Shenzhen officials say they have never applied for municipality

Shenzhen yesterday held the conference of the International Exhibition Industry Association Asia Seminar. Gao Guohui, deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, said that Shenzhen has never applied for becoming a municipality. Shenzhen News (Reporter Xiaoguang) International Exhibition Industry Association (UFI) Asia Symposium will be held 2 It was held on the 23rd to the 24th of the month in the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. This was the first time the seminar was held in mainland China. Yesterday, the Municipal Government Information Office held a press conference to brief the media on the current situation of this seminar.

Regarding the recent rumors that Shenzhen has been heatedly appealing to become a municipality, the deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, Gao Guohui, also made a clear statement at yesterday’s press conference. Shenzhen’s area is very small and cannot be a municipality, and the Shenzhen municipal government also Never applied for becoming a municipality.

The first UFI Asia seminar held in mainland China, according to Zhu Yulun, chairman of the Asia Pacific Region of the International Exhibition Industry Association, "One of UFI's main tasks is to certify international exhibitions, and the scale of certification, exhibition history, proportion of foreign exhibitors, foreign countries The proportion of the audience has strict requirements,” said Zhu Yulun. “At present, there are 869 UFI-sponsored exhibitions around the world that have received UFI certification. Among them, there are 58 UFI-certified exhibitions in mainland China and 9 in Shenzhen. UFI certification."

Shenzhen has never applied for a municipality. During the “two sessions” last year, members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Culture Association and Chairman of the New Henderson Group Chairman Gao Jingde stated in an interview that Shenzhen has already met the conditions for becoming a municipality because Shenzhen’s Both GDP and fiscal revenue exceeded Tianjin and Chongqing. He hoped that Shenzhen could be set up as a municipality, and that Hong Kong and Shenzhen should be the core cities of the Greater Pearl River Delta. Recently, news about Shenzhen's application for a municipality once again spread across the Internet.

“Whether Shenzhen will become the fifth municipality in China?” At a press conference yesterday, the Shenzhen Municipal Government’s deputy secretary-general Gao Guohui clearly stated that “The Shenzhen municipal government has never applied to turn Shenzhen into a municipality. ."

Gao Guohui stated that according to Gao Jingde's view, from the perspective of economic and social development, Shenzhen should be listed as a municipality. This has also been echoed by some people. “However, Shenzhen has a small area of ​​only 1,953 square kilometers. With such a large area, it cannot be a municipality. As for how the Central Government intends to go, I want to see it later at the 18th National Congress.”

"Shenzhen has become very good, but it does not become a municipality. Shenzhen will continue to develop itself in accordance with its industrial upgrading strategy." Gao Guohui said.