Source: CCTV.com

03-10-2008 11:28

Special Report:   2008 NPC & CPPCC sessions

And we turn to the CPPCC session where top political advisors are showing how keen they are to build stronger economic ties between the mainland and the Hong Kong SAR. Big building plans aim to achieve just that.

CPPCC members from Hong Kong are looking for ways to boost the SAR's status as an international financial hub while forging closer links with the mainland's economy.
CPPCC members from Hong Kong are looking for ways to
boost the SAR's status as an international financial 
hub while forging closer links with the mainland's 
economy.(CCTV.com)

CPPCC members from Hong Kong are looking for ways to boost the SAR's status as an international financial hub while forging closer links with the mainland's economy.

Yu Sun-Say, CPPCC Member, said, "Preparations for the twelfth five-year plan will start soon. It would really help if more Hong Kong professionals could take part in drawing up the national development plan that begins in 2011."

Shenzhen city, which is geographically very close to Hong Kong, plans to work more closely with the SAR over the next decade. They're planning some major additions to infrastructure to bring the two regions even closer together.

The two cities are looking to construct a new port, as well as a subway system that will connect the two sides.

Yu Sun-Say, CPPCC Member, said, "In our cooperation with the Hong Kong SAR, we will adhere to the policy of 'one country, two systems', while making efforts to contribute to Hong Kong's prosperity and stability. Shenzhen will make every effort to reach those goals."

Officials say the two regions also have enormous potential to further boost financial cooperation. Hong Kong is one of the world's top 3 largest financial centers, while Shenzhen is the location of one of the two capital markets on the Chinese mainland.

 

Editor:Zhang Pengfei