Greater Bay Area

Standing at the forefront of the trend and writing a new chapter - Hong Kong and Macao representatives and members discuss promoting the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area to a higher level

2025-03-10   

"One country, two systems and three tariff zones. Since the construction of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, the advantages of various regions in the region have been constantly integrated, presenting a scene of 'smooth traffic, prosperous people and prosperous wealth'." Chen Yong, a port area NPC delegate who was attending the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, believed that the development achievements of the Greater Bay Area have been emerging, and is striding forward towards the goal of creating a high-quality development model with global influence. The government work report has focused on the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area for 9 consecutive years, and this year's report has put forward further requirements for enhancing the "innovation capability and radiation driving role" of the development of the Greater Bay Area. On the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the release of the Development Plan Outline for the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, representatives and members of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region at the Two Sessions actively provided suggestions and recommendations on how to better build "hard connectivity", "soft connectivity" and "heart connectivity" in the Greater Bay Area. Fundamentally, the Greater Bay Area should strive to achieve a higher degree of integration Wu Qiubei, deputy to the National People's Congress of the Port Area, said that this requires efficient flow of people, logistics and capital, as well as the convergence of mechanisms and systems in the Bay Area. By filling in the relevant gaps, the Greater Bay Area can play a greater role. The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has set a new record high in passenger and traffic flow, the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway has been completed and opened, and the world-class cross sea project Shenzhen China Channel has been completed and opened... Wu Zhiliang, a member of the Australian National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, believes that in recent years, the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area urban agglomeration has opened up the "main artery" for integrated development within the region. Lu Yaodong, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Hong Kong, looks forward to better "two-way travel" between mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong and Macao. He suggested that the convenience of customs clearance should continue to be improved, which will inject more vitality into the development of tourism and other industries in Hong Kong, Macao and even the entire Greater Bay Area. The representatives also suggested that precise efforts should be made in the "soft connectivity" of the rules and mechanisms. Wu Zhiliang believes that the current "institutional differences" in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area can be transformed into "institutional benefits" through efforts in three aspects: accelerating the connection of rules, facilitating the circulation of factors, and supplementing collaborative mechanisms. Chen Yong has long been concerned about the pilot practice of Hong Kong and Macau lawyers in mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area. He said that Hong Kong and Macau lawyers are familiar with the laws of common law and Portuguese speaking countries, which can break down the service barriers caused by the differences in legal systems among Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, and promote high-quality development of international trade. Wen Yingyi, deputy to the National People's Congress of the Hong Kong SAR, believes that Hong Kong needs to further play the role of "super contact", make good use of the advantages of "one country, two systems", overseas business networks and international professional service teams, and "compete with private enterprises in the mainland" to create more "Chinese brands". The "Shenzhen Hong Kong Guangzhou" technology cluster has been ranked second in the Global Innovation Index by the World Intellectual Property Organization for five consecutive years. Shi Ronghuai, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, believes that innovation has become an important driving force for high-quality development in the Greater Bay Area, and the cooperation between industry, academia, and research within the Greater Bay Area needs to be accelerated. Hong Kong universities have abundant resources, but the ability to transform scientific research achievements into actual productivity, products, and services still needs to be improved Shi Ronghuai stated that high-tech manufacturing industries are developed in cities such as Shenzhen and Guangzhou within the Greater Bay Area. Hong Kong can strengthen cooperation and join forces with these regions to efficiently transform basic research into innovative achievements. He Jinglin, deputy to the National People's Congress of Macao, proposed to promote and improve the cross-border cooperation mechanism between industry, university and research, transform Macao's financial reserves into "innovation catalyst", give greater support to the implementation and transformation of scientific research achievements in the mainland, and give full play to the unique advantages of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. He Jinglin believes that the Greater Bay Area needs to make more innovations in talent introduction policies, especially in the introduction and cultivation of high-end talents and innovative teams in the technology field. Li Huiqiong, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, looks forward to building Hong Kong into a high-end talent gathering place, docking with other cities in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and establishing a coordinated talent development mechanism in the Greater Bay Area. During this year's Spring Festival, over 2.6 million Hong Kong and Macao residents visited the mainland; Last year, mainland tourists visited 34 million people in Hong Kong and nearly 24.5 million people in Macau. Wu Zhiliang believes that the "1-hour living circle" in the Greater Bay Area has been formed, and he hopes that the people of the Bay Area will continue to bring their hearts closer and treat the entire Greater Bay Area as our common home. Wu Xiaoli, deputy to the National People's Congress of Macao, said that Macao associations have good foundation and practical experience in residents' communication and services. It is suggested that relevant experience be used well to inject multiple forces into the construction of Hengqin Guangdong Macao in-depth cooperation zone, build a bridge for Macao residents to integrate into the mainland, and achieve deeper social integration and common prosperity. "In the vivid practice of promoting Chinese path to modernization, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will seize the opportunity, break through the problem with the rule convergence, and take scientific and technological innovation as the engine, so that high-quality development will continue to make new achievements." Wu Qiubei is full of confidence in the future of the Greater Bay Area, "a vibrant, prosperous, and radiating world-class bay area is coming towards us

Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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