Plan set for cooperation zone

New Guangdong-Macao platform to boost economy, build momentum

The new cooperation zone between Guangdong province and the Macao Special Administrative Region aims to help Macao nurture a more diversified economy and offer the SAR's residents an ideal living space, according to the zone's general plan, which was issued on Sunday.

The plan, which was issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, China's Cabinet, designated an area of 106 square kilometers on Hengqin Island of Zhuhai, Guangdong, to be the new zone for in-depth collaboration with Macao.