On the morning of December 26, the 42nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 7th Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress concluded after holding its second plenary session. The meeting voted to adopt a series of regulations, decisions and personnel appointment and removal matters, including the Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone. Dai Yunlong, Director of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, attended the meeting and presented appointment certificates to the newly appointed personnel.
The Hetao Cooperation Zone is the only major cooperation platform in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) with science and technology innovation as its core theme. From the first submission for deliberation to its adoption, the formulation of the Regulations on Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Cooperation Zone underwent two years of in-depth research and extensive solicitation of opinions and suggestions. It explores new ideas, makes full use of the legislative power of the special economic zone, implements the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, explores institutional integrated innovation, and builds a science and technology innovation system aligned with international rules, thereby providing legal guarantee for promoting the construction of Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Cooperation Zone with high quality, high standards and high level.
The meeting also voted to adopt the Decision of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress on Highlighting the Construction of Key Clinical Specialties to Further Improve Medical Treatment Standards. The Decision prioritizes the development of key specialties, adheres to a patient-centered approach and takes disease diagnosis and treatment as the core chain. It focuses on pooling resources to build a number of national key clinical specialties and specialized medical centers for major diseases, aiming to further enhance Shenzhen’s medical treatment capacity, and better realize the goals of “access to quality medical care for patients” and “treating severe illnesses without leaving Shenzhen”.
In addition, the meeting approved personnel appointment and removal matters. Lai Wu was appointed Director of the Shenzhen Municipal Audit Bureau, while Zou Wei and Zhang Song were appointed Deputy Directors of the Shenzhen Municipal Supervisory Commission.
The meeting conducted a satisfaction assessment on the special work report of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government on “Playing the Role of International Organizations to Boost the Construction of an Internationalized City”. The vast majority of members of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee expressed satisfaction or basic satisfaction with the report.
Relevant leaders of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee attended the meeting, and responsible persons of the Municipal People’s Government, Municipal Supervisory Commission, Municipal Intermediate People’s Court and Municipal People’s Procuratorate were present as non-voting participants.
Dai Yunlong Stresses at Forum with Non-voting Representatives of People’s Congress Standing Committee: Bear the Overall Situation in Mind and Act as Powerful Promoters of High-quality Development
On the morning of December 26, during the 42nd Meeting of the 7th Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee held a forum between its leaders and non-voting deputies to the People’s Congress. At the forum, Dai Yunlong, Director of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, expected all representatives to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Economic Work Conference, bear the overall situation in mind, and serve as powerful promoters of high-quality development.
At the forum, 11 deputies to the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress put forward opinions and suggestions on the topics deliberated at the Standing Committee meeting, and discussed how to better perform their duties as representatives under the new situation and serve the overall development of the city in combination with their actual work.
Dai Yunlong thanked the representatives for their opinions and suggestions, and reviewed the key and highlight work completed by the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee this year. He pointed out that deputies to the People’s Congress come from the people and are rooted among the people; they are the source of vitality for the work of the People’s Congress and serve as the most solid bridge and bond connecting the Party and the government with the general public. The achievements made by the Standing Committee are inseparable from the full support, hard work and effective participation of the deputies. The 14th Five-Year Plan period is drawing to a successful close, and the 15th Five-Year Plan period is about to kick off. Faced with new missions and tasks, deputies to the People’s Congress shoulder greater responsibilities. He hoped that deputies at all levels in Shenzhen would enhance their political standing, focus on the central tasks and overall development, give play to their professional advantages and industry backgrounds, jointly plan the work of the People’s Congress for the initial year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, transform their performance of duties into driving forces for development, and contribute the strength of the People’s Congress to helping Shenzhen create new advantages and achieve new breakthroughs. The Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee will implement the task requirements of the Several Measures of the Municipal Party Committee on Giving Full Play to the Leading Role of the People’s Congress in Strengthening Ties with the People, proactively fulfill the political responsibility of connecting with and serving the representatives, firmly establish the awareness of serving representatives, further improve the institutional mechanisms for representative work, and create better conditions for representatives to perform their duties in accordance with the law.
