CCTV News: The National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference on September 20. At the press conference, the relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that the "Overall Plan for the Construction of Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone" and "Comprehensive Deepening of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modernization" One year after the announcement of the Reform and Opening-up Plan for Service Industry Cooperation Zones, positive progress has been made in the development and construction of Hengqin and Qianhai, and the key tasks specified in the plan are being implemented in an orderly manner.
In terms of industrial development, a number of key projects have been signed and settled, and the Guangdong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Advanced Intelligent Computing has been approved for project establishment, accelerating the accumulation of innovative resources.
Over the past year, Hengqin has added more than 700 Australian-funded enterprises, and the total number now exceeds 5,000.
In terms of people's livelihood, the construction of the "Macao New Neighborhood" comprehensive livelihood project has been accelerated, and more than 1,000 Macao professionals in the fields of architecture, design, tourism, and medical care have obtained the cross-border practice qualification in Hengqin.
Over the past year, the number of Macao residents working in Hengqin has grown by 54.4% year-on-year.
In terms of major policies, the “double 15%” of personal income tax and corporate income tax and the preferential personal tax policy for Macao residents have been implemented. The overall tax burden of Macao residents in Hengqin has dropped by 70%. Liberalization, and the software and hardware supporting facilities for "line management" have been gradually improved.
The construction of the “first-line” Hengqin Port’s second-phase passenger and truck passage and the Macau-side transportation hub platform has been accelerated;
In terms of cooperation with Hong Kong, it has set up a "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Special Class" with Hong Kong, and introduced a series of policies and measures such as talents and finance to support the development of Hong Kong's advantageous industries.
In the first half of this year, the actual use of Hong Kong capital in Qianhai was US$3.322 billion, accounting for 94% of the actual use of foreign capital, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%.
In terms of deepening reforms, we will promote the implementation of the first batch of national and foreign currency combined bank account pilot projects, the pilot project of the integrated domestic and foreign currency capital pool business for multinational companies, and the first batch of “Cross-border Wealth Management Connect” business in the Greater Bay Area.