The Goal for Prospects by the Year 2010 --- Ningbo Tenth Five-Year Plan

By the year 2010, the general goal for the development of society and economy in Ningbo is that the main targets would come up to the standards of the medium-sized developed countries in the development of economy and society in the city, that per capital domestic gross output value of production would double by the year 2000, and that Ningbo would be basically built into a modern, socialist and international port city with the solid economic strength, the further opening-up, the flourishing science and culture, the rich people's life, the good mood of society, and the beautiful surroundings in the urban and rural areas. The progress would be obviously made as follows:

The Internationalized Port. The Ningbo Port would become a key international deep-water transshipment hub and a large ocean container transshipment base on the continental coast of China. Its annual handling capacity would be 200 million tons, including over 5 million standard containers.

The Compact Industry Constitution. The agriculture would form a new pattern of commodity and modernization. The industry, which can be provided with the higher added value, the higher technology intention, the available export and the better benefits, would become the backbone of the second industry. The tertiary industry system would come into being with the complete range of departments and the perfect functions.

The Modernized City. Ningbo would be basically built into a central city south of the Yangtze River delta area, featuring the reasonable area layout, the perfect infrastructure, the normalized administration, the effective operation, the flourishing science, education and culture, and the beautiful surroundings.

The export-oriented economy. Take part in the international competition in an extensive way. As concerns technology, market, fund and operation system, the city would behave in line with the international criterion to establish the well-developed production and marketing system for export and become an important port for trade in our country.

The marketable economic operation system. The economic operation system wold be set up in connection with the clear relationship between production and distribution in enterprises, the market competition on the basis of equality, the mature market system, the macro control and the available social protection. The economic system of socialist market would be more perfected, and the economy and society would be developed in full flourish.

The coordinated economy, society and environment. The social development system, focused on the overall development of the human being and the social ecological environment where people live in harmony with nature, are basically formed to carry out the high unity of substance and spirit civilizations.

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Ningbo Tenth Five-Year Plan

--The objective of Economic Growth
Ningbo's GDP is to increase at an average rate of over 10 percent a year .By the year 2005 , Ningbo's GDP will top 200 billion yuan and per capita GDP will reach around 35 thousand yuan (about US$4200).
Ningbo's financial revenues will show a yearly average increase of 10 percent .
Ningbo's total volume of consumption good retail sales will increase by yearly average of 10 percent .
Within the coming five years, Ningbo's accumulative total of investment for fixed assets will hit about 230 billion yuan .
-- Industrial Structure
The developmental structure of agricultural economy with characteristic economic results will basically be formed .
Ningbo will be built in to China's important base for petrochemical industry and paper industry ,and it will also be built into East China's energy resource base .The added output value of hit-tech industry will make up 30percent of the added output value of the whole industry .
-- People's Standard Of Living
The income of the urban and rural inhabitants is expected to increase by yearly average of over 5 percent .The per capita urban housing area practically used will reach 20 square metres. The Engel's coefficient will fall to 35%.
-- Urbanization Development
Ningbo's urbanization levels will rise to 55percent and its urbanization development model with a population of more than two million will basically be formed
-- Opening up to the Outside World
By the year 2005,the import and export volume through the Ningbo port will come up to $30 billion USD, of which the owned independent import and export volume will amount to $15 billion USD. And we'll make efforts to top $10 billion USD in self managed import and export .
In the Tenth Five-year period , we'll make every effort to make actually utilizing foreign inverment hit $6 billon USD.
-- Harbour Development
At the Ningbo harbour the volume of freight handled will amount to 150 million tons and the amount oceamgoing containers handled will reach 3 million standard pieces .
The Ningbo harbour will be built into a hub port of international marine transportation by means of its deepwater condition and advantageous geographical position .
-- Science Technology and Education
The expenditure on research and development will make up about 1.5 percent of Ningbo's GDP.
There will be over 600professional and technical workers among every 10000 people .
Ningbo's colleges and universities will have a present enrollment of over 50 thousand students .
Per capita educated period of time will be over ten school years.
Ningbo will turn to a sub-centre of higher education in Zhejiang Province .
-- Sustainable Development
The natural population growth rate will be under control on a level below 4‰.
The forest coverage rate will reach 50 percent . And the city green coverage rate will reach 35 percent of the city land area .
Ningbo will become a state-levelgarden city and a model city in state environmental protection .

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