The civic service center is the first construction project since the establishment of the new area, which was announced by the central government in April.
The city's tourism sector is facing a recession worse than that during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in 2003, said Lau Chun-yuen, chairman of the Hong Kong Certified Tour Escort Association.
The city is now soliciting public feedback for the center's environmental protection assessment.
The chia plant, Salvia hispanica, is a species of the mint family that is native to Central America. Historians believe that chia was as important a food crop for the Aztecs as maize. Today, chia is grown from Arizona to Argentina and comes in two varieties: black and white, both of which have the same nutritional value.
The center, only a few minutes by foot from Zhang's home, is in Guandu district, Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province.
The city can serve as a platform connecting interested enterprises with the necessary information and access points to get direct participation in this grand mission, said Vincent H S Lo, chairman of Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
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The city of Sansha, on Yongxing Island, one of the Xisha Islands, was founded in July 2012. The city administers the Xisha, Zhongsha, and Nansha island groups along with their surrounding waters.
The central government is stepping up the fight against pollution and environmental degradation, as decades of fast growth have saddled the country with air and soil pollution.
The city's retail sales, which are ranked first in the country at 1.2 trillion yuan (4.6 billion), are set to grow 8 percent this year, the commission added.
The central SOEs have invested 1.7 trillion yuan into research and development so far this year, accounting for one-quarter of the country's total.