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Chinese tech hub names top 40 leading reform lights
- Tencent chief makes the list but Huawei founder not among the recipients
- Honourees recognised for contribution to turning city into a leading technology centre
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Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have recognised 40 people for their contribution to the transformation of the once sleepy fishing village into a thriving technology hub over the last four decades.
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The recipients come from a range of sectors in the city, from manufacturing, telecommunications, medical care, equipment and nuclear power to fashion and art. They also include people who pioneered implementation of the reform and opening-up policy.
A notable absence from the list is Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies, a global 5G leader at the centre of the US-China tech war.
His name was also left off the list of 100 “reform pioneers” released by the central government in 2018 to mark the country’s 40th anniversary of reforms.
But Ren was among those recognised a decade ago when Shenzhen marked the 30th anniversary of the reform drive in the city.
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Another person left off this week’s list but named in 2010 is Wang Shi, founder of Shenzhen-based property developer China Vanke.
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