The story of Nansha and Hong Kong traveling in both directions is ushering in a new round of exciting performances. On April 10th, the "Youth from the South" Hong Kong Nansha Talent Exchange Conference and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's "Nansha Day" promotion event will be held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to promote the country's first youth talent development full cycle increment policy to Hong Kong university students, bringing the development trend of "Youth from the South" to Hong Kong. In recent years, the willingness of Hong Kong youth to study, start businesses, and live in Nansha has significantly increased. Countless young talents with aspirations have crossed mountains and seas and gathered here. Nearly 1000 Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas Chinese enterprise projects have settled in the entire region, gathering over 10000 Hong Kong residents. From college students to entrepreneurial youth, more and more Hong Kong compatriots choose to work hard and carve out their own land in Nansha. Why does Nansha have such charm? The practical cooperation between Nansha and Hong Kong, which supports the dreams of young talents through full cycle services, is promoting Nansha to become a dream place for young talents. Lou Kai, a postdoctoral fellow at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, is a vivid example of this. At the beginning of 2021, Lou Kai collaborated with Professor Wen Weijia from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to register and establish Guangzhou Kaijia Optical Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Kaijia Company") at the Nansha Guangdong Hong Kong Macao (International) Youth Innovation Factory, focusing on the research and development of precision optical instruments and equipment. We have been researching technology for many years, but starting a business is our first time. Thanks to the Innovation Workshop, we have received a lot of help from providing venues, explaining policies, and connecting with market channels Lou Kai said. Kaijia Company mainly develops precision optical instruments and equipment, and experiments require a large amount of nanomaterials and photosensitive materials. Another team stationed at Huo Yingdong Research Institute happens to be developing such materials. With the help of the Innovation Factory operation team, Kaijia Company can solve the problem of experimental materials in a "one-stop" manner without leaving the building. At present, Kaijia Company has overcome multiple "bottleneck" technologies and developed holographic optical tweezers products with independent intellectual property rights, which can be widely used for cell and bacterial translocation in experiments. The Nansha Guangdong Hong Kong Macao (International) Youth Innovation Factory, where Kaijia Company is located, is operated by the Huo Yingdong Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The Innovation Factory has set up a crowdsourcing space to provide office space, shared laboratories, research and development testing, facility equipment testing and other services for start-up teams, reducing the operating costs of start-up enterprises. As of the end of June 2024, Innovation Works has incubated 98 projects, with over half of them being team projects from Hong Kong. With more and more technology-based enterprises settling in the innovation factory, we believe that the upstream and downstream supporting facilities here will become more and more perfect, "said Lou Kai. At present, Nansha has 15 Hong Kong and Macao youth entrepreneurship bases, 34 technology enterprise incubation carriers, and has incubated more than 1000 Hong Kong and Macao youth entrepreneurship projects. Hong Kong people can easily enter high-quality carriers and start their entrepreneurial journey. With the vigorous development of the Hong Kong and Macao Youth Innovation Base, the innovation ecosystem of Nansha's entire chain, all elements, and all processes is constantly improving. At present, Nansha is accelerating towards becoming a science and technology innovation highland in the Greater Bay Area, basically forming a "1+1+3+N" science and technology innovation platform system. The construction of Nansha Science City and Mingzhu Science Park is steadily advancing, and the construction of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Innovation Zone has been launched to create a model for school local cooperation and on-site transformation of scientific and technological achievements. In order to enable more young people from Hong Kong and Macao to set foot in Nansha, get to know Nansha, and stay in Nansha, Nansha District has also introduced the "Ten Innovative Policies for Hong Kong and Macao Youth" in 2022, focusing on the practical needs of Hong Kong and Macao youth in employment growth, internship practice, entrepreneurial development, exchange and communication, and living and working in peace and contentment. A total of 32 specific subsidies and rewards have been studied and formulated, forming a one-stop and full chain policy support system, allowing Hong Kong and Macao youth to have a wider path for entrepreneurship and employment in the Greater Bay Area. Why are Hong Kong youth willing to go to Nansha to provide a high-quality living experience of 'seamless migration'? The successful experience of people around us entering the Greater Bay Area has also conveyed confidence to Hong Kong youth. Lian Zhongwei, from Hong Kong, chose to start a business in the Pearl Bay Area of Nansha in 2022 and established Guangzhou Nansha Weimin International Trade Co., Ltd., which specializes in durian and related products. Benefiting from the vast mainland market, the company's revenue exceeded 10 million yuan in its first year, and the rapid growth rate further strengthened Lian Zhongwei's confidence in developing in the mainland. Nansha has given me a brand new stage to develop my career in mainland China Lian Zhongwei said that Nansha has made him feel a comfortable living atmosphere. The pace of work and life in Nansha makes him feel very comfortable. When his children reach the age of primary school, he will further consider bringing his family to live in Nansha. The thoughtful service of providing a convenient living environment for Hong Kong and Macao youth, enhancing their sense of belonging and centripetal force - optimizing Nansha passenger flights and stopping services such as Qingsheng Station of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway, the "half-hour transportation circle" in the Greater Bay Area continues