Guangdong’s “Three Steps” to Promote the Construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

On March 2, a press conference for Guangdong Province to promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Guangzhou. Lin Shaochun, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, attended the press conference to introduce Guangdong’s progress in promoting the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and ideas for the next step.

According to the arrangements of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, the Provincial Greater Bay Area Office took the lead in organizing the drafting of the "Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government on the Implementation of the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan" Implementation Opinions" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Opinions"), "Guangdong Province's Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting the Construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (2018-2020)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Three-Year Action Plan") and other supporting documents have formed The "Construction Drawing" and "Task Statement" for Guangdong's promotion of the construction of the Greater Bay Area were formulated. At present, the "Implementation Opinions" and the "Three-Year Action Plan" have been approved by the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government and will be issued for implementation soon. The main person in charge of the Provincial Greater Bay Area Office briefed the drafting background and main contents of the two documents. Relevant persons in charge of the nine cities in the Pearl River Delta attended the press conference.

Accelerate the introduction of high-end resource elements from Hong Kong and Macao

Support 9 cities in the Pearl River Delta to research and plan characteristic cooperation platforms

Lin Shaochun said that the Party Central Committee and the State Council officially announced the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University" The "Outline Development Plan for the Bay Area" (hereinafter referred to as the "Outline Plan") marks the shift in the construction of the Greater Bay Area to a stage of comprehensive rollout and in-depth advancement. The whole province is encouraged, excited, and motivated. The main task at present and in the future is to join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to go all out to implement the "Outline Plan" and draw a blueprint to the end, one step at a time, to turn the beautiful vision of building an international first-class bay area and a world-class urban agglomeration into Reality.

He said that Guangdong should focus on six aspects of work: First, focus on connectivity, integration and integration, and promote the interconnection of rules. The second is to deepen cooperation in science and technology innovation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao and work together to build an international science and technology innovation center. The third is to strengthen cross-border infrastructure docking and promote high-level connectivity among Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The fourth is to expand high-level opening up to the outside world and work together to create an important support area for the "Belt and Road" construction. The fifth is to focus on improving people's livelihood and well-being, and work together to create a high-quality living area that is suitable for living, working and traveling. Sixth, accelerate the construction of a cooperative development platform and lead the comprehensive cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

In terms of promoting the interconnection of rules, Guangdong will focus on promoting the transformation of the Greater Bay Area from an openness based on the flow of goods and factors to an openness based on rules and other institutions, and strengthen the cooperation between the three places in legal services, finance, medical care, construction, etc. Integrate the rules in the field, optimize the institutional arrangements in the mainland of the Greater Bay Area in terms of market access, property rights protection, legal protection, government services, etc., and promote the liberalization and facilitation of investment and trade in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

Guangdong will also work with Hong Kong and Macao to create a comprehensive national science center, strive for national support to deploy more large scientific facilities in the Greater Bay Area, and promote the construction of a number of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao joint laboratories in key areas. Focusing on innovation platforms such as the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, Zhuhai Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Cooperation Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park, and Guangzhou Nansha Qingsheng Science and Technology Innovation Industrial Base, we will strive to carry out pilot trials of science and technology innovation policies in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and deepen cooperation in the transformation of scientific research results.

In terms of promoting interconnection among the three places, we will actively improve the internal rapid transportation network with Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong, Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao and the cross-Pearl River Estuary corridor as the main axis, and jointly build a world-class airport cluster and ports. We will further improve the operation management and institutional arrangements of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed ??Railway, accelerate the construction of the new Hengqin Port and the Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Port, and strive to achieve one-hour connectivity between major cities in the Greater Bay Area.

Guangdong will also play an important role as a bridge between Hong Kong and Macao in connecting with the international market, and promote Guangdong's manufacturing, energy and resource industries and Hong Kong and Macao's professional service industries to "join the sea" and jointly go abroad to undertake orders. , open up international markets, carry out cross-border investment and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and jointly attract investment and talent.

In addition, support the nine cities in the Pearl River Delta to study and plan a number of cooperation platforms with rich and diverse forms and distinct functional positioning, accelerate the introduction of high-end resource elements from Hong Kong and Macao, and explore and carry out a number of pioneering and differentiated reforms.

Build a public service system that is in line with international standards

Improving supporting policies to facilitate the development of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots in the mainland of the Greater Bay Area

Benchmarking Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in 2035 The construction goals of the Greater Bay Area, Guangdong’s “construction drawings” and “mission documents” for promoting the construction of the Greater Bay Area are about to be released.

At the press conference, Ge Changwei, director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and director of the Provincial Greater Bay Area Office, introduced that the "Implementation Opinions" mainly focus on long-term development, benchmark the construction goals of the Greater Bay Area to 2035, and provide guidance for the next ten years. Over the years, Guangdong will focus on planning and implementing major events, highlighting strategic and coordinated aspects.

