Zhang Keke, an expert in the Bay Area Group of Shenzhen’s Leading Demonstration Zone, is an expert from the Mainland, but he has a good knowledge of the development of New Territories North.
During the visit, he can accurately recall the years he participated in Hong Kong-Shenzhen cooperation projects and met with leaders of the two places-this year is already the 30th year he has participated in promoting Hong Kong-Shenzhen border cooperation.
Regarding the "Northern Metropolis" proposed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor in the last "policy address" of the current government last Wednesday (October 6), Zhang Keke bluntly stated that the government's plan was just "repaying debts."
In 1991, the central government revisited the management of the Shenzhen River and border development.
Zhang Keke was transferred to the Shenzhen Municipal Political Consultative Conference (hereinafter referred to as the Shenzhen Political Consultative Conference) as the head of the organ. Twelve of the CPPCC members are from Hong Kong, including Wen Huotai, the former chairman of the Xintian Rural Committee.
In the following years, Zhang Keke led the team to meet with leaders of the Shenzhen Municipal Government, the Port Office, the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Region Office of the State Council, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on many occasions to demonstrate the possibility of development. In 1992, he first proposed to combine the Futian Free Trade Zone and the Loop The geographical advantage of the company established the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cross-Border Science Park".
Around the "cross-border science and technology park", the research team later made an overall plan, including the current Hetao, Shenzhen Bay and Xintian, and drew a blueprint of "7.9 square kilometers", "We all feel that this matter I can do it after Hong Kong returns."
The Lok Ma Chau Loop is adjacent to Shenzhen, and the Huanggang Port is on the opposite bank of the Shenzhen River.
(Profile picture)
Later, Wen Huotai established the "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Foundation for the Promotion of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Economic Development" to continue to fund research on the Hong Kong-Shenzhen cooperative development of New Territories North.
Zhang Keke has also successively participated in the "One River Two Banks Coastal Economic Belt Cooperation", "One Square Kilometer Loop", "Opening Wutong Mountain through Shenzhen Bay Dapeng Bay", "One Location Two Inspections", "Cross-border Shuttle Bus", "Shenzhen "Hong Kong Cross-border Work Visa" and other research reports, and Hong Kong has not yet returned.
However, the optimistic idea of Zhang Keke and others-"Hong Kong can do after the return", when Hong Kong was returned in 1997, it encountered political resistance, which caused the development of New Territories North to stagnate for nearly 30 years...
For details, please read the 286th "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (October 11, 2021) "
The Proposal of the "Start of Repaying Debts" for Hong Kong-Shenzhen Economic Integration in the Northern Metropolis
".
Click here to
sample the weekly electronic report and browse more in-depth reports.
