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1979 | Shenzhen and Zhuhai were established as prefecture-level cities under provincial jurisdiction. |
1980 | Shenzhen and Zhuhai were upgraded to special economic zones. |
1984 | Guangzhou was approved as an open coastal city. |
1987 | Zhongshan and Dongguan were upgraded from county-level cities to prefecture-level cities. |
1988 | Qingyuan County and Fogang County were annexed to Qingyuan; Xinfeng County was annexed to Shaoguan; Huiyang Region was transformed into Huizhou; Zhaoqing Region was transformed into Zhaoqing. |
1989 | Hengqin Town was placed under the jurisdiction of Xiangzhou District under the adjustment scheme of “transforming townships into towns.” |
1992 | County-level cities such as Shunde, Nanhai, Taishan, and Panyu were established. |
1997 | The administrative division of Luohu District of Shenzhen was adjusted, and Yantian District was added in Shenzhen; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was established. |
1999 | Macao Special Administrative Region was established. |
2000 | Panyu and Huadu, both county-level cities administered by Guangzhou as delegated, were transformed into districts. |
2001 | Zhuhai revoked Doumen County (the last county in Zhuhai) and added Doumen District and Jinwan District. |
2002 | Xinhui, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangmen, was transformed into a district; Chengqu District, Shiwan District, and county-level cities Nanhai, Shunde, Sanshui, and Gaoming, which were formerly under the jurisdiction of Foshan, were revoked and restructured into the following five districts of Foshan: Chancheng District, Nanhai District, Shunde District, Sanshui District, and Gaoming District. |
2003 | County-level city Huiyang was revoked and transformed into Huiyang District of Huizhou. |
2005 | Dongshan District was revoked and annexed to Yuexiu District; Fangcun District was revoked and annexed to Liwan District; Nansha District and Luogang District of Guangzhou were added. |
2009 | The new campus of Macao University on the Hengqin Island was isolated from other regions of the island; one part of Hengqin Island would be governed under the policy of “One Country, Two Systems.” |
2012 | Some townships and towns in Panyu District of Guangzhou were placed under the jurisdiction of Nansha District by means of “district boundary restructuring.” |
2014 | Huangpu District and Luogang District of Guangzhou were revoked, and a new Huangpu District was established; county-level cities Conghua and Zengcheng were revoked and transformed into Conghua District and Zengcheng District, respectively. |
2016 | Longhua District and Pingshan District were added in Shenzhen; some subdistricts of Bao’an District were placed under the jurisdiction of Longhua District; Pingshan Subdistrict and Kengzi Subdistrict of Longgang District were incorporated into Pingshan District. |
2018 | Former Luogang District and Huangpu District were merged into the new Huangpu District, and the adjustment scheme of “transforming counties into districts” was practiced in Conghua and Zengcheng. |
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