He Haidong gives a speech at the sixth session of the 13th Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional People's Congress, opening in Hohhot on Jan 21. [Photo/people.cn]

Hohhot – capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region – will continue to be a frontrunner in the area and achieve high-quality developments in 2022, according to He Haidong, its mayor and a deputy to the sixth session of the 13th Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional People's Congress.

He said that in 2022, Hohhot plans to implement 1,042 key projects, with an annual planned investment of 123 billion yuan ($19.43 billion).

A three-year action plan has been formulated around six major industrial clusters in Hohhot.

Focusing on the key industries of the dairy industry, the grass seeds industry, biomedicines and silicon materials, scientific and technological research has been carried out.

The mayor said the city will make strides in developing the core area of the Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone.

In addition, Hohhot will aim to develop into a "prairie city", strengthen the comprehensive treatment of Daheihe, Xiaoheihe, and Hasuhai rivers and focus on pollution prevention and control.

It will also strive to become a clean energy demonstration city in North China.