Beijing wants to attract international service industry convention and trade, and also showcase the city's service sector, Deputy Mayor Cheng Hong said Wednesday at the Forum on the Development of an International Business and Trade Center.

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Cheng said the municipal government will accelerate construction of a service trade center project to help restructure the city's industries and economic development strategies.

"Beijing's commerce sector will meet residents' various demands on multiple levels," said Lu Yan, director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce. "The capital city's world trade center also will serve the whole country through its service trade platform."

Ni Pengfei, director of the Urban Competitiveness Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, suggested that the municipal government adopt innovative public policies to strengthen its public service capabilities and become a more service-oriented government.