City of London offers to share 'smart' development expertise

BEIJING - The City of London is willing to share its knowledge and expertise with China in building a smart, green Xiongan New Area - a planned extra-large metropolis in North China, City of London Lord Mayor Charles Bowman said in a recent interview here.

Bowman, leading a business delegation to Shenzhen province, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, recently visited Xiongan New Area, a new economic zone that is currently part Hebei province.

The dialogue with local officials of Hebei province was "productive," he said. "The City of London has significant strength and expertise in smart city development, particularly in designing, researching and financing of engineering services that could be helpful in Xiongan. It is the packing up and delivery of this integrated group of services where Britain has the real potential to add value," he said.