to grow; A large number of projects, such as the Guangzhou Nansha Minxin Hong Kong Children's School, have landed and blossomed in Nansha District; The "Government Lazy Package" with a strong Hong Kong and Macao flavor has been officially launched, which converts information in a way that meets the reading habits of Hong Kong and Macao residents, making it convenient for them to prepare in advance when handling business; Chuangxiang Bay has established a 24-hour self-service point for Hong Kong and Macao, which can handle 1417 government service items on its own, meeting the needs of Hong Kong and Macao youth for "self-service", "intelligent", and "on-demand" services; The social security service measures with Nansha characteristics have now enabled Hong Kong and Macao residents to complete the entire online process of insurance and payment services in Nansha... The continuously introduced preferential policies and convenience measures have given Hong Kong and Macao youth more courage and confidence in pursuing their dreams in the Greater Bay Area. In early 2023, Hong Kong youth Li Yan, recommended by a friend, settled the Yen's Class project in the Creative Bay International Youth Community in Nansha District. Nansha provides assistance to young entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and Macao in various aspects such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation, which makes me determined to go south and develop in Nansha. Before coming to Nansha, Li Yan had started a business in Beijing. Nansha is very livable, with green mountains and clear waters, and a relatively slow pace of life, which allows me to focus on refining my curriculum. In Li Yan's opinion, Nansha needs to build a comprehensive cooperation demonstration zone for Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao that faces the world, with a great demand for connecting with foreign enterprises and a broad market space. National strategic empowerment provides broad development opportunities. As an entrepreneur from Hong Kong, Chen Zhicheng established Guangzhou Space Optimization Technology Co., Ltd. in Nansha in 2020. Before coming here, I traveled to all the cities in the Greater Bay Area and finally decided to settle in Nansha, Guangzhou. "Chen Zhicheng analyzed that this is not only because Nansha has a sound entrepreneurial service mechanism and incubation system, which helps them solve the problem of office space, but more importantly, Nansha has obvious geographical advantages. Whether it is the supply side" connecting "mature manufacturing bases such as Dongguan, Shenzhen, Foshan, or the market side" connecting "the vast Greater Bay Area urban agglomeration, Nansha provides the best soil for entrepreneurial enterprises. The confidence and recognition of Hong Kong youth towards Nansha also come from the continuous deepening of cooperation between Guangzhou and Hong Kong in recent years. A number of high-quality industries and innovative resources are constantly being introduced into Nansha, and Nansha is facing unprecedented development opportunities. Since the release of the "Nansha Plan", Nansha has positioned itself as a major strategic platform based in the Bay Area, collaborating with Hong Kong and Macao, and facing the world. Nansha and Hong Kong have further cooperated in different fields, including the establishment of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), the joint establishment of a 1 billion yuan technology achievement transformation mother fund, the construction of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Zone, the completion of public facilities for the Xinhongji Qingsheng Hub Station Complex (Phase I), and the construction of residential land for the Hong Kong style international community (Phase I). Nansha has conveyed confidence to the outside world around the series of construction achievements of coordinated development with Hong Kong. Especially last year, the 2024 Hong Kong Nansha Technology and Industry Cooperation and Exchange Event was held as scheduled, including the Guangdong Hong Kong Smart City and Digital Economy Cooperation Framework Agreement, the Hong Kong Nansha Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cooperation Framework Agreement, and many other cooperation agreements involving important areas of technology, industry, and urban development. The two places will deepen cooperation and exploration around the construction of Nansha (Guangdong Hong Kong Macao) Data Service Pilot Zone, innovation and entrepreneurship in Guangzhou Hong Kong, and other fields. More and more Hong Kong enterprises and people choose to develop in Nansha. As of now, nearly 3400 Hong Kong and Macao enterprises have settled in Nansha, of which 95% are Hong Kong enterprises, and the actual use of Hong Kong and Macao capital is 14.6 billion US dollars; The cumulative reduction and exemption of personal income tax preferential policies for Hong Kong and Macao residents is about 80 million yuan. At the same time, large-scale infrastructure facilities such as the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, Shenzhen Zhongshan Passage, and Huangmaohai Cross Sea Passage have further narrowed the time and space distance between the two places. Fast access to West Kowloon from Nansha Qingsheng Hub in 40 minutes, enjoy port check-in services from 12 airlines at Nansha Passenger Port, take a boat directly to Hong Kong Airport, and head north to the hinterland of Guangdong through the Nansha branch of the Shenzhen Zhongshan Expressway... With the upgrading of the "hard connectivity" of the Greater Bay Area, Nansha, the "heart of the Bay Area", is the first to benefit and is increasingly becoming the first stop for Hong Kong people heading north. At present, Nansha and Hong Kong are on the eve of a new round of great development and cooperation, ushering in unprecedented development opportunities. Nansha is also building an unprecedented stage for young people to bravely create the future and pursue their dreams with unprecedented strength. On April 10th, the "Youth Out of the South" Hong Kong Nansha Talent Exchange Conference and the "Nansha Day" promotion event of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will be held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. At that time, the Guangzhou Nansha "Youth Out of the South" Talent Gathering Action Plan will be promoted on site. Nansha cordially invites young people from universities to participate, to jointly understand the new opportunities for Nansha's development, and to jointly seek a new future for development. (New Society)