GUANGZHOU - Guangdong's provincial capital will not restrict vehicle registrations in new measures to curb traffic congestion, a senior provincial official said on Sunday.

"Guangdong will not copy Beijing's practice of limiting vehicle registration, because allowing more residents to own private cars is part of the provincial government's campaign to build a 'happy Guangdong province'," Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua said.

He made the comment when answering questions from members of the Guangdong provincial committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Guangzhou at the political advisory body's ongoing session on Sunday.