Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Friday stressed the implementation of the program for coordinated development of municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin and Hebei Province.
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Zhang urged further improving the blueprint of the overall program and designing of special plans for different fields.
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Relocating non-core functions from Beijing that enjoy consensus and have foreseeable effects should be a priority, and breakthroughs are needed in three key areas -- traffic integration, environmental protection and industry transfer, he said.
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With a total population of more than 100 million, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei are confronted with many similar problems, including a deteriorating environment and widening gaps among regions as well as between urban and rural areas.
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Integrated development of the three regions has accelerated since early 2014 when the central government made it a national priority.