Year	Policy documents	Policy outcome
1988	Provisional Regulations of Beijing Municipality Concerning the New Technology Industry Development Zonea	China’s first National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone
1999	Approval of Problems Concerning the Construction of Zhongguancun Science and Technology Parkb
2009	Approval on Agreeing to Support the Construction of National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone in Zhongguancun Science and Technology Parkc	China’s first national independent innovation demonstration zone
2011	Some opinions on the construction of special talent zone in Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zoned	China’s first state-level special talent zone
2011	Outline of Development Planning for Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone (2011–2020)
2012	Regulations on Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zonee

Source: This table was made by the author according to information from government websites and PKULAW

^aIt was approved by the State Council of China on the 10th of May, 1988 and issued by Beijing Government on the 20th of May, 1988

^bIt was issued on the 5th of June, 1999 by State Council of China with the issue number [1999] No. 45.

^cIt was issued on the 13th of March, 2009 by State Council of China with issue number [2009] No. 28. Available at Zhongguancun Science Park website: http://zgcgw.beijing.gov.cn/m/zwgk49/zcfg45/gj42/654/index.html

^dIt was issued on the 4th of March by the Organizational Department of the CCCPC, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Education, etc. and 17 government departments in 2011

^eIt was approved at the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th Beijing People's Congress on the 23rd of December, 2010. Available at the Zhongguancun Science Park website: http://zgcgw.beijing.gov.cn/zgc/zwgk/zcfg18/sfq/139624/index.html