The Chief Executive, Li Jiachao, attended a Greater Bay Area Forum this morning (27th) and expressed the need to enhance the combined competitiveness of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. The "Policy Address" proposed the establishment of a "steering group for integration into the overall national development", which is to establish a new top-level governance system. , to strengthen the leadership mechanism to a "1+3" four-person leadership, so that the SAR and different units and institutions in the Mainland can have "full contact".
Li Jiachao also pointed out that "without innovation and technology, there is no future". This year, the "Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Development Blueprint" will be launched to outline the future development direction and key strategies.
The government is working with Shenzhen to develop the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone", and will build a new pilot in the Hong Kong-based park, and cooperate with Shenzhen to implement an exclusive cross-border policy on the basis of "one zone and two parks" to ensure the flow of people, logistics, The flow of funds and information is unimpeded.
Northern Metropolis will exert synergies beyond geographical boundaries
Li Jiachao mentioned that there are three major measures for the development of the Greater Bay Area, including the establishment of relevant steering groups, the consolidation of traditional industries, and the development of emerging industries.
In the supervision team, he is the team leader, and the three directors will serve as deputy team leaders. They lead the directors in their respective policy areas, promote cross-departmental and cross-departmental work from a strategic and macro perspective, strengthen communication with the mainland, and further open up the Greater Bay Area. The flow of people, logistics, capital, and information in the region will be strengthened, and high-level cooperation between cities in the Greater Bay Area will be strengthened.
He said that in traditional industries, we need to introduce new ones, for example, to further develop the global offshore RMB business, including that the Hainan and Shenzhen governments will issue offshore RMB local government bonds in Hong Kong and list them on the stock exchange.
As for the development of emerging industries, he said that innovation and technology are an important engine, and the "northern metropolitan area" where the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park is located will have a synergistic effect that transcends geographical boundaries in the future.
The blueprint for innovation and technology development will be released this year Li Jiachao: Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park will pilot an exclusive cross-border policy "Xintian Science and Technology City" Chen Maobo: The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park is progressing well, and a joint policy will be launched to attract talents from home and abroad