THE fast-booming city of Shenzhen offers tremendous opportunities for investors and businessmen, including those in the hospitality and property-related businesses, to tap on the city's vast growth potential.
With an annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 16% - double that of China's national average - Shenzhen's accumulated GDP reached 245.13 billion yuan in the year to November 2003, a year-on-year increase of 17.8%. At the end of 2002, the average per capita GDP in Shenzhen reached 46,388 yuan, the highest in China, up 6.5% over 2001.