Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
The construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (the GBA) is a national-level strategy proposed and implemented by Chinese President Xi Jinping. It’s a move to provide a new model of comprehensive opening up and also a new practice of ‘One Country, Two Systems’.
The GBA consists of the Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and nine cities in Guangdong (namely Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing) with a total area of 56,000 square kilometers. By the end of 2020, the region’s population had reached over 80 million. It is one of the regions with high openness, strong economy and strategic importance in China.
Featuring regional advantages, strong economy, innovation power and advanced engagement with international businesses, the GBA will become a dynamic world-class city cluster, a global technology and innovation hub, a key component of Belt and Road initiative, a showcase for in-depth cooperation between the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, as well as an ideal place for living, working and traveling.
建设粤港澳大湾区，是习近平总书记亲自谋划、亲自部署、亲自推动的国家战略，是新时代推动形成全面开放新格局的新举措，也是推动“一国两制”事业发展的新实践。
粤港澳大湾区包括香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区和广东省广州市、深圳市、珠海市、佛山市、惠州市、东莞市、中山市、江门市、肇庆市，总面积5.6万平方公里，2017年末总人口约7000万人，是我国开放程度最高、经济活力最强的区域之一，在国家发展大局中具有重要战略地位。
粤港澳大湾区区位优势明显，经济实力雄厚，创新要素集聚，国际化水平领先，合作基础良好，将打造成为充满活力的世界级城市群、具有全球影响力的国际科技创新中心、“一带一路”建设的重要支撑、内地与港澳深度合作示范区、宜居宜业宜游的优质生活圈。
