China News Service, Macau, December 30th. Title: Year-end feature: "Qinao" and Mingpu's new chapter go hand in hand for development
China News Agency reporter Long Tuyou
"Hengqin is the first stop for Macau to participate in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and integrate into the country's development. It is the most convenient and most suitable new space for the diversified economic development of Macau."
In his first policy address this year, He Yicheng, the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, used more than 2,000 words to discuss "doing a good job in developing Hengqin articles and promoting diversified economic development." On paper.
Hengqin New District is booming due to Macau
Macau and Hengqin are close to each other with their lips and teeth.
As the largest island in Zhuhai, Hengqin Island covers an area of approximately 106 square kilometers, more than three times the total land area of Macau.
Hengqin has a small development area, and the lack of land resources and human resources in Macau seriously restricts the sustainable development of Macau’s economy.
The in-depth cooperation between Macau and Hengqin undoubtedly broke the shackles of Macau's sustainable development.
"Zhuhai Special Economic Zone was born because of Macau, and Hengqin New Area was born because of Macau. Since its establishment, it has undertaken the mission of serving'one country, two systems' and serving Macau." said Guo Yonghang, secretary of the Zhuhai Municipal Party Committee.
As a new national-level district, Hengqin has been exploring the establishment of a new model of industrial coordinated development of "Macao resources + Hengqin carrier" in accordance with the principle of "Macao needs and Hengqin can" based on its geographical advantages and resource endowments in recent years.
After the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan Outline" was officially released, Hengqin further strengthened its industrial cooperation with Macau in accordance with the requirements of opening up convenient flow channels between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and showed a prominent focus, complementary advantages, and element sharing. development trend.
At present, Hengqin is actively guiding resources and cooperating with Macau to vigorously develop six emerging industries: technological innovation, characteristic finance, medical health, cultural tourism, exhibition, cross-border commerce and professional services, while guiding Australian enterprises to seize the development opportunities of domestic emerging industries It also provides a gateway for local companies to integrate into the international market.
Liu Zhiyi, member of the Legislative Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region and chairman of the Macao Economic Association, pointed out: "Although the formulation of the six major industries is somewhat different from Macao, the general direction is consistent and suitable for Macao."
As of the end of October this year, there were 3290 Australian-funded enterprises in Hengqin New Area, an increase of 47.4% over the end of 2019, with a registered capital of 88.555 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), which has become the absolute main force of foreign-funded enterprises in Hengqin.
Hengqin is expected to become Macau's "offshore financial island"
For Macau, which is a small region and dominates the gaming industry, the financial industry is undoubtedly an important breakthrough for the appropriate diversification of the industry.
In this breakthrough, Hengqin New District plays an extremely important role.
Unlike other free trade zones, the Hengqin Free Trade Zone came with the mission of "serving Macau's industrial transformation and upgrading" from the moment it was established.
The first to bear the brunt is Hengqin Financial Island.
Hengqin Financial Island, as Zhuhai’s core player in developing financial industry and promoting Hengqin’s financial innovation, has a clear leading industry and a fully licensed financial industry system in the Hengqin financial industry base covering an area of 130,000 square meters.
Since it was put into operation, it has attracted more than 50 financial and modern service companies, including China, Agriculture, Industry, Construction, and Bank of Communications. It is currently the park with the most complete financial supporting facilities and the highest industrial concentration in Hengqin. The engine of the financial industry in Australia's deep cooperation zone.
In the industrial fund sector, a Guangdong-Macao cooperation fund with a total scale of more than 20 billion yuan funded by the Macao SAR government has been established in Hengqin. The current investment amount is close to 14 billion yuan. The focus is on investment in the transportation track and integrated Infrastructure such as services.
As of August 31, 2019, there are a total of 6,557 financial companies in the Hengqin New Area with a registered capital of 1,059,076 million yuan.
Among them, there are 184 companies from Hong Kong and Macau.
Cross-border infrastructure construction is getting better
On August 18, Macau resident Ms. Yang passed the self-checking channel and became the first passenger from Macau to Hengqin after the opening of the new port.
On the same day, the new travel inspection area at Hengqin Port was officially opened, changing from "two places and two inspections" to "one place and two inspections". The efficient and convenient customs clearance in the fastest tens of seconds greatly improves the customs clearance experience for passengers.
As a landmark project for the interconnection of infrastructure between the Mainland and Macau, the official customs clearance of the Hengqin New Port has opened a new development stage for Guangdong-Macao cooperation, and has also built a convenient bridge and a bridge between Qin and Macao.
In addition, the Hengqin section of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Airport extension line was officially opened to traffic. The Hengqin Station and the new passenger inspection area of the Hengqin Port have been seamlessly connected; the “Zhuhai-Macao High-speed Rail” project, which has attracted the attention of citizens of both Zhuhai and Macao Substantial progress.
Nowadays, cross-border e-commerce, cross-border office, and cross-border entrepreneurship are common in Hengqin. With the blessing of transportation and rules, Hengqin has opened a new chapter in the in-depth cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.
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