According to reports, since the beginning of this year, the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee has implemented the newly revised Law on Deputies to the People’s Congresses, continuously expanding the depth and breadth of representatives’ participation in the work of the Standing Committee. Over 50 representatives have been invited to attend the Standing Committee meetings as non-voting participants and conducted face-to-face exchanges with the leaders of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee at forums.
Gao Zimin, Deputy Director of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, presided over the meeting.
Explore Institutional Integrated Innovation | Build a World-class Scientific Research Hub
Establish an innovation fault-tolerance mechanism, improve cross-border infrastructure, and implement the supervision model of “Opening up the First Line, Controlling the Second Line, and Ensuring Free Flow within the Zone”…
The Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) was adopted at the meeting of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee on December 26 and is scheduled to be formally implemented on March 1 next year. It provides legal guarantee for the Hetao Cooperation Zone to explore institutional innovations in cross-border supervision of personnel, goods, capital and data, and build a science and technology innovation rule system aligned with international rules, helping this important cooperation platform in the GBA accelerate its development into a world-class scientific research hub.
Hetao Development Authority May Employ Hong Kong Residents
Making big achievements in a small area and nurturing great hopes in a limited space. At present, the Hetao Cooperation Zone is showing a dynamic and prosperous development momentum. When interpreting the Regulations, a relevant responsible person of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee stated that the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Cooperation Zone covers an area of 3.02 square kilometers, separated from the Hong Kong Park by a river and directly adjacent to it across the border. In addition, the special customs supervision area of the Shenzhen Park is relatively closed, which gives it a natural advantage to explore a flexible, efficient and risk-controllable cross-border science and technology innovation system and mechanism. It can give full play to the innovative and adaptable functions of the special economic zone’s legislation, implement the major strategic arrangements of the Party Central Committee, explore institutional integrated innovation, and further promote the construction of the GBA in the new stage.
The Regulations clearly stipulate that the Hetao Development Authority is a management institution of the Shenzhen Park established by the Municipal People’s Government. It may formulate and implement normative documents for the park, and is allowed to adopt a flexible personnel system and salary distribution mechanism, and may employ eligible Hong Kong residents as staff members. An Expert Advisory Committee composed of professionals from various sectors in both Shenzhen and Hong Kong will be established to provide consulting services on major issues of the Shenzhen Park. Eligible Hong Kong, Macao and foreign professionals are supported to serve as responsible persons of public institutions and other organizations in the Shenzhen Park.
Implement a Highly Open Special Supervision System
According to the Regulations, the Shenzhen Park has established a list-based management system for industries, institutions, personnel and goods, and implemented a highly open special supervision mechanism to promote the efficient and convenient flow of scientific and technological innovation elements.
The Shenzhen Park will implement closed management in phases. The boundary between the park’s customs supervision area and Hong Kong is defined as the “First Line”, while the boundary between the park’s customs supervision area and other regions within the customs territory of the People’s Republic of China is the “Second Line”. A supervision model of “Opening up the First Line, Controlling the Second Line, and Ensuring Free Flow within the Zone” will be implemented for the entry and exit of goods in the park. Eligible scientific research goods and their R&D products may be conveniently transported into and out of the Shenzhen Park through means such as personal carrying by designated personnel. Imported scientific research goods for self-use shall be exempt from tariffs, value-added tax and consumption tax at the import stage in accordance with the relevant national regulations.
The customs supervision area of the Shenzhen Park implements a record-filing management system for personnel, and applies efficient and convenient entry-exit policies to personnel included in the record-filing management. Foreign scientific research personnel who meet the relevant regulations are supported to enter the Shenzhen Park visa-free for scientific research activities.
Cell and gene research is one of the key development areas of the park. The Regulations support the convenient flow of scientific research samples such as human tissues and biological products used for scientific research and clinical purposes between the Shenzhen Park and the Hong Kong Park. Special items that have obtained Hong Kong’s biological material approval and are used for Shenzhen-Hong Kong joint scientific research or related scientific research shall be prioritized in the approval process of health and quarantine.
