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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