People's Daily Online, 28-11-2006
This coastal city in South China's Guangdong Province is set to capitalize on its proximity to Hong Kong in a bid to become a global tourist city. Li Xiaogan, an official from Shenzhen municipal tourism department, made the remarks at an international tourism conference in Shenzhen in late October.An important part of the Guangdong International Tourism and Culture Festival, which kicked off yesterday, the International Conference on Building International Tourist Cities under Globalization was held on October 25-27, focusing on building international tourist cities and other issues related to development of international co-operation in the tourism industry. To build it into an international tourist city, Li said that Shenzhen would promote its image as a young metropolis and seaside resort, plan international-level events, and enhance co-operation with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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