HK, Shenzhen Appoint Planning Liaison Officers

Source: news.gov.hk

The Planning Department and the Shenzhen Development & Reform Bureau have each appointed a liaison officer to facilitate the co-ordination and exchange of future planning and regional development information.

Representatives from the two parties today attended a sharing session to exchange views on strategic and comprehensive transport planning.

Both sides considered the co-operation in cross-boundary transport infrastructure as the foundation to drive further socio-economic integration of the two places. They agreed there is a need to strengthen co-operation and information exchange between the two places.

At today's sharing session, Shenzhen officials introduced the overall planning rationale and research basis of the Shenzhen 11th Five-year Plan, and its economic development, industrial structure as well as transport and infrastructural facilities. They also introduced the development plans of ports and boundary control points.

Hong Kong officials introduced Hong Kong's future development directions outlined in the HK2030: Planning Vision & Strategy study, the opportunities and constraints in developing the Frontier Closed Area at the boundary of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and ideas on Hong Kong's cross-boundary transport infrastructure development.

They also introduced the proposals put forward in the economic summit on "China's 11th Five-year Plan & the Development of Hong Kong".

Editor: Helena Zhang