China's central authorities have issued a general plan for building a Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin. The plan, issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, was made public on Sunday.

中共中央、国务院印发的《横琴粤澳深度合作区建设总体方案》9月5日发布。

Building the zone is a major arrangement to enrich the practice of "one country, two systems," and will be an important driving force for Macao's long-term development.

这是丰富"一国两制"实践的重大部署，是为澳门长远发展注入的重要动力。

Hengqin is located in the southern part of Zhuhai city in Guangdong province, just across the Macao Special Administrative Region. The total area of the cooperation zone will be about 106 square km, according to the plan.

横琴地处广东省珠海市南端，与澳门特别行政区一水一桥之隔，合作区总面积约106平方公里。

The plan sets the goal for the zone to fully demonstrate the strong vitality and strength of "one country, two systems" by 2035, when the goal of Macao's appropriate economic diversification will be basically realized.

根据总体方案，到2035年，"一国两制"强大生命力和优越性全面彰显，促进澳门经济适度多元发展的目标基本实现。