Chinanews.com, Beijing, September 9 (Reporter Li Xuefeng) The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have recently issued the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone" and the "Comprehensive Deepening of the Reform and Opening Plan for the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone."
The State Council Information Office held a press conference on the development and construction of Hengqin and Qianhai on the 9th, which was conducted in the form of a connection between the main venue in Beijing and the three branch venues in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau to introduce the relevant situation and answer reporters’ questions.
Cong Liang, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and deputy director of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group Office, introduced the main contents of the Hengqin Plan and the Qianhai Plan.
He said that the next step will be to carefully organize and implement with relevant parties, do a good job in communication, coordination and service, and implement the various tasks proposed by the Hengqin Plan and the Qianhai Plan.
When introducing the construction of the Hengqin New Area, Lin Keqing, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Executive Deputy Governor, said that Guangdong Province has established a provincial promotion Hengqin with the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Li Xi as the team leader and the Governor Ma Xingrui as the first deputy team leader. , Qianhai Cooperation Zone to build two leading groups, make every effort to build a legal system for policy planning, and make every effort to promote the implementation of key tasks, major projects, and important industries.
According to the Qianhai Plan, the area of the Qianhai Cooperation Zone will be expanded from 14.92 square kilometers to 120 square kilometers.
Qin Weizhong, deputy secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, said that the "new space" of "expansion" will be used well.
The new round of general planning and territorial and spatial planning of Qianhai will be prepared with high quality, and one-third of the newly transferred industrial land will be for Hong Kong-funded and Hong Kong enterprises.
At the same time, we will make good use of the policy "new dividend", expand "new areas" of cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and create "new advantages" in the business environment.
Li Jiachao, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said that the Qianhai Plan will push Hong Kong-Shenzhen cooperation to a new level and enable the two places to better exert their radiating and driving functions as the two major central cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The Hong Kong business community and professional service providers have been actively preparing to meet the new opportunities that the Qianhai Plan will bring to Hong Kong people and Hong Kong enterprises.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will continue to strengthen cooperation with the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Shenzhen Municipal Government to advance the construction of Qianhai and create a broader space for development.
Zhang Yongchun, Director of the Administrative and Legal Affairs Department of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, said that the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone has created a new platform for the moderately diversified economic development of Macao and brought new opportunities.
The key areas that will promote the moderately diversified economic development of Macao in the future include the four major industries of Chinese medicine, modern finance, high-tech, conventions and exhibitions, and cultural tourism and sports.
Li Jiachao and Zhang Yongchun also introduced the situation of young people from Hong Kong and Macao to study, work and live in the Mainland.
Lin Keqing said that in the future, the policy system will be further optimized and policy linkages will be strengthened; platform construction will be strengthened to attract elements to gather; supporting services will be improved, service efficiency will be improved, and high-quality development of entrepreneurship and employment for Hong Kong and Macau youths will be promoted.
At the meeting, Xu Hongcai, Vice Minister of Finance, Pan Gongsheng, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China and Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and Zou Zhiwu, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Customs also introduced the development of in-depth cooperation between Guangdong and Macao in terms of taxation, finance, and management systems. policy.
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