China News Service, Beijing, September 6 (Reporter Wang Jiexian) Tian Feilong, associate professor of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics School of Law and director of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency on the 6th that the construction of the Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone shows that the central government adheres to "one country, two systems." "And the policy of reform and opening up remains unchanged, the construction of the Greater Bay Area will form a "multi-engine" benign competition pattern, and Macao will usher in new and greater opportunities for integration and development.
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."
The overall plan is clear. Under the new situation, the development and opening of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone is a key measure for the in-depth implementation of the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan Outline", a major deployment for enriching the practice of "One Country, Two Systems" and a long-term goal for Macao. The important driving force injected by development is conducive to promoting the long-term prosperity and stability of Macao and integrating into the overall development of the country.
Tian Feilong believes that the in-depth cooperation zone will gradually form an innovative and excellent governance system based on "one country" and between the "two systems", and the system elements of Macao and the Mainland will undergo benign integration and innovative development; Macao and the Mainland society will also emerge. The new pattern of "common governance" and "common benefit" is a vivid interpretation and embodiment of the concept of "one country, two systems" and the community of the Chinese nation in the new era.
The second to fifth parts of the overall plan focus on the development of new industries that promote the moderate diversification of the Macao economy, the construction of new homes that facilitate the life and employment of Macao residents, the establishment of a new high-level and open system with Macao, and the improvement of Guangdong and Macao through consultation, joint construction, co-management and sharing The new system proposed a series of concrete and pragmatic measures.
Tian Feilong said that the most distinctive feature of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone is its "depth". It is an in-depth innovation of the integration and development of Macao and the Mainland. The overall plan content is of great importance to the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and to promote the moderately diversified economic development of Macao. Promoting role.
He said that with the implementation of relevant systems, policies, industries, and projects in the in-depth cooperation zone, the governance capabilities, planning capabilities, economic innovation thinking, education level, and talent echelon of Macau society will be structurally expanded.
Tian Feilong continued to point out that the Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone will become a new engine for the in-depth promotion of the Greater Bay Area strategy. The new system, new industrial space and development momentum can effectively drive the development of surrounding cities and industries, and the Greater Bay Area can be formed. The healthy competition order and development model also have exemplary significance for the modernization and innovative development of governance in other cities in the Greater Bay Area.
Tian Feilong said that the construction of the cooperation zone has opened up Macau's development prospects in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and even the Asia-Pacific region. Macau's comprehensive competitiveness, ability to attract foreign investment and advanced technology will also be further enhanced. "Every further step in Macao's international competitiveness is a practical proof of the vitality of the'one country, two systems' system and the effectiveness of the country's high-level reform and opening up." (End)