China's government has unveiled plans to boost the mainland city of Shenzhen and make it into what state media called a 'better place' than ...
BEIJING: China's government has unveiled plans to boost the mainland city of Shenzhen and make it into what state media called a"better place" than neighbouring Hong Kong, following another huge pro-democracy rally in the semi-autonomous financial hub.
By 2035, the southern Chinese city will"lead the world" in overall economic competitiveness, the document said. Published on Sunday, the timing of the policy document coincided with the eleventh week of demonstrations in Hong Kong - the biggest challenge to China's rule of the semi-autonomous city since its 1997 handover from Britain.
The policy document said that individuals who are from Hong Kong and Macau but work and live in Shenzhen would be treated as residents.
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