Members of the national, provincial, municipal and district committees of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) discussed the construction of the Shatoujiao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Tourism Consumption Cooperation Zone and the coordinated development of Shenzhen and Hong Kong at a meeting Aug. 11.

A scene of the meeting. Photos from sznews.com

The meeting was hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPPCC and organized by the Yantian District Committee of the CPPCC. Wang Hongbin, vice chairman of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPPCC, and Liang Zengchang, secretary general of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPPCC, attended the event.

The attendees explored ways to build the cooperation zone so as to coordinate with the development strategy of the Hong Kong Northern Metropolis and to accelerate the construction of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong checkpoint economic belt.

Cui Xun, member of the Yantian District Committee of the CPPCC and vice president of CMB International Capital Corporation Limited, said that Shenzhen and Hong Kong should integrate the development of the cooperation zone and the Hong Kong Northern Metropolis.

It was also suggested that the cooperation zone should integrate tourism with consumption by building a commercial area with stores run by Hong Kong citizens and providing Hong Kong products as well as commercial blocks with Hong Kong characteristics.

Meanwhile, integrated development should also be pursued in terms of medical care, insurance, cross-border e-commerce, and public services to improve the interconnection of government services and talent policies.

CPPCC members show the key words of their proposals.

The CPPCC members also advised to improve the interconnection of transport systems and urged Shenzhen and Hong Kong to rebuild and upgrade the Shatoujiao Checkpoint with co-location arrangements. They also suggested making improvements to land transport and extend the Shenzhen Metro Line 18 to Shatoujiao Checkpoint and the Northern Link in Hong Kong to the Shatoujiao Checkpoint.

Tan Gang, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPPCC, urged Shenzhen to establish a mechanism for the construction of the cooperation zone and coordinate with the general planning of the Hong Kong Northern Metropolis so as to build a mechanism for normalized communication for the development of the cooperation zone. Tan also suggested they take advantage of the development experiences of the Qianhai, Hengqin and Hainan free trade zones.