China News Service, Beijing, September 6th, title: Enriching the practice of "One Country, Two Systems", the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area welcomes a new milestone
China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan
The construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area once again ushered in major favorable policies.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council recently issued the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone" and the "Plan for Comprehensively Deepening the Reform and Opening up of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone" to provide more specific guidance for deepening the construction of the Greater Bay Area.
This is a major deployment for enriching the practice of "One Country, Two Systems", and is a milestone in promoting the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, enhancing the level of cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and building a new pattern of opening-up development.
In the overall situation of national development, Hong Kong and Macao have an important position and have played a unique role.
In recent years, Hong Kong has faced major challenges in consolidating its advantages in traditional industries and expanding new economic growth points. Macau is also facing growth pressure on the road of pursuing a moderately diversified economy.
The Mainland, which is comprehensively deepening reform and opening up, provides a broader space for the development of Hong Kong and Macao.
In the face of developments and changes in domestic and foreign situations, General Secretary Xi Jinping personally planned, deployed, and personally promoted the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to promote the complementary advantages of Hong Kong, Macau and the Mainland, catch the national development express, and add new development impetus.
From July 1, 2017, the "Deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cooperation and Promoting the Greater Bay Area Construction Framework Agreement" was signed; to February 18, 2019, the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan Outline" was officially announced. In just a few years, The construction of the Greater Bay Area has changed from concept to reality.
In the process of the construction of the Greater Bay Area, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have given full play to their respective advantages under the "one country, two systems", but they also face challenges such as differences in systems and rules.
Promote the convergence of rules, promote freer and more convenient circulation of people, logistics, and capital flows, and further enhance the level of cooperation, which has become the expectation of all walks of life in the Greater Bay Area.
The two plans issued this time clarify the development goals and key breakthrough directions of the Guangdong-Macao and Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation zones, and explore areas such as planning convergence and facilitating personnel exchanges, enriching the practice of "one country, two systems".
According to the plan, the pilot projects of Hengqin and Qianhai will play a demonstrative and leading role in the construction of the Greater Bay Area, provide Hong Kong and Macau with new development opportunities, and help further promote the complementary advantages and promote the construction of the Greater Bay Area.
For example, according to the plan, the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone will place the Hengqin campus of the University of Macau and the Hengqin Port of Macau jurisdiction under the authority of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to manage the Macau Special Administrative Region government, which will expand the development space of Macau; develop modern financial industries, etc. , Adding new impetus to the moderately diversified economic development of Macau.
In terms of Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone will accelerate the reform and innovation of the system and mechanism for scientific and technological development, creating more favorable conditions for Hong Kong to build an international innovation and technology center; exploring new mechanisms for cross-border trade finance and international payment and settlement, there are Conducive to consolidating Hong Kong's status as an international financial center.
Riding the wind and breaking the tide, it is time to set sail.
Since the beginning of this year, Hong Kong's economy is gradually getting rid of the influence of the "regulation amendment" and the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and is back on track.
Macau's economy is also gradually recovering from the impact of the epidemic.
The introduction of this policy is at the right time, showing the central government's firm determination to support the development of Hong Kong and Macau.
Observers believe that the relevant plan has drawn a more specific blueprint for the development of Hong Kong and Macao. If Hong Kong and Macao can seize the opportunity, take advantage of the situation, and further integrate into the overall situation of national development, the deep-seated contradictions and problems of economic and social development will also be gradually resolved. "One country, two systems" Practice will show stronger vitality.
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