Shenzhen to remove boundary around economic zone

The State Council issued a guideline on Monday approving the removal of the line that used to mark the boundary between the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the rest of the city.

The boundary line, set up in 1982 with wire fences that ran for 84.6 kilometers, marked the geographic boundary for China's first special economic zone inside Shenzhen in 1980.

The guideline urges the city government of Shenzhen and the provincial government of Guangdong to take this as an opportunity to further optimize Shenzhen's city design, improve public transportation, enhance environmental and ecological protection, and gradually improve public services and facilities.