Shenzhen to step up development cooperation with HK, Macao

According to the political advisors in Shenzhen, the southern mainland city of Shenzhen needs to play a greater role in the setting up of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, an ambitious central government initiative aimed at boosting regional development of the three areas.

In addition to Hong Kong and Macao, the Greater Bay Area includes the cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou and Zhaoqing in Guangdong province.

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Shenzhen Municipal Committee, the city's political advisory body, has carried out research and consultations on how to make Shenzhen play a bigger role in the Bay Area during the past year, Dai Beifang, the committee chairman, said.