The "Implementation Opinions" clarify that Guangdong's promotion of the construction of the Greater Bay Area will be arranged in accordance with a "three-step" process: the first step is to lay a solid foundation for the construction of the Greater Bay Area by 2020 and build a coordinated, interconnected and efficient operation. The working mechanism for the construction of the Greater Bay Area has made major breakthroughs in the interconnection of rules and the convenient and orderly flow of resource elements; in the second step, by 2022, the Greater Bay Area has basically formed a dynamic system with outstanding innovation capabilities, optimized industrial structure, and smooth flow of elements. , a world-class bay area with a beautiful ecological environment and a world-class urban agglomeration framework; in the third step, by 2035, the Greater Bay Area will be fully built into a world-class bay area that is suitable for living, working and traveling.

In key tasks, the "Implementation Opinions" deploy tasks in nine aspects. Among them, Guangdong will optimize and enhance the spatial development pattern, play a leading role, strengthen the axis support function, optimize the urban functional layout, and accelerate the formation of an urban system with orderly division of labor, complementary functions, and efficient coordination; strengthen the radiating and leading role of the Greater Bay Area, promote Build a new regional development pattern of "one core, one belt and one district" to drive innovative and green development of the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt.

In terms of building an international science and technology innovation center, Guangdong will work with Hong Kong and Macao to strengthen the construction of basic innovation capabilities, strengthen key core technology research, and create a high-level scientific and technological innovation carrier and platform. In order to build a modern infrastructure system, we will focus on transportation, information, energy, water conservancy, etc. to build an infrastructure network with internal and external connections and efficient connections. Guangdong will also collaborate to build a modern industrial system with international competitiveness and realize the complementary advantages, close collaboration and joint development of industries in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

In terms of promoting the construction of ecological civilization, Guangdong will join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to strengthen joint prevention and control of pollution and promote the formation of green development methods and lifestyles. In terms of building a high-quality living circle that is suitable for living, working and traveling, we will improve supporting policies to facilitate the development of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots in the mainland of the Greater Bay Area, and build a public service system that is in line with international standards.

In addition, Guangdong will also accelerate the formation of a new pattern of comprehensive opening up, improve the level of market integration in the Greater Bay Area, and create an important support area for the construction of the "Belt and Road"; *** build a cooperative development platform for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to fully Give full play to the experimental and demonstration role of the cooperation platform and lead the comprehensive cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

Ge Changwei said that the "Three-Year Action Plan" mainly focuses on mid-term arrangements, and breaks down the key tasks that are relatively accurate in the near and medium term and can be accelerated into 9 aspects and 100 key measures. , to further quantify phased goals. In addition, the Provincial Greater Bay Area Office is still studying and formulating the key points of Guangdong’s work in promoting the construction of the Greater Bay Area in 2019, detailing the tasks to various municipalities and departments, strengthening supervision and coordination, and accelerating implementation.

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Guangdong has taken solid steps in promoting the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

The province can recruit 50 universities for students from Hong Kong and Macao

The press conference of Guangdong Province on promoting the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area revealed that Guangdong has taken solid steps to promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with the efforts of the whole province. At present, Guangdong has implemented the central government's policies and measures to facilitate Hong Kong and Macao residents to develop in the mainland, and has launched 18 and 35 initiatives to serve the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The province has 50 universities that can recruit Hong Kong and Macao students, and 48 Hong Kong and Macao-funded medical institutions. .

With the steady introduction of policies and measures to facilitate the development of Hong Kong and Macao residents in the mainland, there are now more than 360 entrepreneurial teams settled in the Hong Kong and Macao Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Platforms in Qianhai in Shenzhen, Nansha in Guangzhou, and Hengqin in Zhuhai. There are nearly 4,000 employed people. At the same time, the implementation of the residence permit policy for Hong Kong and Macao residents has been promoted. Currently, the province has accepted more than 90,000 applications.

By actively promoting the construction of an international science and technology innovation center, Guangdong’s innovation and development capabilities have also been further strengthened. The China (Dongguan) Spallation Neutron Source was officially put into operation, the Huizhou Strong Current Heavy Ion Accelerator and the Accelerator Driven Transmutation Research Facility of the Chinese Academy of Sciences officially started construction, and the establishment of a comprehensive national science center was solidly advanced.

Regional collaborative innovation continues to deepen, and the preliminary work of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone is progressing smoothly. Currently, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) is located in Nansha, and 6 Hong Kong universities have established 72 scientific research institutions in Shenzhen, with nearly 300 transformation results and technical services, 151 joint innovation funding projects between Guangdong and Hong Kong, and methods for the cross-border use of provincial financial scientific research funds. Several regulations for Hong Kong and Macao universities and scientific research institutions to participate in Guangdong Province's financial science and technology plan have also been introduced.