Establishment of industrial-development zones, urban expansion and road building are all shrinking agricultural land.

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He also inspected two new development zones and a state-owned aviation facility in nearby Zhuhai.

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For example, Chongqing is building the development zones to attract investors that Guangdong pioneered in the 1980s.

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Seven areas of the island have been parcelled off as tourism-development zones.

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Economist John Simpson watched the development of the enterprise zones in Belfast and Derry in the 1980s and has analysed their impact.

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In his latest Budget statement, delivered in the Commons last week, the Chancellor detailed the development of new enterprise zones in Scotland and Wales, and added that he was looking forward to seeing one here.

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We must bring the spark of private enterprise to every community in America -- to inner cities and remote rural areas -- with more support for community development banks, empowerment zones and 100, 000 vouchers for affordable housing.

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And that's why my administration is working with members of Congress to create opportunity zones to spark development.

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After the disaster, the city created a ten-year plan for rebuilding, introducing zones for economic development, tax incentives, community panels for planning and a host of other measures aimed at revitalization.

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However, countries closer to earthquake zones may slow nuclear power development or halt it altogether, he said.

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