Guangdong and Macao's systems and mechanisms for extensive consultation, joint construction, joint management and sharing are operating smoothly. The "four new" industries have cultivated new momentum for high-quality development. The closed-off operation has opened a new chapter of integrated development. More and more Macao residents are coming to the cooperation zone to live and work in peace and contentment... Hengqin Guangdong and Macao The integration process of Qin'ao in the Deep Cooperation Zone has reached a new level, with remarkable results in economic and social construction, and the new homeland has shown strong impetus for integration.
The original intention is as solid as rock, and the past will be carried forward into the future. Hengqin has transformed from a border island with green banana trees and scattered farms into a development hot island and an open frontier. The original intention of creating conditions for the diversified development of Macao's industries remains unchanged. As of the end of last year, there were 5,952 Macao-invested enterprises in the Cooperation Zone, a year-on-year increase of 11.8%; the number of Macao residents working and living in the Cooperation Zone reached 11,500, a year-on-year increase of more than 70%, of which 5,290 Macao residents were employed in the Cooperation Zone. people, an increase of nearly three times year-on-year.
Customs closure operation is stable and smooth
On March 1, the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone officially implemented separate line management and closed customs operations. In the operation command center of the smart port public service platform in the cooperation zone, a large screen monitors the operation of the "second-line" channel in real time - between the take-off and landing of the gate, buses and trucks leave the zone in an orderly manner.
“The smooth implementation of separate line management and closed customs operations is a key measure to implement the original mission of promoting the moderately diversified development of Macao’s economy and to achieve the development goals of the first phase of 2024 in the overall plan for the construction of the cooperation zone. It is also a major step for the cooperation zone to implement high-level institutional opening-up. Exploration." said Mao Yanhua, director of the Institute of Regional Openness and Cooperation at Sun Yat-sen University and professor at the Hong Kong, Macao and Pearl River Delta Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University. Focusing on multiple bridges, tunnels and rail transit projects, including the Shizimen Tunnel and Hengqin Tunnel, which were completed and opened to traffic last year, and the Zhuji-Jigong Intercity Railway, which completed the first and second phases of full operation in February this year, the cooperation zone has laid out a number of "Second line" channel customs work place.
All roads lead to Hengqin. In addition to the existing "second-line" corridors, the cooperation zone covering an area of about 106 square kilometers, there are also a number of infrastructure "hard connectivity" projects such as the Maozhou Tunnel and the extension of the Macau Light Rail to the Hengqin Line, which are currently under construction.
The "Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone Master Development Plan" issued in December last year proposed to optimize the overall development pattern, continue the historical context of a strip of water, connect Macao to the east and connect to Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and link up to the west via the Jinhai Bridge The area on the west bank of the Pearl River connects Hengqin Port, University of Macau, Hengqin Pier, Financial Island and many other core spaces around Macao. Mao Yanhua believes that hard connectivity, represented by bridges, tunnels and rail transit, is the basis for integrated development. However, in the process of promoting the integration of Qinzhou and Macao, the key to deepening interconnection is the soft connectivity of rules, mechanisms and people-to-people connectivity. Heart connection.
The cooperation zone and Macao’s financial market and financial infrastructure interconnection are advancing in depth. The "Opinions on Financial Support for the Construction of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone" was issued last year to promote the implementation of many policies such as people's livelihood finance and cross-border trade investment and financing in the cooperation zone. "From encouraging mainland enterprises to issue bonds in Macau, promoting the pilot program of qualified overseas limited partners and qualified domestic limited partners, to the release of 'electronic fence' and 'construction drawings', it requires multi-party cross-border and cross-department coordination and efforts to solve difficult blockages. We will focus on issues and form joint efforts to make good use of policies." Mao Yanhua said.
Four new industries gather into a chain
In February this year, 17 key projects covering the research and development of innovative pharmaceutical devices, high-end medical and health care services, testing and trading of Chinese medicinal materials, and training of Chinese medicine talents were signed and settled in the Guangdong-Macao Cooperation Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park. As the first implementation project of the "Guangdong-Macao Cooperation Framework Agreement", the industrial park is the main innovation carrier of the traditional Chinese medicine industry focused on building in the cooperation zone. It has attracted more than 200 pharmaceutical companies to settle in, and GPHL is one of them.
"In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, 'Made in Macao' is an internationally recognized golden sign. We have also caught the express train of high-quality development of the industrial park." Zhu Zhenyu, general manager of Guangyao (Zhuhai Hengqin) Pharmaceutical Import and Export Co., Ltd., said that during the cooperation Over the past four years since the district was established, the company has achieved a cumulative sales revenue of more than 1 billion yuan, becoming a leading enterprise in the pharmaceutical supply chain circulation field in Shenzhen He District.
