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Hong Kong and Shenzhen must work more closely on developing legal services, says Chinese vice-premier
- Han Zheng urges the two governments to work towards creating an international centre for legal services and commercial dispute resolution
- He made his remarks during tour of Qianhai, the economic zone slated for massive expansion as part of wider push for financial reforms
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The Chinese state leader overseeing Hong Kong affairs and the creation of the Greater Bay Area has urged closer cooperation between the city and neighbouring Shenzhen in developing legal services, Xinhua has reported.
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Vice-Premier Han Zheng made the remarks during a weekend visit to Qianhai, an economic zone in southwest Shenzhen that Beijing recently announced would undergo a massive expansion aimed at creating a “world-class” service hub with even greater Hong Kong involvement.
Han stressed the importance of ensuring Qianhai had an “international business environment that is market-oriented and with the rule of law”, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
During a stop at the local court, he told cadres “it is necessary to speed up the integration of regulations and legal mechanisms in the Greater Bay Area and cultivate more professional talents … so as to cooperate with Hong Kong to build an international legal service centre and an international commercial dispute resolution centre”.
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Han also emphasised the importance of protecting and promoting intellectual property rights.
The Greater Bay Area plan, spearheaded by President Xi Jinping, calls for uniting Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and eight other Guangdong cities into a finance and technological powerhouse by 2035.
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