Hong Kong ties remain strong despite firing

NANNING: Cooperation between Hong Kong and neighboring Shenzhen will not be affected by the recent removal of Shenzhen mayor, Xu Zongheng, said a top official from the special administrative region yesterday.

"Cooperation between both sides will be carried out according to the outline of the plan for the reform and development of the Pearl River Delta and the Supplement VI to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)," Stephen Lam, secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, told China Daily.

Cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen has been a high priority since the outline of the plan for the reform and development of the Pearl River Delta was approved by the government early this year.