"The policy supply advantage of the cooperation zone is obvious. Goods entering the cooperation zone from the 'second line' can apply for export tax rebates, which can help enterprises return funds faster; goods with a value added of 30% or more processed in the Shenzhen Cooperation Zone enter the mainland through the 'second line' Import tariffs are exempted." Zhu Zhenyu revealed that GPHL is evaluating the cost operation advantages brought by the policy, and many supplier companies in the field of health are also planning to settle in the cooperation zone. He believes that the tax policy empowerment will further help the cooperation zone gather. High-quality industrial resources.
Core Trend (Zhuhai) Technology Co., Ltd. is an innovative enterprise mainly engaged in chip design. Li Shilei, director of communications and public affairs of the company, said that the "Catalogue of Encouraged Industries in the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone" published last year refined the "four new" industrial categories and key directions, and integrated circuit design was also among them. Li Shilei said: "The series of policies are highly targeted and effective, and have brought unprecedented opportunities for companies to attract talents and introduce investment. Especially in the supporting policies for customs closure operations, companies are required to import machines and equipment for their own use, etc. Exemption from import tariffs, import value-added tax and consumption tax has greatly saved costs for us to use imported high-precision instruments and equipment in research and development." Statistics show that the development of the integrated circuit industry in the cooperation zone is accelerating and accumulating momentum. Integration above designated size will be completed in 2023. The revenue of circuit companies was nearly 2.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%.
Macau enterprise Nam Kwong International Convention and Exhibition Co., Ltd. has held two consecutive China (Macau) International High-Quality Consumer Expo in Macau and Macau in the form of "one convention and exhibition in two places". Zhu Yun, chairman of the company, is optimistic about the development prospects of the convention and exhibition industry in Qinzhou and Macao. “First, the new bond-free policy after the customs closure will facilitate the cross-border participation of more Macao exhibits and help reduce the cost of organizing conferences and exhibitions; second, the company will plan and organize more technology research and development and high-end manufacturing industries in accordance with policy guidelines. conferences and exhibitions to enhance industry exchanges and promote the development of real industries through conferences and exhibitions," Zhu Yun said.
The cooperation zone has accurately implemented the "Characteristic Industry Leading Project", and the development momentum of the "four new" industries has become stronger. According to statistics, as of the end of last year, there were 16,385 enterprises in the "four new" industries in the cooperation zone, a year-on-year increase of 10.2%; last year, 1,520 "four new" industrial enterprises were newly registered, a year-on-year increase of 14.5%. The added value of the "four new" industries in the cooperation zone last year was 21.808 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.4%. An industrial development system with Qin'ao characteristics is accelerating in its formation.
Taking root in Hengqin and living conveniently
Macau resident Yu Chaobin chose to settle in Hengqin Financial Island five years ago. Since his job is in Macau, he needs to travel to and from Hengqin to Macau three or four times a week. Since March this year, the customs department has set up a "New Home" convenient channel at Hengqin Port to implement a "one-pass inspection" model for exit and security inspection. “Luggage only needs to go through security inspection once, and there is no need to undergo repeated inspections.” Yu Chaobin said, “Declaring in advance through the mini program, you can also bring fruits and cooked food from Macau into Hengqin.”
At the Hengqin Port, all 30 joint one-stop inspection lanes for passenger and truck vehicles that implement the innovative inspection model of "cooperative inspection, one-time release" have been put into use. Entry and exit vehicles only need to line up once to pass. Not long ago, the cooperation zone released the "Measures for the Management of Macau Motor Vehicles Entering and Exiting the Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (Draft for Comments)". Yu Chaobin immediately submitted a proposal for Macau single-plate vehicles to go north through Hengqin. "Hengqin's Life is becoming more and more convenient, and it is a veritable ‘new home’ for Macao people.”
Compared with Yu Chaobin, Macau young man Zheng Shaoshi went a step further and moved the focus of work and life to his new home. Last year, she was recruited through the quota system and joined the executive committee of the cooperation zone. She also submitted an application to purchase a house in the Macau New Neighborhood Project, which is just across the street. "Several friends in Macau and I have decided to buy the houses of our new neighbors for our own living." Zheng Shaoshi is very excited about the new home in Hengqin that he will move into in May this year. "Taking root in Hengqin, here is our new stage and new life." Space and New Hope”. (Economic Daily Yu Jian)