Southern Perspective Shenzhen

When I first came here,  Hong Kong was a far off land that I skip to on weekends.  Anymore, I enjoy lying low in Shenzhen but every year the line between Hong Kong and Shenzhen blurs more and more.

Shenzhen Continues to Boost Ties with Hong Kong

(2009-06-25)

by: ISinolaw(news)

Wang Rong, Acting Mayor of South China’s Shenzhen City, kicked off his first visit to Hong Kong Tuesday. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and Henry Tang Ying-yen, chief secretary for administration of Hong Kong, held a meeting with him.

During the meeting, Wang pledged to push forward cooperation, noting that the cooperation will be the new economic driver for both Shenzhen and Hong Kong in the future.

He said cross-border cooperation was one of the highlights in the Shenzhen Overall Comprehensive Reform Pilot Program approved by the State Council recently, which provided a new opportunity for both cities to advance.

Shenzhen will strive to jointly establish with Hong Kong centers for global logistics, trade, innovation and international cultural creativity, which is the course of action taken by Central authorities to implement the Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta (2008-2020), he said.

Both parties also agreed to tighten crackdown on drug trafficking.

The mayor also exchanged views with Tang about stepping up work on the joint development of the Lok Ma Chau Loop, a new checkpoint in Liantang in Luohu District and rail link between the cities’ airports.