China News Service, May 19. According to Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po, Yao Zuhui, chairman of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Development Association, said that the Hong Kong SAR government proposed the "Northern Metropolitan Area Development Strategy" ("Development Strategy"), through the development of the northern metropolitan area and the southern The Hong Kong metropolitan area has formed a pattern of "financial innovation in the south and innovation in the north", to solve the long-term unbalanced development of Hong Kong's "south and north", and actively respond to the country's "14th Five-Year Plan" put forward "to build Hong Kong into an international innovation and technology center". "This development theme.

  On the 18th, the Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Development Association (hereinafter referred to as Shanghai-Hong Kong), the Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Institute of Lingnan University (hereinafter referred to as the Institute) and the Zhou Wengang Legislative Council Member's Office jointly held the "Northern Metropolitan Area under the General Trend of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation". "Research Report on Economic Development of Transportation Infrastructure, Housing and Medical Care, Regional Facilities and Favorable Employment in the Original Region" was released and seminar.

  According to reports, the research conducted a questionnaire survey on street sampling in late September last year, and successfully obtained a sample of 1,013 Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above living in Tin Shui Wai/Sheung Shui/Fanling/Sha Tau Kok/Ta Kwu Ling.

The results show that among the "regional issues of greatest concern", respondents generally pay the most attention to issues surrounding daily life, such as transportation, medical care, and regional facilities.

"Overcrowded traffic during peak hours" (23.8%) and "Excessive waiting times for public healthcare (22.1%) were the top two residential issues they were most concerned about.

  Regarding the part of "I want the SAR government to improve the New Territories North issue", the respondents most hope that the SAR government can "improve traffic to the urban area" (20.0%) and "improve public healthcare" (19.1%), echoing their concern about the current New Territories North traffic congestion and long waiting times for public health services.

Regarding the "social issues that the Legislative Council most want to follow up", "land and housing" (26.6%), which is currently the most severe in Hong Kong, received the most attention from the respondents.

  Guan Baihao, executive vice president of Shanghai and Hong Kong, pointed out that the report proposes how Hong Kong can complement Shenzhen's advantages with a proactive and mutually beneficial attitude, and bring the greatest benefits to the general public of Hong Kong by improving the planning and execution mechanism.

  The study pointed out that at the present stage, Hong Kong faces problems in employment and economic development, transportation infrastructure, medical care, regional facilities, parallel importers, and housing, and believes that the countermeasures and suggestions for promoting the construction of the northern metropolitan area for Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation should be fully integrated into the overall construction of the northern metropolitan area. The overall situation of national development is the priority.

  In terms of employment and economic development in the original area, it is recommended to focus on innovation and technology and diversify industries as the sub-principle, and actively promote the development of various industries while focusing on innovation and technology. Strengthen Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation in finance, innovation and technology, and professional services; provide more incentives to increase the willingness of innovation and technology enterprises to develop in Hong Kong; listen to and absorb industry opinions, formulate long-term manpower demand plans for the innovation and technology industry, and launch corresponding training courses; The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Promotion Alliance for Manufacturing Development" has established a scientific research and innovation system based on "government-industry-university-research", using innovative technology to accelerate the process of local "re-industrialization" and bring new service demands to the local producer service industry. Create jobs; welcome the mainland middle-class market and actively develop higher education and private medical service industries.

  In addition, the research suggests that in terms of education, it is recommended that first-class universities in the two places jointly build high-end research-oriented institutions of higher learning; in terms of private medical care, it is recommended to set up hospitals in the northern metropolitan area that cooperate with first-class hospitals in the mainland, combining clinical, research and technology, and Make good use of opportunities such as non-local training of medical care, actively develop private medical services that not only serve local residents, but also meet the needs of the mainland market to help meet the needs of mid-to-high-end medical services in the Guangdong area; actively consider issuing "Northern Metropolitan Area Development Bonds" , revitalize the enthusiasm and sense of participation of the community; set up a special department responsible for promoting and managing the development of in-depth experiential tourism and sustainable rural eco-tourism in the New Territories North, and developing community-based tourism projects.