Hi-tech fueling city's prosperity

As many areas of Shandong province gear up to develop hi-tech industries, the coastal city of Weihai plans to lead the pack using its existing advantages and new policies.

"To build a hi-tech industrial cluster in five to 10 years is a strategic target for Weihai," Sun Shutao, mayor of Weihai, told China Daily.

"This cluster is set to be a new engine to drive Weihai's economic growth to usher in a golden period for cities in Shandong," he said. "Weihai will definitely grasp this opportunity to be competitive."