40th Anniversary of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
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| Native name | 深圳经济特区建立40周年庆祝大会 |
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| Date | 14 October 2020 |
| Location | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Motive | Commemoration of the 40th of the founding of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in August 1980 |
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| Participants | Chinese Communist Party, Government of China |
Celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone were held on 14 October 2020 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.
In August 2019, the CCP Central Committee and the State Council decided to support Shenzhen in building a pilot demonstration zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics. In October 2020, the CCP General Office and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Reform Pilot of Shenzhen to Build a Pilot Demonstration Zone for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (2020-2025)" and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to implement it.[1][2] It stated that in the past 40 years, Shenzhen "has dared to take risks, dare to be the first, and work hard, creating a miracle in the history of development and becoming a banner of China's reform and opening up".[1]
Wang Weizhong, the Party Secretary of Shenzhen, said that "Shenzhen companies have never grown up in a smooth sailing", and expressed support for the central government's deployment of Shenzhen to build a model city of a socialist modern power by 2035, saying that Shenzhen will build a model city of a socialist modern power 15 years ahead of the rest of the country.[3]
On October 12, the Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, announced that she would postpone the delivery of the Policy Address to the Hong Kong Legislative Council on October 14 to lead a delegation to Shenzhen to attend the Shenzhen celebration meeting.[4]