Optimize the System and Mechanism for Scientific and Technological Innovation
To further stimulate the momentum of Shenzhen-Hong Kong scientific and technological innovation cooperation, the Regulations stipulate the management of scientific research projects and funds, cooperation among scientific research entities, and scientific research fund support, exploring a more flexible system and mechanism for scientific and technological innovation.
The Regulations support scientific research entities in the Shenzhen Park to jointly carry out scientific research with those in Hong Kong, and co-establish joint research centers and joint laboratories. It clearly states that institutions of higher learning, scientific research institutes and enterprises in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, as well as public scientific research institutions in Hong Kong, may jointly undertake national major science and technology projects and national key R&D programs, and jointly participate in international large-scale science programs and projects.
In terms of scientific research funding, the Regulations allow municipal financial funds to cross-border support scientific research projects in the Hong Kong Park. It is specified that scientific research programs funded by the special fund for the development of science and technology industry in the Shenzhen Park may adopt Hong Kong, Macao and international scientific research management rules, and issue audit reports in accordance with Hong Kong and Macao audit rules. Social forces are supported to set up science funds in the Shenzhen Park and jointly establish venture capital funds with Hong Kong venture capital.
An innovation fault-tolerance mechanism will be established in the Shenzhen Park, and eligible relevant entities and individuals will be exempted from liability or subject to mitigated liability. For scientific research projects funded by the special fund for the development of science and technology industry in the Shenzhen Park, if the scientific research entity has fulfilled its diligent and responsible obligations but still fails to complete the project after evaluation and demonstration, the project may be concluded in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Carry out Pilot Reforms of the System and Mechanism for Talent Development
Innovation is inseparable from talents. The Regulations support the conduct of pilot reforms of the system and mechanism for talent development in the Shenzhen Park, establish a talent system in line with international rules, and adopt more flexible ways to introduce high-level overseas scientific and technological talents and urgently needed talents. It will strengthen the convenient services for foreigners to apply for work permits and entry-exit procedures in China, and promote the joint review and inspection of work permits, visas and residence permits. Eligible personnel in the Shenzhen Park are supported to apply for long-term multiple-entry talent endorsements for traveling between the mainland and Hong Kong/Macao, and are exempted from submitting talent certification materials during the application process. Foreign scientific research personnel invited by scientific research institutions and enterprises in the Shenzhen Park, as well as foreign talents working in the Hong Kong Park, may apply for port visas for entry, and apply for long-term multiple-entry visas or residence permits after entering the country.
To promote the secure flow of data, the Regulations support the Shenzhen Park in formulating and implementing a negative list for cross-border data flow, constructing and operating a dedicated international data channel, and establishing international information and communication facilities and support platforms.
The Regulations strive to create an internationalized legal environment, stipulating that if one party to a contract is a Hong Kong-funded or Macao-funded enterprise registered in the Shenzhen Park, the parties may agree to apply the laws of Hong Kong or Macao to resolve contract disputes and select Hong Kong or Macao as the place of arbitration by agreement.
Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee Issues Decision to Further Improve the City’s Medical Treatment Standards | Promote the Construction of 100 Key Clinical Specialties During the 15th Five-Year Plan Period
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, Shenzhen will promote the construction of 100 key clinical specialties and build 30 specialized medical centers for major diseases in accordance with the national evaluation standards for clinical specialty capabilities. On December 26, the Decision of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress on Highlighting the Construction of Key Clinical Specialties to Further Improve Medical Treatment Standards was adopted at the meeting of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, which clearly put forward these task objectives.
Medical Resource Allocation Shifts from Scale Expansion to Connotation Improvement
“Medical treatment standards are an important cornerstone of people’s livelihood security and a key indicator of a city’s core competitiveness.” A relevant responsible person of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee stated in an interview with reporters that the formulation and issuance of this Decision followed eight months of in-depth research. It is an important measure taken by the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee to respond to the ardent expectations of the public by handling the proposals put forward by the representatives and supervising the implementation of people’s livelihood projects.
