Chongqing can expect to receive US$6bn of foreign investment in 2010, according to municipal mayor Huang Qifan. About one-third of the foreign capital will be invested in industry, with equal proportions going to real estate and urban infrastructure, and finance, business and tourism.

One of the largest investments in Chongqing in recent times, Hewlett-Packard’s PC manufacturing facility, was formally put into production on 26 January.