China News Service, February 18 (Reporter Zhu Yanjing) 11 cities are embraced by a bay. In the past five years, they have lived together day and night and have grown into a towering tree standing in the east of the world...
On February 18, 2019, the "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" (hereinafter referred to as the "Outline") was officially released, making a comprehensive plan for the strategic positioning, development goals, and spatial layout of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Five years have passed like a white horse, and tall buildings have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain. The "silver" light is shining; the economy is growing rapidly and vitality is fully released, and the "gold" is eye-catching; flowers are fragrant and birds are gathering in the four seasons, and the "green" is full of meaning; the sea is facing The sea and merchant ships shuttle back and forth, the blue is deep; the flow of people is active, the potential of scientific and technological innovation is bursting, and the excitement is booming.
The colorful Bay Area is as colorful as a kaleidoscope. What color does the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area look like in your eyes?
Nansha, Guangzhou. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Jimin
Lingding Great Transformation Infrastructure Crosses the Sea, Like a "Silver" Dragon Flying
A bridge spans three places, turning a natural chasm into a thoroughfare.
In 2018, two important cross-border infrastructure facilities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were completed and opened to traffic. On September 23, the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail was officially opened to traffic, and Hong Kong joined the national high-speed rail "circle of friends". On October 24, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was officially opened. The giant sea dragon "dancing" in the vast and lonely ocean made traveling between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao more convenient.
The picture shows the Jiuzhou Channel Bridge of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Photo by reporter Chen Jimin
There are “new developments” in cross-border infrastructure, and there are also “innovations” in customs clearance models.
The "one place, two inspections" at Hong Kong's West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station has greatly shortened customs clearance time. Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Port, New Hengqin Port, and Qingmao Port have been opened one after another, and convenient customs clearance models such as "one-stop customs clearance" and "cooperative inspection and one-time release" have been innovatively implemented. The exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao have become faster and more convenient.
At the end of 2023, the main line of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor, the core transportation hub project of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, will be completed; at the beginning of 2024, the Huangmaohai Bridge and the Gaolan Port Bridge will "join hands" at sea. After the completion of the Huangmao Sea Cross-sea Channel, it will form a cross-sea and river channel group in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area together with the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Nansha Bridge, Humen Bridge, etc.
Ling Dingyang went from "sighing on the lonely people" to "sighing on the great changes".
Lingdingyang Bridge and West Artificial Island of Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel. (Drone photo) Photo by reporter Chen Jimin
Ground transportation is in good order, and airport construction is no less impressive. The world-class airport cluster in the Greater Bay Area is accelerating, and the five major airports are accelerating to improve their infrastructure support capabilities. They are indispensable for soaring into the sky to see the world and attracting foreign companies to settle down in the Bay Area!
The construction of infrastructure and the interconnected transportation network have brought stronger impetus to the economic and social development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. "Starting a business in Shenzhen and living in Hong Kong" has long become commonplace.
Financial innovation has strong financial resources and shines like "gold"
"Hard connectivity" is fully connected, and "soft connectivity" is rapidly heating up.
In the world map, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, together with the New York Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area and Tokyo Bay Area, are known as the "four major bay areas in the world".
Data shows that by the end of 2022, the total economic volume of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be nearly 13 trillion yuan. If 13 trillion is placed in a global comparison, it has ranked among the top 10 major economies in the world. Its rapid development has attracted the attention of the world.
Central, Hong Kong. Photo by China News Service reporter Hong Shaokui
The economy is the body and finance is the blood.
In recent years, financial openness and innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have continued to deepen, and a number of reform measures have taken the lead in the country. The interconnection of financial markets has continued to deepen, and the level of financial service innovation has significantly improved, injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area.
The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect" trading mechanism continues to be optimized. As of the end of 2023, the cumulative transaction volume of "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect" exceeded 75.43 trillion yuan. The "Cross-border Wealth Management Connect" was officially launched, which has greatly promoted cross-border investment by individual residents in the Greater Bay Area.
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The "Outline" points out that by 2035, the Greater Bay Area will have formed an economic system and development model mainly supported by innovation, its economic strength and scientific and technological strength will have jumped significantly, and its international competitiveness and influence will have been further enhanced.
In the past five years, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have carried out a series of institutional innovations in order to facilitate the flow of personnel, funds, goods, information and other elements. During this period, the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone", the "Reform and Opening-up Plan for the Comprehensive Construction of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone" and the "Overall Plan for Guangzhou Nansha to Deepen the Comprehensive Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao for the World" were successively issued. , and made comprehensive arrangements to promote the docking of the rules connection mechanism between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.
Today, with the increasing improvement of "soft connectivity", the development and construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation platforms such as Hengqin, Qianhai, Nansha, and Hetao are steadily advancing and are exerting strong effectiveness.
At the end of 2023, the National Development and Reform Commission released the "Three-Year Action Plan for Building an International-Class Business Environment in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", which anchored the direction for leveraging the comprehensive advantages of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao and enhancing China's economic innovation and competitiveness.
The "bay" has gravity, and opportunities will come naturally.
Data shows that mainland China is still a very attractive investment destination. In particular, regions including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta city cluster, which are highly open, closely connected with the global market, and have active innovative cultures, will continue to Attract domestic and foreign companies and investors.
Green waters, green mountains, and thousands of birds chirping, the exhibition is full of "green" meaning
Focus on development with one hand and ecology with the other.
The winding coastline, excellent port group, connected by mountains and seas, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and converged by three rivers, demonstrate that ecological green has always been the distinctive background for high-quality development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Baijiang Lake Forest Park in Guangzhou City under aerial photography. Photo by Chen Chuhong
From systematically promoting water resources, sewage and wastewater treatment, and water-related project management in the Pearl River Basin to form a comprehensive water governance system; to implementing joint air pollution prevention and control in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and implementing more stringent air quality compliance management and cleanliness shipping policy; and then to strengthen the co-processing capabilities of hazardous wastes in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and actively promote technical exchanges and cooperation in soil management and restoration among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao...
