SHENZHEN, Sept. 6 — Shenzhen, a southern coastal city neighboring Hong Kong, marked its 30th anniversary as China's first economic reform zone Monday.
Wang Rong, secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, told a celebratory rally held in Shenzhen Monday morning Shenzhen will continue to play the role of "first mover" and strive to be the "vanguard of China's scientific development."
He said Shenzhen is endeavoring to build itself into a "modern and international" metropolis. President Hu Jintao is scheduled to address the rally.
The State Council, China's Cabinet, late last month decreed the southern city "a national economic center" and "a city of global clout" in cultural, economic and technological exchange".
Once a small fishing village, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone has evolved into a metropolis over the past three decades. It is also the birthplace of many high-tech enterprises. (PNA/Xinhua) ALM/utb