In April 2008 , he was transferred to the Special Economic Zone of Shenzhen to become executive vice mayor . In June 2010 , he was named Mayor of Shenzhen . Xu was mayor during the 2015 Shenzhen landslide , an industrial accident later deemed to have been caused by human factors . He apologized on behalf of the government for the incident , bowing to the public to acknowledge his responsibility . On December 31 , 2016 , after Ma Xingrui was moved to the post of Governor of Guangdong , Xu was named party chief of Shenzhen . He served as party chief and mayor for a few months simultaneously
2015 Shenzhen landslide
2015 Shenzhen landslide
Xu Qin