Delta region to benefit from HK

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will play a central role in helping to establish the Pearl River Delta as an international center for trade and commerce, executives have said.

Plans for the development of factories, services, research institutions all hinge on Hong Kong's acknowledged status in international commerce and its expertise in transportation, logistics, trade, finance and services, they said.

Closer ties are foreseen in an outline of the development plan for the Pearl River Delta for 2008-20.