China News Service, Guangzhou, March 19 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Tourism Development Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") implementation promotion meeting was held in Guangzhou on the 18th.

The meeting made it clear that the relevant departments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau will strengthen communication and coordination under the framework of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group, relying on the annual Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cultural Cooperation Conference and City Tourism in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area held by the three places in turn each year. The existing cultural and tourism cooperation working mechanisms such as the Federation shall establish a working mechanism for promoting the implementation of the "Plan" and a daily work liaison mechanism to jointly promote the implementation of the plan.

  The conference was held in the form of a combination of online and offline, with representatives from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Guangdong Province and relevant departments of the Hong Kong and Macao SAR governments, the Central Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong, and the Central Government Liaison Office in Macao. , The heads of the cultural and tourism authorities of nine cities in the Pearl River Delta attended the meeting.

  In order to implement the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan Outline", deepen the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area cooperation in the field of culture and tourism, and jointly build the Humanities Bay Area and the Leisure Bay Area, on December 24, 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Guangdong The Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group Office and the People's Government of Guangdong Province jointly issued the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Cultural and Tourism Development Plan".

This meeting is the first implementation promotion meeting after the "Plan" was issued. It aims to strengthen communication between all parties, jointly promote the full implementation and effective implementation of the "Plan", and promote the high-quality construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which is the "14th Five-Year Plan". Make a good start and start well to lay a solid foundation.

  At the meeting, the relevant persons in charge of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Communication Department of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, and the Regional Department of the National Development and Reform Commission made speeches respectively, emphasizing the importance of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and introducing the progress of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. , And put forward work requirements for the implementation of the "Plan".

It is required that Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao firmly seize the major historical opportunities in the construction of the Greater Bay Area, take the implementation of the "Plan" as the starting point, accurately grasp the new development stage, thoroughly implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, deepen reform and innovation, and promote The integration of rules and mechanisms in the field of culture and tourism promote the complementary advantages of cities in the Greater Bay Area, jointly build and share, promote mutual development, coordinate the promotion of the coordinated development of culture and tourism in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and build a high-quality livable Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area A high-quality life circle suitable for business and travel.

  The Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province, the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Tourism Commission, the Department of Economics and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, the Central Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong, the Central Government Liaison Office in Macao, etc. Representatives of the cultural and tourism departments introduced the work status of each unit in implementing the "Plan", the next steps and key projects, and conducted in-depth exchanges on the division of tasks to promote the implementation of the "Plan".

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