The acting governor of Guangdong Province, Ma Xingrui said the province undertook in-depth measures last year regarding the co-operation framework agreements between Macau and Hong Kong, broadcaster TDM Radio reported yesterday.
These measures aim to deepen the free trade of services, provide innovative customs clearance systems, as well as advance the construction works for the borders for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (works picture) between the two cities, according to Mr. Ma
The official was speaking during the fifth meeting of the twelfth National People’s Congress (NPC) of Guangdong Province.
He added that this year would be an important year for the country’s thirteenth Five-year Plan.
The provincial acting head also pointed out that the province’s GDP amounted to RMB7.93 trillion (MOP9.25 trillion/ US$1.16 trillion) last year, an increase of 9 per cent year-on-year, and predicted that the province’s GDP annual growth would narrow to 7 per cent this year.