Future Objectives of 2010
(shanghai.gov.cn)
Updated: 2006-04-12 18:01
-- To initially form the economic scale and comprehensive strength of a world
metropolis. The average annual growth rate of GDP shall be maintained at about
10%; the average per capita GDP shall reach the level of the middle developed
countries; and the ratio among the primary, secondary and tertiary industries
shall stand at 1:39:60.
-- To optimize the urban space distribution. About 85% of the Shanghai area
shall be urbanized. Also, efforts shall be made to create a "multi-center,
multi-layer and grouping" urban space distribution and to make Shanghai part of
China's largest city group in the Yangtze River Delta region. The central area
of the city will be divided into the central business district, the central
commercial district, the Inner-Ring Road district and the Outer-Ring Road
district.
-- To initially modernize the city's infrastructure. The city shall be built
into an international air port consisting of the Pudong International Airport
and the Hongqiao International Airport; a multi-functional sea port with the
Shanghai Harbor as the center and container transportation as the mainstay; and
an information port with multimedia as its basic feature. In addition, a
comprehensive and multi-layer city traffic network relying mainly on the metro
and light rail system shall come into being.
-- To participate in the international economy in an all-round way. The city
shall first be built into a bridge and hub for linking up the domestic and the
overseas markets and then a key joint in the world network of economic
integration. The city's economy shall also move further ahead with giant strides
in the world market-oriented direction.
-- To introduce the operation mechanism of a socialist market economy. The
city shall set up a modern market system for connecting the domestic and
overseas flow of capital, commodity, technology, talented personnel and
information. The Shanghai Stock Exchange shall become the securities trading
center in China and one of the main stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
The city's commodity markets shall become the central market in the country and
one of the key markets in the world. Meanwhile, the city's technology market
shall become the nation's trade center for various kinds of technology.
-- To pursue the balanced social, economic and environmental development. The
city shall establish the framework of a high-grade, diversified international
cultural exchange center; introduce an open and life-long education system;
create a multi-layer public health system that combines medical treatment,
disease prevention, health care and health recovery services; and form a social
security system featuring wide coverage and a well-developed network. The city
shall also improve the local ecological environment. The purpose is gain a
balance between the sustained economic and social development and environmental
protection.
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