A special meeting to advance construction of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep
Cooperation Zone was held in Hengqin on the 10th. Attendees said they will
implement Xi Jinping’s directives on Hengqin, accelerate rollout of the package
of policy measures to deepen the zone, and support Macau in proactively aligning
with the national 15th Five-Year Plan and implementing the SAR’s new five-year
plan to help promote appropriate economic diversification. Xia Baolong, director
of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and head of the
Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macao Affairs, attended and spoke.