Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 21 (Xinhua) -- The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the "Overall Development Plan for the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone" on December 21. The plan proposes to promote Qianhai to play a better role as a model and leader in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and further expand Hong Kong's development space.
The planning scope is the whole area of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone, with a total of 12056 square kilometers, with a planning period until 2035.
The plan puts forward development goals by 2025, 2030 and 2035. By 2035, the high-level opening-up system and mechanism will be more perfect, the business environment will reach the world-class level, the convenient flow and efficient allocation of goods, capital, talents, technology, data and other elements, and the development model of industrial synergy and linkage, market interconnection and innovation-driven support with Hong Kong and Macao will be established and improved, and a new international first-class center and international high-end shipping service center will be built. The multi-wheel drive of industrial innovation has achieved remarkable results, and the international Binhai New City, which is suitable for living, working and traveling, has been fully completed, becoming a high-quality development engine with strong global resource allocation capabilities, strong innovation source capabilities, and strong collaborative development driving capabilities, forming a number of reform and innovation experiences that can be widely promoted.