杭州、嘉兴、湖州三城市(以下简称杭嘉湖)位于浙江省北部,同属于长江三角洲区域,是浙江省历史上的经济发达地区。改革开放二十多年来,该地区开放型经济发展取得了较大的成绩。以利用外资为例,截止2001年11月底,杭州市累计批准外商投资项目4526个,实际利用外资39.52亿美元;嘉兴? The three cities of Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou (hereinafter referred to as Hangjiahu) are located in the northern part of Zhejiang Province and belong to the Yangtze River Delta. They are economically developed areas in the history of Zhejiang Province. Since the reform and opening up for more than 20 years, the open economy in the region has made great achievements. Taking foreign capital as an example, as of the end of November 2001, a total of 4,526 foreign-invested projects were approved in Hangzhou City, with an actual utilized foreign investment of 3.952 billion U.S. dollars.