The construction of the Greater Bay Area is in the ascendant, and Hong Kong has great prospects (Hong Kong Observation)
Making Hong Kong better integrated into the overall development of the country is the requirement of the times for the country to deepen reform and opening-up and high-quality development. It is also an objective need for Hong Kong to explore new directions for development, explore new space for development, and add new impetus for development.
How and where should Hong Kong integrate into the overall development of the country?
The construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area provides the best entry point.
Different from other bay areas in the world, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is built under the conditions of one country, two systems, three customs areas and three currencies.
The key to building the Greater Bay Area is innovation.
By adhering to the foundation of "one country" and making good use of the benefits of "two systems", the Greater Bay Area will give full play to the comprehensive advantages of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and continue to move towards a new highland of regional coordinated development and reform and opening up, opening up a path for system and mechanism innovation.
In this process, Hong Kong has a lot to do.
From the geographical point of view, "Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou" constitutes the main axis of the Greater Bay Area to build a world-class urban agglomeration, which is bound to have a broad radiation effect on surrounding cities; from the perspective of industrial cooperation, Hong Kong's scientific research and innovation capabilities, Shenzhen's new technology research and development capabilities capacity, manufacturing capacity and broad market in the entire Pearl River Delta region, will form a huge network, bursting with unprecedented vitality.
It is foreseeable that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, as a key hub connecting domestic and international circulation and an important engine of economic development, will promote the connection of reforms, opening-up, coordination and development, and build a dialogue, exchange and cooperation between China and the world. platform.
The Greater Bay Area is not only a historical and cultural landmark in Lingnan, but also a window of modern urban civilization, a model of technological innovation, a rich source of financial services, and a gathering place for high-level talents.
Some deep-seated conflicts in Hong Kong may be difficult to resolve within an area of 1,100 square kilometers and a population of more than 7.5 million, but in a vast space of 56,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 86 million, there are more solutions.
The value of Hong Kong is not only reflected in economic data, but also in soft power centered on international rules and culture.
Hong Kong is a highly open economy, maintaining a simple tax system and low tax rates, with a very level playing field.
Hong Kong can take advantage of its extensive international connections, well-developed professional services, and abundant university resources to combine with the vast mainland market and complete industrial system, inline and external, complement each other's advantages, and actively participate in the country's high-quality economic development and a new round of high-level development. open.
By making full use of the advantages of "one country, two systems" and maintaining its own characteristics, Hong Kong's unique role and status cannot be replaced.
Each generation has its mission and opportunity.
When the tide of reform and opening up began, that generation of Hong Kongers seized the opportunity to invest and start businesses across Shenzhen and Hebei, or started from Hong Kong and faced the world with the motherland behind their backs, creating a new world.
Today, Hong Kong shoulders a new mission in a new era, and in the face of new situations and new problems, it must maintain an open and enterprising spirit of struggle.
The country is developing rapidly, and the gap between Hong Kong and the mainland is narrowing, which is the opportunity for Hong Kong to enhance its own vitality and solve deep-seated conflicts; it is the country's "14th Five-Year Plan" to jointly build the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which is precisely the opportunity for Hong Kong to give full play to its unique advantages to achieve greater development. the stage.
At present, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is in the ascendant, presenting a thriving scene: the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Socialist Pilot Demonstration Zone with Chinese Characteristics are "superimposed", the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone has been greatly expanded, and the development of the Shenzhen-Port Economic Belt is in full swing , the Hong Kong SAR government launched the "Northern Metropolis" plan.
Between the sea and the sky, Shenzhen Bay Bridge rides the waves and rides the waves, witnessing the ever-changing story of Shenzhen and Hong Kong twin cities, and witnessing the story of the Bay Area and the story of China in the new era and new journey.
On China's new journey to achieve its second centenary goal, Hong Kong will certainly be able to create greater brilliance and share the glory of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with the people of the motherland.
(The author is a member of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the vice president of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Research Association)
Chen Lin