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Going forward, Xi said it is important for Shenzhen to unwaveringly
carry out innovation-driven strategy, foster new growth engines and
become a leading hub in scientific, technological and industrial
innovation with global influence, he said. He highlighted the need to plan the development of strategic emerging
sectors, foster the growth of future industry and develop the digital
economy, adding that more investment must be made in fundamental and
basic research that can be applied. The growth of the modern service sector, such as finance, research
and development, design, legal services and conventions and exhibitions
must be stepped up, he said. The city must follow a more open policy to attract and cultivate a
group of world-class talent in areas such as strategic science and
technology and high-caliber innovation teams, Xi said. "Reform has come to a new historic point, and many problems (we face)
are unprecedented, new ones. The level of complexity, sensitivity and
difficulty in pressing ahead with reform is no easier than 40 years
ago," he said. He added it would require greater political courage and wisdom and
sticking to the approach of "crossing the river by feeling the stones"
to enhance top-level design and deepen reform in key areas and
procedures. Xi pledged support to the city in piloting reforms in a number of key
areas, such as improving the system and mechanism for market allocation
of resources, the business environment, the high-level open economic
system and the governance system for the ecology, the environment and
urban space. In pushing forward across-the-board opening-up, Xi called for efforts
to accelerate advancing opening-up with institutional guarantees such
as rules and norms, and explore a more flexible policy system and a more
scientific management system in terms of domestic and foreign trade,
investment and financing, finance and taxation, financial innovation and
personnel exit and entry. Challenges highlighted He highlighted the challenges faced by the city in urban governance
and lack of urban space for development, saying that it should
accelerate steps to modernize its governance system and capacities. Xi underlined the solid implementation of the people-pered
philosophy of development in the reform and development of SEZs, with
efforts to address issues in areas such as employment, education,
medical care, social security, housing, elderly care, food safety, the
environment and public security. The president also urged the city to seize historic opportunities
arising from the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater
Bay Area, stressing that rules and mechanisms for the economy in the
three areas must be better synergized and the development of intercity
railways must be accelerated. Also on Wednesday, Xi presented a flower basket at the statue of
former leader Deng Xiaoping at Lianhuashan Park in Shenzhen, expressing
his deep respect for Deng.
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