Authorities in Guangdong province have promised to further advance economic reform as part of its modernization plans.
Wang Yang, Party secretary of Guangdong, said the next four years will be crucial to Guangdong’s economic development and that the local government will need to redouble efforts to continue to reform and upgrade the province’s industrial structure.
"The next four years are important in bringing to fruition the plans for the Pearl River Delta region’s reform and development in the years 2008 to 2020," Wang said.
The plans call for nine cities in the province to be transformed into advanced manufacturing and modern service centers. Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou and Zhaoqing are all listed in the blueprint.
English People’s Daily Online reported Wang as saying the provincial government will give more decision-making power to local governments and avoid administrative interference in local communities and the market economy.