1993年8月中旬,我们集中半个月的时间,对湖北省襄樊市电力、邮电、烟草、铁路分局等四个系统兴办的第三产业运行状况进行了调查。襄樊中央企业所办的第三产业(以下简称第三产业)大都起萌于改革初期,并随着改革开放的不断深入而日渐壮大,特别是去年党中央、国务院作出加快发展第三产业,大力推进机构改革等决定以后,第三产业发展步伐加快。一是第三产业实体项目剧增。调查的四个 In mid-August 1993, we focused our efforts on investigating the operating conditions of the tertiary industry in four systems, including electricity, post and telecommunications, tobacco, and railway branches in Xiangfan City, Hubei Province. The third industry (hereinafter referred to as the tertiary industry) run by Xiangfan central enterprises started from the initial stage of reform, and gradually grew with the continuous deepening of reform and opening up. Especially last year, the Party Central Committee and the State Council made accelerated efforts to develop the tertiary industry. After advancing institutional reforms and other decisions, the pace of development of the tertiary industry has accelerated. The first is the dramatic increase in the number of tertiary industry entities. Four surveys