The State Council has approved a national territorial spatial plan for South China’s Shenzhen municipality for the 2021-2035 period, according to an official reply released on Sept 29.

As per the reply, by 2035, the total area of cultivated land in Shenzhen should be no less than 32,400 mu, of which the protection area for permanent basic farmland should be at least 34,000 mu. The red line area for ecological protection should be no less than 872.02 square kilometers, of which the red line area of marine ecological protection should be no less than 394.28 square kilometers.

Meanwhile, the urban development area should be controlled within 1,130.74 square kilometers, and the area of construction land per unit of GDP should be reduced by no less than 41 percent.

The circular stressed to thoroughly leverage the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area’s role as the core engine for in-depth cooperation and coordinated development with Hong Kong and Macao.

To build a safe, convenient, green and low-carbon comprehensive urban transportation system, efforts will be made to accelerate the construction of an international aviation hub with a wider coverage of service network, and to improve the port function system, the reply said.