Sing Tao Daily News
The central government announced the development plan of the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area. It is necessary to vigorously strengthen the interconnection and advantages in the region, and comprehensively build the international first -class bay area in terms of stages to 20035, becoming a powerful engine that drives the economic growth of Hong Kong and the Mainland.When Hong Kong and the mainland parties have seized the huge opportunities, they must also streamline the contradictions and problems that occur during the running -in process.
The Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area has long been promoted to the level of national strategic development.At the same time that the Mainland issued a development planning outline, it also reported the conversation of the person in charge of the Office of the Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group, indicating that this was the general secretary of the Communist Party of China ... the national strategy that personally planned, personally deployed, and promoted himself.
This programmatic document is planned to have a framework for the recently to 2022 years, that is, three years later basically formed a framework for international first -class bay areas and world -class urban agglomerations.district.The outline lists the strategic positioning of the Greater Bay Area. It is a dynamic world -class urban agglomeration, an international scientific and technological innovation center with global influence, an important support for the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, the in -depth cooperation demonstration zone of the Mainland and Hong Kong and MacaoThe high -quality life circle of tour.
Break through the bottleneck of Hong Kong development
Compared with the international first -class bay areas such as New York, Tokyo, and San Francisco, one of the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area is due to the implementation of one country, two systems in Hong Kong and Macao, and forming three coins in one zone.Funding and information flow is unimpeded.The Mainland will implement a series of measures to pass joints to promote Hong Kong and Macao to accelerate the integration of the national development.
Some people are worried that this will narrow the autonomous space enjoyed by Hong Kong. However, the Mainland can use unique conditions such as finance, professional services, and laws formed by different systems formed by Hong Kong to become an important force for the development of the Greater Bay Area and will not weaken the two systems.Hong Kong can break through its own land, manpower, and market bottlenecks because of participating in this large -scale economic alliance with a population of 70 million and a total economic total economy exceeding trillion yuan.
As one of the four major central cities in the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong's positioning of Hong Kong as financial, shipping, trade, and air transport hubs, as well as Hong Kong to vigorously develop innovation and scientific and technological undertakings, build the Asia -Pacific region law and dispute resolution service centers.EssenceThe outline also explains more in terms of interconnection and intensive integration. In addition to various exchanges in finance, scientific research, infrastructure, and customs clearance, many also involve daily livelihood.
To coordinate contradictions in the central government
According to the development direction set by the outline, the mobile phone fees will be reduced in the area, and the long -term cancellation of the long -term cancellation. Studying Hong Kong vehicles can enter other cities in the area without the need for mainland license plates.I have the same treatment as the mainland residents in terms of study, entrepreneurship, and employment, including allowing Hong Kong people to apply for national civil servants and joining state -owned enterprises. Entrepreneurship youth can be subsidized.
The purpose of this integration is to create mutual benefit and win -win through the advantages of various places.However, because it involves Hong Kong and Macao and nine cities in Guangdong, there are also mutual competition. Whether it is an infrastructure such as airports, ports, or talent and funds, there are their own interests, and central supervision and coordination are required.
With the high degree of integration in the area, in addition to the status of Hong Kong residents in the future, Hong Kong residents may also have an additional status of the Greater Bay Area. How to maintain the original unique system and identity of Hong Kong in Hong Kong. In the process of implementing the integrationThe construction of the Bay Area brings a huge positive role to Hong Kong people will not be discounted due to failure to straighten the contradictions.
