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5 more cities opened for HK individual traveling
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-03-14 15:20
Chinese mainland will open five more cities to individual travel program to
Hong Kong starting this May, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced here Tuesday.
At a press conference held shortly after the annual session of China's
parliament was closed, the premier said 38 mainland cities have already joined
the scheme.
The mainland has forged a closer economic partnership with Hong Kong over the
past few years, he said, adding that some infrastructures linking Hong Kong and
the mainland are under construction of some others is being stepped up.
Noting that Hong Kong has become the fourth largest trade partner of the
mainland, the mainland has so far opened 27 service and trade sectors to Hong
Kong covering finance, accounting and legal affairs in a bid to give more
convenient market access to Hong Kong companies, the premier
said.
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