Recently, the official website of the National Development and Reform Commission announced the "Catalogue of Encouraged Industries in the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone" (hereinafter referred to as the "Industry Catalogue"). The "Industrial Catalogue" has a total of 185 items in five major categories, aiming to comprehensively leverage policy effects and market forces, guide the industrial development direction of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "Cooperation Zone") in an orderly manner, promote the accelerated agglomeration of high-quality domestic and foreign enterprises, and better support the diversified development of Macau's industries. In the Industry Catalog, there are 70 items related to technology research and development and high-end manufacturing industries, 24 Macau brand industries such as traditional Chinese medicine, 59 cultural, tourism, exhibition and trade industries, 16 modern financial industries, and 16 other industries. The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission stated in response to reporters' questions, "The compilation of the Industrial Catalogue fully grasps the correct direction of promoting the diversified development of Macau's industries, based on the actual situation of Hengqin's development foundation, Macau's industrial advantages, and Macau's social expectations, and closely revolves around the Overall Plan for the Construction of Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone Clear four major industries, adhering to the concept of full industry chain development to encourage, guide, and support industry supplementation, chain extension, and chain strengthening The Industry Catalogue further highlights the advantageous sub sectors and related categories of Qin'ao, striving to quickly establish a batch of industries and solve a batch of employment, so that all sectors of Macau can truly enjoy the development achievements of the cooperation zone. For example, Macao's traditional Chinese medicine industry has obvious comparative advantages. The Industry Catalog includes the research, development, processing, production, testing, certification and industrialization standard construction of traditional Chinese medicine, health care products, traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations, medicine and food homology, classic Chinese medicine prescriptions, and formula food for special medical purposes. Qin'ao has a good foundation in tourism and exhibition cooperation, and the "Industry Catalogue" encourages the development of various tourism formats and exhibition related services. The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that currently, the development and opening up of Hengqin has entered a new stage of taking advantage of the situation and accelerating development. Although the industrial development foundation is relatively weak, there is great potential for the future. In order to comply with the development trend of domestic and international industries and focus on the long-term development of Hengqin, the "Industry Catalogue" includes a number of emerging scientific and technological research and application such as quantum, brain like, artificial intelligence, gene sequencing, and stem cells as encouraged industries, guiding Hengqin to increase its cultivation of emerging and future industries, and adding new vitality to Hengqin's development. In the future, the National Development and Reform Commission will revise the Industrial Catalogue in a timely manner according to the development needs of Hengqin. In addition, according to the preferential policies for personal income tax in the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation in 2022, high-end talents and scarce talents working in the cooperation zone, both domestically and internationally, will be exempt from the personal income tax burden exceeding 15%. According to the relevant person in charge of the cooperation zone, the "Industrial Catalogue" is closely related to the preferential policies for personal income tax. Recently, the Executive Committee of the cooperation zone will hold a press conference to further interpret it. At the same time, the cooperation zone will create a favorable development environment for the industries listed in the catalog in terms of land supply, talent policies, and other aspects. (New News Agency)