Shenzhen Clears Roads and Closes Schools Ahead of APEC Leaders’ Summit

Shenzhen is enforcing strict traffic controls and suspending school operations this month as the Chinese megacity prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Authorities have put in place measures to limit vehicles on the streets during the period when Asia-Pacific leaders are in attendance, with motorists offered rewards for voluntarily keeping their cars off the road.

The restrictions reflect the scale of logistical and security preparations that China, as APEC host, has put in place for the summit in Shenzhen. APEC-related decorations were already visible across commercial areas of the city in late October, signalling the extent of preparations under way ahead of the leaders’ gathering.

The source article does not contain further details beyond the paywall regarding the specific dates of the driving restrictions, the nature of the rewards offered to motorists, the schools affected or the precise duration of the closures. As such, those particulars cannot be reported here.

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