This will eventually be the site of Science City, a high-tech park covering nearly 20 square miles, where the Hefei government is offering massive financial incentives to high-tech companies, both local and foreign.
But the city already has a smaller high-tech park which has been incubating small companies for several years and is now attracting big hitters like Microsoft, which has opened a research center here, and US videoconferencing company WebEx.
According to recent reports in Hong Kong newspapers, the SAR's Disney park is likely to be in two parts: a high-tech park similar to one at Orlando, Florida, and next to it, a Magic Kingdom, the traditional style of Disney theme park.