Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk

''Minsk'' is an aircraft carrier that served the Soviet Navy, and later the Russian Navy, from 1978 to 1994. She was the second -class vessel to be built.

History

''Minsk'' was laid down in 1972, launched on 30 September 1975, completed on 27 September 1978, and decommissioned on 30 June 1993.

Minsk operated in the Pacific Fleet. She had to be retired as a result of a major accident which could only be repaired at Chernomorksi's facility, located in the newly-independent Ukraine. In 1995 she was sold to a South Korean businessman, and later resold to ''Shenzhen Minsk Aircraft Carrier Industry Co. Ltd.'', a company. Until 2006, when the company went bankrupt, ''Minsk'' was part of a military theme park in Shatoujiao district, Shenzhen called Minsk World. The aircraft carrier was put up for auction on 22 March 2006. No bids at the starting price of 128 million were received, so the carrier was withdrawn from sale. On 31 May 2006, the Soviet aircraft carrier was finally auctioned off in Shenzhen for 128 million RMB to CITIC Shenzhen, the current operator.

Shenzhen Yucai

Shenzhen Yucai School is a school in Shekou, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Founded in 1983, Shenzhen Yucai school has been developed into a regional education system consists of primary schools, middle schools and technical sections.

Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti

Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti , previously named Shenzhen Kingway and Shenzhen Jianlibao, is a Chinese Super League club, playing at the Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. They are owned by Beijing Huizhong Tianheng Investment Company, which bought out Jianlibao Group in November 2004. Their Head Coach is Wang Baoshan.

They caused an upset by winning the first ever Chinese Super League season despite financial problems. Their coach Zhu Guanghu was subsequently awarded the coach of the year award and was appointed head coach of the national team.

Since Zhu's departure for the national team, however, the team has fallen from grace and only managed a twelfth placing in the second season. The new coach was Chi Shangbin, who led the team into the ACL, but resigned due to player power, especially from then-captain Li Weifeng and senior player Yang Chen. Chi was unhappy due to the senior players' influence over the team and excessive gambling and tried to regain control of the squad, but Li Weifeng punched out Chi's office window and Yang Chen repeatedly told Chi of the uselessness of his efforts. Despite the chaos, Shenzhen famously reached the semifinals after defeating Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli after losing the first leg in Jeddah. They were heavily defeated by UAE champions Al Ain FC in the semifinals.

History

*1994-1995 Shenzhen FC 深圳足球俱乐部
*1996 Shenzhen Feiyada 深圳飞亚达
*1997-98 Shenzhen Ping'an 深圳平安
*1999 Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance 深圳平安保險
*2000-01 Shenzhen Ping'an Kejian 深圳平安科健
*2002 Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance 深圳平安保險
*2003-05 Shenzhen Jianlibao 深圳健力宝
*2006-07 Shenzhen Kingway 深圳金威
*2007- Shenzhen Shangqingyin深圳上清饮

Honours

* Chinese Super League Champions
* CSL Cup Runners-up
* Jia A Runners-up
* Jia B Champions
* Jia B Runners-up

Current squad

''As of 2 April, 2008''

Famous players

* Li Weifeng
* Li Yi
* Zheng Zhi
* Yang Chen
* Li Leilei
* Bertin Tomou
* Miguel Miranda
* Paul Rideout
* Eliphas Shivute
* Wilfred Mugeyi
* Sergey Nagornyak
* Djima Oyawolé
* Zoltan Kovacs
* Bogdan Zajac

Shenzhen TransCard

Shenzhen TransCard is a contactless smartcard system used in Shenzhen Metro in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. It is developed by Shenzhen Modern Computer, the provider of automatic fare collection systems to Shenzhen Metro, with cooperation from Octopus Cards Limited, the operator of Hong Kong's Octopus cards system. It was first adopted by minibuses in Shenzhen, until the new system was introduced by Shenzhen Metro.

Starting from January 18, 2006, Shenzhen TransCard is gradually accepted by public buses to replace the old IC card system. Currently, nearly all single-fare routes operated by Shenzhen Bus Group accept Shenzhen TransCard.

Infineon Technologies announced it has won a contract to be the sole supplier of contactless microprocessor chips for the Shenzhen Tong transit card. Issuance unit volume of these cards is expected to exceed three million by the end of 2008

Shenzhen TransCards can be purchased for RMB25 or can be rented for RMB0.50/month.

Shenzhen Special Economic Zone

Shenzhen Special Economic Zone , established in May 1980, is the first in the People's Republic of China. Four other special economic zones were subsequently established.

Shenzhen Special Economic Zone comprises four of the six districts of Shenzhen in , namely , , , and , with a total area of 493 km?.

Shenzhen Polytechnic

Shenzhen Polytechnic is an educational institute in Shenzhen, China, founded in 1993.

Shenzhen Polytechnic is located in Xili in . It has four campuses . According to its site, it has 21,000 full-time and 6,000 part-time students enrolled.

Shekou

Shekou is an area at the tip of Nantou Peninsula in Shenzhen, Guangdong, southern China, south of and facing Lau Fau Shan of Hong Kong across .

It was formerly a customs station in Bao'an County and now belongs to of Shenzhen. On 31 January 1979, it became Shekou Industrial Zone developed solely by China Merchants of Hong Kong, earlier than the formation of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

Since the 1980's, after foreign oil majors such as Agip, , Texaco, Statoil and obtained concessions for oil exploration in the South China Sea, Shekou started serving as a base for a small contingent of foreign oil platform workers, since qualified personnel were not available locally. As a result of this first mover advantage in catering for mainly western tastes in housing, food and drink, entertainment and schooling, at a time when no alternatives were available in the area, Shekou gradually became home to the majority of the expatriate population working in and around Shenzhen and part of its hinterland in the Pearl River Delta. This trend has however abated after 2003, as the country's continued economic reform, development of the Nanshan and Futian areas, and substantial increases in English levels of university graduates have made life in the city proper more acceptable to many foreigners without school-age children.

In 2003, the local government, seeking to capitalize on the foreign flavor of the town, invested in a complete make-over of Sea World, turning it into a western-style entertainment area centered around the grounded Minghua ship, a 14,000 ton, 168 m long vessel built in 1962 as French president Charles De Gaulle's private yacht, and purchased by China in 1973.

An extension to line 2 of connecting the locality to downtown Shenzhen is under construction and is scheduled for completion in 2009.

Transportation

It is possible to fly into and get a ferry direct to Shekou without going through customs and immigration. Buses go directly from the ferry port to .
Info as well as boarding / ticket procedures under: http://turbojet.com

Shekou is also the China mainland entry point for the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor that opened on 1 July 2007. It links Shekou with Yuen Long of Hong Kong.