Shenzhen tops Chinese cities for growth potential

By Cai Yingbo

BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Shenzhen tops other Chinese

cities for potential growth, followed by Macao and Suzhou, according to a report

released by the China Institute of City Competitiveness in Hong Kong Monday.

This is the sixth consecutive year that Shenzhen has

finished top among 289 cities in the growth-potential category of the

competitive list made by the institute.

However, the report pointed out that in terms of

overall competitiveness, Shenzhen ranked fourth behind Hong Kong, Beijing and

Shanghai. Researchers responsible for the survey commented that Shenzhen had the

greatest growth potential among cities, but the city still had to make great

effort to catch up with the other three.

The institute also ranked Shenzhen second as a "City

of Love," based upon the city's charity campaigns and donations to the Sichuan

earthquake victims. Shenzhen ranked third in terms of dealing with the financial

crisis.

(Source: Shenzhen Daily)