At the 6th Session of the 7th Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress held at the beginning of this year, “improving medical service and security capabilities” was listed as the top priority among the people’s livelihood projects subject to voting by the congress. During the session, deputies to the People’s Congress put forward more than 50 proposals in the field of medical and health care, with a total of 498 co-signatories, which fully reflected the common aspirations of the general public.
The Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee set up a special supervision group, led by the main leaders of the Standing Committee, organized deputies to the Municipal People’s Congress to conduct research in various hospitals and medical colleges of universities in Shenzhen, held more than 20 forums with relevant government departments, and formed a relevant research report. The report affirmed the achievements made in Shenzhen’s medical and health care undertakings during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and also pointed out the shortcomings of the city in the supply of high-quality medical resources and the capacity for diagnosing and treating difficult and critical illnesses. The Decision was formulated on the basis of this solid research.
The Decision requires the government to incorporate the work of “highlighting the construction of key clinical specialties to further improve medical treatment standards” into the important content of the people’s livelihood field in the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, make overall use of various resources, clarify development indicators, implementation paths and safeguard measures, and promote the shift of medical resource allocation from scale expansion to connotation improvement.
Focus on Building National Key Clinical Specialties and Specialized Medical Centers for Major Diseases
According to the research, there is still a certain gap between Shenzhen’s medical treatment standards and the objective evaluation indicators of medical and health care undertakings in first-tier cities in China. For example, in terms of diagnosing and treating difficult and critical illnesses, Shenzhen currently has only 31 national key clinical specialties, while Beijing has more than 200, and Shanghai and Guangzhou each have more than 100.
During the research process, a consensus was gradually reached that building high-quality and high-level first-class hospitals in China is a long-term project, while developing a number of national key clinical specialties and advantageous specialized disease clusters is an effective way to rapidly improve the city’s overall medical treatment standards in the short term.
To this end, the Decision proposes that the further improvement of medical treatment standards should focus on pooling resources to build a number of national key clinical specialties and specialized medical centers for major diseases. At the same time, it clarifies the task objectives: during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, promote the construction of 100 key clinical specialties and build 30 specialized medical centers for major diseases in accordance with the national evaluation standards for clinical specialty capabilities, so as to achieve the rapid improvement of clinical specialty capabilities.
Establish Investment Incentive Policies Linked to Assessment
To give better play to the guiding role of fiscal funds, the Decision requires the financial department to innovate the investment methods in health and health care, arrange special funds, and focus on supporting the construction of key clinical specialties and specialized medical centers for major diseases. The health and health department, together with relevant departments, shall establish incentive and subsidy policies linked to evaluation and assessment. At the same time, it will deepen the reform of medical insurance support and increase support for new medical technologies, new projects and the diagnosis and treatment of difficult and critical illnesses.
While strengthening financial support, the Decision also pays attention to the supervision of supported projects. It requires the health and health department to conduct special evaluations on the agreements signed for cooperative medical treatment, the introduction of medical projects and high-level medical teams, and carry out annual monitoring on the progress of the key objectives and tasks specified in the agreements. The financial department is required to strengthen the performance supervision of special funds, and the audit department shall conduct special audits in accordance with the law.
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee will strengthen the supervision over the implementation of the Decision through various supervision methods.
Announcement of the Standing Committee of the 7th Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress
No. 207
At its 42nd meeting held on December 26, 2025, the Standing Committee of the 7th Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress voted to adopt the following decision:
Appointed:
Lai Wu as Director of the Shenzhen Municipal Audit Bureau.
Now hereby announced.
Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress
December 26, 2025
No. 208
At its 42nd meeting held on December 26, 2025, the Standing Committee of the 7th Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress voted to adopt the following appointment:
Appointed:
Zou Wei and Zhang Song as Deputy Directors of the Shenzhen Municipal Supervisory Commission.
Now hereby announced.
Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress
December 26, 2025
No. 209
At its 42nd meeting held on December 26, 2025, the Standing Committee of the 7th Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress voted to adopt the following removal:
Removed:
Song Jijiang from the positions of Member of the Procuratorial Committee and Procurator of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Procuratorate.
Now hereby announced.
Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress
December 26, 2025
