(ii) The Advantageous Industries of Gansu Province
1. Follow-up industry development for national key ecological projects of returning cultivated land to forest and grassland, and natural forest protection, etc.
2. Technology development and application of water-saving irrigation
3. Potato product deep processing
4. Excellent quality wine-making grape base construction and high quality wine making
5. High quality beer raw material planting and processing
6. Rare earth deep processing and application product producing
7. Natural gas chemical industry and pipeline
8. Integrated circuit seal and pack
9. Millimeter wave navigational aid used for port and shipping
10. Drilling machine and oil fi eld equipment manufacturing
11. Construction and management for pipe net of urban gas supply, heating sypply, water supply and drainage
12. Construction, protection and management of travel scene area development and its supporting facilities
13. Highway passenger transportation
(iii) Procedures for Establishment of Foreign-invested Enterprise



Foreigh Exchange Registration
Apply for foreign-invested enterprise foreign exchange registration
Before handling the operation, foreigninvested enterprise should get the written reply files and Authorized Certificate for Foreign-funded Enterprise from relevant business department earlier and receive B u s i n e s s L i c e n s e f r o m i n d u s t r y a n d commerce administration bureau.
After handling the operation from foreign exchange administration, enterprise may receive Foreign Exchange Registered Certifi cate of Foreign-funded Enterprise.
When handling foreign exchange at foreign exchange bureau or bank, enterprise must show the certifi cate.
Required Materials
1. Registeration Table of Basic Conditions of Foreign-funded Enterprise and Foreign Exchange Registeration Certificate of Foreign-funded Enterprise.
2. Duplicate of Business License, nonlegal person enterprise shall submit Business License (examine original or stamped copy and the copy shall be kept as record).
3. Written reply files approved and issued by commerce department and original approval certifi cate.
4. Contract and articles of association of joint venture or cooperation (examine original or stamped copy and the copy shall be on records).
5. Enterprise Code issued by State Administration of Quality and Technical Supervision.
6. To handle Foreign Exchange Registration Certificate of Foreign-funded Enterprise after the event, enterprise should publish statement on national newspaper.
Note: Other items can be consulted to the local department of exchange control.
Stipulation of Recruiting
The company established in Gansu province must pay a series of social treatment for employee, including old-age pension, unemployment insurance, basic medical insurance and union cost. Specific amount shall be paid according to relevant stipulation of local government.

(iv) Reference Prices of Basic Elements
Taking Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province for Example
Price of Electricity
Reference Price of Electricity











Water Price


Reference Rrice of Labor Force
According to the requirement of Ministry of Labor and Social Security, minimum wage adjustment coefficient of non-full time working is 140%. The minimum wage per hour standard of non-full time labor of whole province is: I Category Area is 3.6 Yuan, II Category Area is 3.4 Yuan and III Category Area is 3.2 Yuan.
Land Rent
State-owned Land Use Right Sales Price Standard of Outskirts of Lanzhou
Unit: RMB Yuan/square meter




Price of Natural Gas


Heating Price




(v) Living Environment

Leaving or entering regulation
Foreigner entering China, should apply for visa to diplomatic representative office, consulate or other departments authorvzed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In special conditions, according to stipulatou of State Council, foreigner can apply for visa to Chinese government visa granting office of responsible office designated port. Entry of foreigners from countries with visa agreement with China is subiect to the agreement.
Foreigners may leave China with selfavailability Passport or other effective certifi cate.

Working and living permit
Foreigner lives in China must holds ID card or Residence Certificate iussed by related department. The validity period of ID card or Residence Certificat shall be confirmed by cause of entry. The foreigner living in China, should has certifi cate examined at local public office within stated period. According to Law of People’s republic of China, foreign investor in China or personnel of economy, science technology, cultural cooperation or others, approved by relevant department of Chinese government, can get long-term residency or permanent residency qualifi cation. Foreigner or student abroad that do not get residency certifi cate, cannot obtain employment in China without permission of Chinese government responsible office.
Foreigner holding effective visa or residency certificate, can travel in the areas open to foreigner. Foreigner goes to the area closed to foreigner, must apply for travel certificate to the local office of public security.

Living Environment
L a n z h o u , t h e c a p i t a l o f G a n s u Province, heading with the 3rd edition urban overall plan to implement the strategy of“ extend east and enter west, extend south and exploit north“, to perfect c i t y c omp r e h e n s i v e s e r v i c e f u n c t i o n continuously. We attach great importance to road and bridge project, water supply a n d d r a i n a g e p i p e n e t w o r k , g a s a n d heating pipe net, telecommunications power net construction. In recent years, we have implemented multinomial city infrastructure construction projects. We completed Xiaoxihu Bridge and Yintan Bridge, south and north Binhe Road construction. Urban water supply capacity is 1.3 million ton/day, and ability of sewage disposal veaches 191 thousand ton/day. The air pollution treatmen project moves forward actively, clean energy transform intensity is increased. The user of natural gas amounts to near 300 thousands and atmospheric environmental quality is obviously improved.

Medical and Sanitation
By the end of 2005, there are 11,855 sanitation organizations, 1,746 hospitals and health centers, 100 health centers for women and children, 7 special departments of disease prevention and cure. There are 59,935 beds and 82,680 sanitary technical persons in Gansu Province. The whole province have 103 disease prevention control center (epidemic prevention station), in which Lanzhou possesses strong medical resource advantage, such as Gansu province People’s Hospital, Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Gansu Province, the 1st Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University and Tumor Hospital of Gansu Province etc.

Driving License
Foreigner holding foreign driving license and comforming to the stupilation of public security department, approved by the examination of traffic management department of public security, can obtain the driving license of China. Foreigner Applying for driving license should fill out Driving License Application Form and submit following certifi cation; (1) ID Card; (2) the proof of body condition issued by medical organization that over County-level; (3) Driving License. If the Driving License is not in chinese, translated version in Chinese is required.