regulations of Foreign Exchange Administration on Enterprises with Foreign Investment
Policy and Regulations on Real Estate Investment
Policy and Regulations on Impor-t and Export Commodity Inspection

LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT

The Law of the People's Republic of China on Joint Ventures Using Chinese and Foreign Investment
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures
The Law of the People's Republic of China on Enterprises Operated'Exclusively With Foreign Capital
Provisions of the Beijing Municipal People's Government for "Provisions of the State Council of the People's Republic of China for the Encouragement of Foreign Investment
Provisions of the Beijing Municipal People's Government for the Encouragement of Foreign Investment
The Beijing People's Govemment Regulations on Foreign Investment in Real Estate Development and Operation
The Procedures for the Implementation of the Interim Regulations of the People's Republic  of China on Granting and Transferring the Right to the Use of State-Owned Land in 
Cities and Towns in Beijing

ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ZONES,
HIGH-TECH DEVELOPMENT & EXPERIMENTAL ZONES,
AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN BEIJING

A Brief Introduction to Beijing Expedmental Zone for the Development of New Technology Industries
Interim Regulations on the Beijing Experimental Zone for the Development of New Technology Industries
Measures for the Implementation of the Interim Regulations on the Beijing Experimental Zone for the Development of New Technology Industries
The Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone
Interim Regulations for Encouragement of Foreign Investment in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone

THE BEIJING MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT FOR EXAMINATION & APPROVAL, ADMINISTRATION AND RESPONSIVE SERVICE ON FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS &TRADE 

Beijing Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Committee
Beijing Industrial and Commercial Administration
Beijing Foreign Investment Service Center
Beijing Investment and Information Advisory Service Center

BUSINESS TRAVELLERS' GUIDE

Telephone Directory for General Service in Beijing
Brief Introduction to Major Travel Agencies in Beijing
Major Star Hotels in Beijing
Fascinating Beijing
Restaurant Guide
Shopping Guide
Museums in Beijing
Places of Religious Activities Opened to Foreign Guests
Major Theaters in Beijing
Hospitals and Emergency Centers in Beijing
IDD Codes for Some Countries and Regions
International Timetable
Offices of Foreign Airlines in Beijing
Foreign Embassies in China

INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT DIRECTORY

 ( list of addresses and contacts for more than 15,000 companies in Beijing!