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Guangming strives for high-quality development and gorgeous cityscape

Shenzhen Daily

Updated:2021-04-15

Officials of the Science, Technology and Innovation Bureau and Urban Administration and Law Enforcement Bureau of Guangming District briefed media, enterprise representatives and expats living and working there on the achievements and implementation plan of high-quality development and gorgeous cityscape of Guangming at the district's public service platform yesterday.

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Officials of Guangming District Government unveil the Press Conference Hall of "Voice of Science City." Photos courtesy of the Publicity Department of the CPC Guangming District Committee

On the same occasion, Liu Sheng, Party chief of Guangming District, Liu Daling, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Guangming District Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Guangming District Committee, together with other officials, unveiled the plaque of the Press Conference Hall of "Voice of Science City."

Liu Yunhong, head of the Science, Technology and Innovation Bureau of Guangming District, introduced the district's implementation plan on comprehensively promoting high-quality economic and social development, accelerating the creation of a northern center of Shenzhen with gorgeous cityscape, speeding up the upgrading of regional science and technology innovation capacity and facilitating the integration of the innovation and industrial chains.

As a start-up area of the comprehensive national science center in the Greater Bay Area, Guangming Science City serves the national strategy of scientific and technological independence and self-improvement, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the building of Shenzhen into a Pilot Demonstration Area of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.

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Liu Yunhong, head of the Science, Technology and Innovation Bureau of Guangming District, introduces the district’s implementation plan on comprehensively promoting high-quality economic and social development. Photos by Chen Xiaochun

By 2025, Guangming District will realize great achievements in important indicators of science and technology innovation compared with that at the end of 2020. It will be home to one national laboratory, three provincial laboratories, and 10 new R&D institutions. It will launch or get involved in one international science program. Its R&D investment will reach over 7 percent of its GDP, among which basic R&D expenditure will account for more than 20 percent. Its recognized science parks will cover over 3.6 million square meters. It will have over 2,300 national high-tech enterprises and over 100 gazelle and hidden champion companies.

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Guangming District has built 113 new parks since its establishment in 2018, bringing the total number of parks to 260.

According to Li Juntao, vice head of the Urban Administration and Law Enforcement Bureau of Guangming District, since the establishment of Guangming District in 2018, the district has newly built 113 parks, bringing the total number of parks in the district to 260; has improved the landscape of 117 roads, bringing the total to 172; and has comprehensively improved 110 urban villages, bringing the total number of urban quality projects to 223.

This year, the district will focus on improving the cityscape of six areas with a total of 33 projects. The six areas including Hongqiao Park area, Time Valley area, the large-scale scientific facility cluster of Science City, Guangming International Auto City area, Kenong Road and Fenghuang area, and Guangming South Gate area.

By 2023, the district will have newly built over 15 parks and improved the cityscape of 10 areas and 60 roads, with the district's high-quality and gorgeous cityscape framework basically taking shape.

After listening to the introduction, Daniel Otero with Shenzhen Guangming Foreign Languages School showed great interest and asked more about the cityscape and high-quality development of the district.

"This year we will work together with different departments including planning, transportation, culture and tourism and water authorities to connect the green areas like parks, green ways, and slow traffic system together. In places where transport is not very convenient, we will build corridors in the air to connect them. Citizens will be able to access and experience the whole-area cityscape," answered Li.

Li added that, after five years' effort, with every corner and every detail well built and taken care of, Guangming will become a world-class science city and a northern center of Shenzhen with unique competitiveness.


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