Qianhai and Hengqin set to spur Bay Area

New development blueprints mark sustained efforts to deepen opening-up

The central authorities' new development plans for Qianhai, a special cooperation zone in Shenzhen city, and Hengqin, an island in Zhuhai city, both in the southern Guangdong province, are set to inject strong impetus into the next stage of high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, officials said on Thursday.

They said the new plans mark the country's latest move to further deepen reforms and opening-up, providing ample opportunities for the long-term development of the Bay Area.

Cong Liang, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic regulator, said the expansion of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone will nourish more development space for deepening reform and opening-up in Qianhai.