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Economy/ China Economy

Hong Kong protests threaten China’s plan to turn Shenzhen into model city, says ex-vice minister

  • Long Yongtu, China’s former chief trade negotiator, says ‘if there is a problem in Hong Kong, Shenzhen will inevitably be dragged down’
  • Anti-government protests have taken place in Hong Kong for the last 12 weeks, raising questions whether its place in the Greater Bay Area plan will be decreased
Anti-government protests taking place in Hong Kong for the last 12 weeks, raising questions in some quarters whether China will downgrade the city’s place in its Greater Bay Area plan. Photo: Bloomberg

Plans to make Shenzhen the model city for China and the world will only succeed alongside a successful and stable Hong Kong, and not at the expense of the special administration region, according to China’s former chief trade negotiator.

Beijing unveiled a detailed plan last week for wide-ranging reforms to be implemented in Shenzhen, including in the legal, financial, medical and social sectors, of the southern city in mainland China that share a border with Hong Kong.