Pearl River Delta FDI data released

Contracted foreign direct investment (FDI) in Guangdong's Pearl River Delta totaled US$18.3 billion in 2003, according to official statistics. FDI in the delta accounted for 84.6% of all investment in Guangdong province. Slightly over half of the delta's total FDI went to three cities � Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan � which recorded US$11 billion in foreign investment. The statistics were the first such data provided by the Guangdong provincial government.