2. Fields of encouraging for investment
(1) Education: primary education, vacational education, education of higher learning, adult education;
(2) Infrastructure development:
<1> Water conservancy: Main water conservancy development, water harvesting in water deficiency areas, improvement and sanitation of drinking water for human and livestock, technologies and facilities for controlling soil errosion.
<2> Transportation and Telecommunication:
Local roads, bridges, cannels, railways and civil airports as well as necessary equipment; construction and operation of all kinds of telecommunication networks and stations(only refers to investment from domestic);
<3> Energy Resources: hydroelectric stations, new resources-generated electric power (solar energy resource, geothermal power and wind energy resource, etc) and its integrated utilization; construction and improvement of electric network; development and utilization of bio-energy ;
<4> Public facilities construction of cities and towns: development and management of facilities for supply and drainage of water, heating system and gas supply, etc (exclude pipe networks); afforestation program; construction of roads, ports, small towns; infrastructure development of marketing;
(3) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry:
Highland-characterized ecological agriculture and animal husbandry, water-saving agriculture, development of high quality and high-yield new varieties, new technology, improvement of low-yield farmlands, production base of vegetables, commercial foodgrain and oilseed production base, bases of breeding and fattening of the livestock, Proutry production, fishing production, development rangelands and grass production, extension of technologies of agriculture and animal husbandry, industrialization of agriculture and animal husbandry;
(4) Backborn Industries:
<1> Tourism industry: development and use of human and natural tourist resources, development of tourist spots and tourist zones, construction and improvement of necessary facilities for tourism industry, construction and operation of tourist hotels; operation of local cultural tours, special tours and professional tours, etc;
<2>Medical Industry: Improvement of property and prescription of Tibetan medicines; enlarge production scale of traditional Tibetan medicine; research, development, production and marketing of new medicines; cultivation of medicinal herbs;
<2> Forestry: Deep processing of forestry products; utilization of under forestry products; introduction of imrpoved varieties of trees; afforestation of fast-growing forest, development shutterbelt; integrated management of diseases and insect; restoration of forestry resources; management and prevention of desertification;
<5> Mining industry: geological servey, utilization and processing of mineral resources;
<6> Processing of products of agriculture and animal husbandry production and production of local handicrafts(including tourist souvenirs);
<7> Construction and building materials: new types of building materials ( materials used for wall decoration, decoration materials, water-proof materials, heat-preserving materials);
<8> Hi-tech industries and newly-emerged industries: technology of microelectronics; new materials; bio-technology; software development; technology of information and communication network; development energy-saving technology; technology of regeneration, recycling and integrated use of resources; technology for management and monitoring environmental pollution; (5) Intermediary services and technical services of information consulting, accounting, consulting of law formulation, asset appraisal, auditing, etc;
(6) Conservation Development of Ecological Environment, industry of environmental protection;
(7) Establishment of entities and projects engaged in poverty alleviation;
(8) Development and Utilization of Wasteland, desolate mountains, desolate slop lands, waste river bank, waste water ( "Five wastes" for short hereinafter);
(9) Real estate: reparing buildings which are in danger of collapse in cities and towns; managing economical residential buildings; commercial buildings; management of real estate;
(10) Welfare houses, welfare orphanages, old people' homes in rural and pastoral areas; welfare enterprises; (11) Acquisition, improvement, trusteeship and leasing of state-owned enterprises in Tibet;
(12) Other industries and projects which are encouraged and approved by Tibet Autonomous Region.

All pollution-involved projects that are prohibited by the regulations of the state and Tibet Autonomous Region are restricted.