China News Service, Beijing, September 18 (Reporter Wang Jiexian) In an interview with a China News Service reporter on the 17th, a mainland expert said that in the future Hengqin's real economy will develop more fully, and the characteristics of serving Macau will be more prominent, and it will be integrated with Macau. The increasing degree will become an important carrier for the moderately diversified economic development of Macau and an important space for the employment and life of Macau residents.
The Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone management agency was officially inaugurated on the morning of the 17th, and the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone has entered a new stage of full implementation and acceleration.
Guo Wanda, vice chairman of the National Society for Hong Kong and Macau Studies and executive vice president of the China (Shenzhen) Comprehensive Development Research Institute, said that the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core is very concerned about the development of the Macao Special Administrative Region. A larger space provides a larger stage for Macao's enterprises and young people, and plays a more active role in accelerating the formation of a new pattern of comprehensively deepening reform and opening up and enriching the practice of "one country, two systems".
He believes that Macao has long faced the problems of small geographical space and relatively single industries. At this time, Qin and Macao have accelerated their integrated development, which has substantially promoted the diversified development of Macao’s industries, and promoted Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao through higher-level and higher-level opening up. High-quality construction in the Greater Bay Area.
He further elaborated that the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone not only has the “hard connectivity” of infrastructure, but also the “soft connectivity” that promotes the connection of rules and mechanisms. The cooperation area implements “first-line” and “second-line” management, realizing one-time flow of people and logistics. Innovations in inspections, capital electronic fences, and data green channels will effectively promote the development of Macao's finance and digital economy. Macao's role in the construction of the "Belt and Road" and cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries will be further enhanced.
Zhang Yan, an associate researcher of the National Development and Reform Commission's Regional Development Strategy Research Center, said that from the perspective of regional radiation, Hengqin will promote a new round of development and construction and opening up through the in-depth cooperation between Guangdong and Macao, and will build a new investment and business that is oriented to the world and highly open. Highland provides a new carrier for the growth and promotion of the real economy, which is conducive to further enhancing the development potential of Macau-Zhuhai, radiating to drive high-quality development on the west bank of the Pearl River, and providing strategic node support for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to take the lead in integrating into the new development pattern.
He believes that by accelerating the realization of the deep connection between Hengqin and Macau in terms of rules, systems and mechanisms, establishing a highly convenient market access system, and maximizing the convenience of the smooth flow of people, logistics, capital, and information, it will also fully stimulate Hengqin unites Macau's unique advantages in communicating with the world, and helps Hengqin achieve a higher level of integration with Macau and expand its opening to the outside world.
The "Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone Construction Overall Plan" clarified that under the leadership of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group, Guangdong and Macao jointly set up a cooperation zone management committee to make overall decisions on major plans and major policies for the cooperation zone within the scope of their powers , Appointment and removal of major projects and important personnel.
Zhang Yan said that the improvement of the new system of Guangdong and Macao for mutual consultation, joint construction, sharing and co-management is a major innovation. Considering the differences in administrative affairs management, rules and mechanisms, laws, and culture between Guangdong and Macao, there is an objectively appropriate response. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the Hengqin Cooperation Zone Management Committee, the Executive Committee, and the personnel of Guangdong Province to further enhance the reform and innovation thinking and the awareness of in-depth cooperation. A prerequisite for Australia's in-depth cooperation.
(over)