China News Service, Beijing, May 19th. Title: The Greater Bay Area embraces Hong Kong youth, and the key to objective cognition lies in "viewing"

　　China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan

　　It has been more than two years since the "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" was announced. Although Hong Kong was hit by the "Regulation Amendment Disturbance" and the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, on the whole, the exchanges and cooperation between cities in the Greater Bay Area are advancing orderly. The results are gradually showing and are attracting more and more Hong Kong citizens, especially young people, to join in.

　　Over the past two years, the relevant mainland authorities, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, experts and scholars have made a lot of explanations on the opportunities and challenges facing the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Continue to promote the integration of rules and mechanisms, promote the circulation of personnel, goods, funds and other elements, better utilize the advantages of "one country" and "two systems", and deepen cooperation between cities in the Greater Bay Area to promote mutual benefit and win-win results. Become a general consensus.

The construction of the Greater Bay Area has enriched the development space of Hong Kong citizens.

　　However, in this process, there are also people in Hong Kong who have seen or magnified the challenges of the differences between the "two systems", while ignoring the convenience of "one country" and the complementary advantages brought about by the "two systems".

For example, some young people in Hong Kong believe that to develop in cities in the Greater Bay Area is "out of the comfort zone". In addition to differences in related systems, they may also encounter challenges such as lack of contacts, low wages, and unsuitability in life.

　　Similar concerns are understandable.

After all, Hong Kong and the Mainland have implemented different political systems for a long time. There are differences in education and culture. Coupled with the rumors and smears of anti-China forces and anti-China chaos in Hong Kong, some Hong Kong people have insufficient knowledge of the Mainland and even have prejudices.

　　While proud of Hong Kong’s advantages as an international financial center and professional service industry, there are also Hong Kong people who lack an objective understanding of the development achievements of cities in the Greater Bay Area, as well as the vast market and strong ability to transform achievements. .

　　As the frontiers of the country's reform and opening up, Guangdong cities in the Greater Bay Area such as Shenzhen and Guangzhou are no longer poor and backward decades ago. The GDP of Shenzhen has even surpassed that of Hong Kong.

The cities in the Greater Bay Area have become Hong Kong's "springboard" for expanding the mainland market and an important entry point for sharing the country's development opportunities.

　　In recent years, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and mainland cities have gradually resolved communication barriers through relevant mechanisms, and are continuing to resolve Hong Kong citizens’ concerns about participating in the construction of the Greater Bay Area.

　　Recently, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam said that he would sign agreements with the governments of Shenzhen and other places to allow Hong Kong civil servants to "off-the-job" exchanges in the Mainland.

This is another useful exploration of deepening cooperation between Hong Kong and cities in the Greater Bay Area. It will help Hong Kong civil servants understand the decision-making concepts of the Mainland government, have a deeper understanding of the Mainland's political culture, and help more Hong Kong citizens understand the Mainland.

　　Observers believe that objective cognition is primarily "observation."

In recent years, with the use of transportation infrastructure such as the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the spatial distance between Hong Kong and the cities in the Greater Bay Area has been continuously "closed".

Young people in Hong Kong who have doubts about the construction of the Greater Bay Area and have aspirations to make a career may wish to adjust their mentality and cross the Shenzhen River to look at the other side as soon as possible, and they will surely find this other world.

　　What is gratifying is that more and more youths in Hong Kong have taken an important step in starting businesses, internships or working in cities in the Greater Bay Area.

The "Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Program" launched by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government this year has received enthusiastic responses since it accepted applications in January.

　　Of course, Hong Kong itself is part of the Greater Bay Area, and young people are not involved in the construction of the Greater Bay Area unless they work in mainland cities.

Based on Hong Kong, it is not only an objective view of its own advantages and shortcomings, but also the strengths of inland cities, which will help Hong Kong youth to seize opportunities and create careers.

　　If they can have this vision and know themselves and the enemy, whether they are developing in the SAR or exploring cities in the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong youths will be better able to pinpoint their position, give full play to their strengths, and create a better future with the Greater Bay Area.

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