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area continues to improve the ecological and environmental protection cooperation mechanism between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao under the framework of "one country, two systems", implements the "co-protection and sharing" model of ecological environment, establishes long-term mechanisms such as cooperation groups, and discusses ecological and environmental hot spots of common concern among the three places. Carry out collaborative docking on issues.
Egrets spread their wings in Shenzhen Seaside Ecological Park. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Wen
The environment is people's livelihood, green mountains are beautiful, and blue skies are happiness.
Building a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy supply system and optimizing the energy structure and layout of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area are national requirements for the energy construction of the Greater Bay Area.
From the launch of the first pure electric cruise ship in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area three years ago to the operation of the "Blue Dolphin 23" now, Guangdong shipping has accelerated its transformation to green and low-carbon; at the 133rd Canton Fair, the Guangdong Provincial Low-Carbon Development Promotion Association Carbon The Labeling Professional Committee signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong to carry out mutual recognition cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong on carbon labels; the Hong Kong SAR government will invest approximately US$30 billion in green transformation-related measures in the next 15 to 20 years. .
Over the past five years, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been moving towards the goal of building a world-class bay area with a beautiful ecological environment...
Born towards the sea, aiming to be strong towards the sea, adding "blue" power
The Pearl River rushes into the sea, and freighters rush back and forth like a tide.
With Nansha as the center and a radius of 100 kilometers, all 11 cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have their own characteristics and unlimited potential. These 11 cities all have ports, and their special "geography" determines their superiority in exploring the path of maritime economy. The marine economy is a standard feature of a world-class bay area. The importance of building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is self-evident.
Data map: Shenzhen Mawan Port. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Wen
Guangdong is endowed with unique marine resources, and its total marine economy has ranked first in the country for 28 consecutive years. The 2024 Guangdong Provincial Natural Resources Work Conference also made it clear that the construction of a strong maritime province will be comprehensively promoted and the creation of a "New Guangdong at Sea" will be accelerated.
The 10th Zhuhai Municipal People's Congress revealed that Zhuhai plans to vigorously develop the marine economy, accelerate the construction of a characteristic modern marine city, and proposed for the first time plans to build a Zhuhai Ocean Center.
To prosper towards the sea is not only a realistic choice, but also a direction of opportunity.
On November 23, 2023, the China Marine Economic Expo, known as "China's No. 1 Marine Exhibition", opened. CNOOC Shenzhen Branch brought the deep-water engineering ship "Offshore Oil 201", the deep-water geophysical exploration ship "Offshore Oil 720", "High-precision" marine technology exhibits such as the "Offshore Oil 123" intelligent oil and gas processing plant were unveiled.
On December 27 of the same year, the "Dream", the world's most advanced ocean drilling ship and the first independently designed and built by China, successfully completed its first trial in the waters of the Pearl River Estuary.
The increasingly convenient transportation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has boosted the popularity of coastal tourism.
Thanks to the successive implementation of policies such as "Australian cars going north" and "Hong Kong cars going north". Citizens of Hong Kong and Macao can travel directly to Guangdong with just a push of the accelerator, and marine tourism resources will play greater value in the "two-way rush".
The flow of elements is full of vitality, igniting the "red" future
Cross the Shenzhen River and build the dream of the Greater Bay Area.
The vitality of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is inseparable from the gathering of young entrepreneurs, which once again highlights the attractiveness of the "Bay".
Zhongke Aerospace Flight Technology Industrialization Base was put into operation in Nansha, Guangzhou. The picture shows the liquid engine model displayed in the exhibition hall of the Zhongke Aerospace Science and Technology Industrialization Base to attract visitors. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Chuhong
In order to facilitate talents in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to engage in scientific research and academic exchange activities and promote services for the construction and development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, starting from February 20, 2023, mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will implement a pilot endorsement policy for talents traveling to and from Hong Kong and Macao. Six major categories of talents can apply for talent endorsements ranging from 1 to 5 years, and they can travel to Hong Kong or Macau as many times as they want within the validity period of the endorsement.
The gathering of talents has further brought about the development of scientific and technological innovation, and joint innovation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao has long become a major feature of scientific and technological innovation in the Greater Bay Area.
Hong Kong and Macao universities are accelerating their deployment in mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area. As the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area continues to advance, Hong Kong schools are “going north” one after another to open up new development space in the Greater Bay Area. In 2020, the construction project of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Foshan) was officially approved and planning began; in September 2022, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) officially opened...
The elements flow conveniently and activate a pool of spring water.
Reports show that from November 2021 to October 2022, among the three major urban agglomerations of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has the strongest ability to attract talents. In addition to the Internet and real estate industries, the proportion of electronic technology semiconductor talents ranks third among the hotly recruited industries in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
This shows to a certain extent that the electronic technology semiconductor industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has considerable advantages in industrial status and talent gathering. This is also positively related to the Greater Bay Area’s focus in this field and the driving effect of leading companies.
Shenzhen Dapeng City attracts tourists to spend their weekends and holidays. Photo by China News Service reporter Mao Jianjun
A mobile bay area and an accessible bay area.
You can drink tea leisurely in Guangzhou, enjoy the romantic scenery of Victoria Harbor, and have more choices for "Bay Area residents" in their leisure life. Hong Kong people's "going north" consumption is becoming more and more popular, and the "one-hour living circle" in the Greater Bay Area is happening around them...
In this land of hope for continuing legends, the tide is rising and more miracles are coming.
Greater Bay Area, great future! (over)