The construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a major national strategy personally planned, deployed and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping, a new measure to promote the formation of a new pattern of comprehensive opening up in the new era, and a new practice to promote the development of the cause of "one country, two systems". Today, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has become one of the regions with the strongest economic development vitality in China, and significant progress has been made in key areas such as rules and mechanisms, scientific and technological innovation, and improvement of people's livelihood, and the reform is injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
These days, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has made new breakthroughs in the convergence of rules and mechanisms. A new batch of more than 50 "Bay Area Standards" has passed the review and will be announced to the public before the end of the year. From moon cakes and herbal teas to buildings and cold chains, with the unification of access standards and the consistent implementation process, the flow of personnel, capital and information between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao has been greatly improved, breaking down circulation barriers, and the formation of a unified market in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is accelerating.
Zheng Wentao, Director of the Standardization Department of the Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation: We will intensify reforms, continue to formulate and launch high-quality "Bay Area Standards" in more key areas, accelerate the establishment of an advanced standard system with Bay Area characteristics and meet the high-quality development of the Bay Area, and further promote the interconnection of factor resources.
Reform will promote the continuous deepening of the "soft connectivity" of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and accelerate the construction of a new open economic system. Measures such as the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the Southbound Bond Connect and the Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect have been implemented, and RMB has become the largest settlement currency for cross-border payments between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. More than 8,3100 Hong Kong and Macao professionals in eight fields, including doctors and teachers, have obtained registered practice qualifications in the Mainland. The coordinated development model of the science and technology industry of "Hong Kong and Macao universities, Hong Kong and Macao scientific research achievements, and transformation of the Pearl River Delta" has gradually taken shape.
He Yaowei, an entrepreneurial youth from the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone in the Hetao of Shenzhen: A series of policies for the reform of the science and technology field in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have provided us with many opportunities.
At the same time, the curtain of reform has also been opened in the field of science and technology. In the application of major projects, the barriers to cross-border flow and regional integration of talents, capital and technology have been broken, and the projects are open to Hong Kong and Macao scientific research institutions; In terms of scientific and technological resources, key scientific and technological infrastructure such as supercomputing centers are shared among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. At the same time, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Guangdong) Talent Port was officially opened, and Shenzhen's participation in the pilot reform of scientific and technological talent evaluation was carried out in an orderly manner. This year, Shenzhen also continued to launch the Shenzhen-Hong Kong "Joint Policy Package" in response to the lack of supply and cohesion of cross-border policies, put forward 28 specific measures, and formulated application guidelines, so that science and technology innovation projects and talents can enjoy the policy support of Shenzhen and Hong Kong at the same time, and the scientific and technological innovation capacity of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been newly improved.
Wu Shiwen, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province: With the comprehensive national science center as the core support, and the "two corridors" of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao as the main framework, we will promote the continuous gathering of innovation resources. Focusing on the needs of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao scientific and technological innovation cooperation, 30 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao joint laboratories have been established, and the high-level laboratory system has been continuously improved.
Use reform to draw a larger "concentric circle" of people's livelihood integration. This year, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has completely cancelled the employment permits for Hong Kong and Macao people in Guangdong; The Mainland and Macao signed an agreement on mutual recognition and exchange of driving licences, which came into effect; With the implementation of the customs clearance policy of "Hong Kong cars going north" and "Macao cars going north", it has become more convenient for residents to travel between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. At present, in the "Macao New Neighborhood" project, which is about a 5-minute drive from the Hengqin Port, there is an endless stream of Macao people who come to see the property. The "Macao New Neighbourhood" is the first integrated livelihood project jointly undertaken by Guangdong and Macao, which aims to create a high-quality living circle that is suitable for living, working and travelling in an orderly manner.
Macau resident Ko Ka Ying: There are a series of supporting facilities such as medical centers, schools, supermarkets, etc. The one-stop shop provides us with a variety of conditions for living and living here in the future. It is becoming more and more convenient for us to work and live here, which provides a very good platform for us to integrate into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
In 2022, the total economic output of the Greater Bay Area will exceed 13 trillion yuan; The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou Innovation Cluster has ranked second in the Global Innovation Index for four consecutive years.
In the next step, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will further strengthen the convergence of rules and mechanisms, introduce more reform measures to serve key areas such as scientific and technological innovation, investment and financing, and continuously improve the level of market integration in the Greater Bay Area. accelerate the construction of the Shenzhen Pilot Demonstration Zone and the three major cooperation platforms of Hengqin, Qianhai and Nansha; Strengthen the linkage development of the Greater Bay Area with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta and the Hainan Free Trade Port. Today, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is deepening reform with greater boldness, and the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is accelerating into a new stage.
Zhu Wei, Deputy Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province and Executive Deputy Director of the Greater Bay Area Office: We will deeply understand the new positioning of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area given by General Secretary Xi Jinping, with comprehensively deepening reform and expanding opening-up as the main line, focusing on key areas such as scientific and technological innovation, factor marketization, investment and financing, and business environment construction, promoting the implementation of more creative and leading reforms, and working with Hong Kong and Macao to accelerate the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into a first-class bay area and a world-class city cluster full of vitality and international competitiveness. (CCTV News Client)