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A Luxembourg delegation led by Emile Eicher, Deputy Mayor of the City of Clervaux and President of SYVICOL (Syndicat des Villes et Communes Luxembourgeoises), visited Shenzhen on April 15 to gain a comprehensive understanding of the city’s development in economy, society, culture, and technology. The delegation began their tour at the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, and attended informative presentations in the “Shenzhen Let You Know” themed event.

Eddy Soeparno, deputy speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly of Indonesia, paid a visit to Shenzhen on April 16, with his first stop being BYD’s headquarters. Soeparno had an immersive experience with BYD’s latest EV models and showed a strong interest in them. He said "Shenzhen is a technological marvel," during the visit.

More than 50 international medical professionals from over 10 countries including Italy, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, India and Russia embarked on a captivating tour of Guangming District on April 12. Organized by the Guangming District Foreign Affairs Bureau and Comen Medica, the visit aimed to showcase the area’s advancements and offerings in urban planning, technology, and healthcare.

Approximately 20 expats, including Shenzhen Global Communication Ambassadors and Gen Z students from the Z10 Club, visited the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on April 13 to explore the sci-tech charm of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the cultural significance of traditional Chinese culture.

A short video on a visit to the Sunon Asogli Power Plant in the Republic of Ghana, filmed by Shenzhen Communication Ambassador Francis Kwesi Hagan and edited by EyeShenzhen has been awarded a merit prize in the personal category at the award ceremony of the 3rd Micro-Video Contest on Global Green Development Stories held in Qianhai on April 15.

The Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair), the world’s largest trade fair for books, will participate in the upcoming 21st China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) next month.

On April 11, the Spring ClubFest & International Day celebration was held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

Led by Dr. Peter Kreutzberger, president of ADCG, a delegation visited the Shenzhen Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone on April 9.