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SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 16-- North China's Hebei Province will mobilize the resources of the entire province to build Xiongan New Area, a landmark project for regional coordinated development, the provincial government said. According to its annual government report, Hebei will make efforts to realize 10 major projects centering on such areas as infrastructure, transportation, ecological restoration of Baiyangdian Lake, and building smart city. The provincial government will push forward the construction of Xiongan "in an orderly and effective way" in 2019, said the report. In April 2017, China announced the establishment of Xiongan New Area, which, about 100 km southwest of Beijing, spans three counties in Hebei Province. "The construction of Xiongan New Area will soon enter a new stage," said Chen Gang, vice governor of Hebei who also heads the management committee of Xiongan. So far, work has started on projects including intercity railways between Beijing and Xiongan and the afforestation project, and a public service center has been put into use. Earlier this month, China's central authorities approved the 2018-2035 master plan for Xiongan. According to the plan that stresses high-quality development, Xiongan will become a modern city that is green, intelligent and livable with "relatively strong competitiveness and human-environment harmony by 2035." According to the province's annual government report, Xiongan will be the location for Beijing's non-capital functions, a new home for Beijing's colleges, hospitals, business headquarters and financial and public institutions. | 
