{"id":389,"date":"2022-10-26T15:17:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/?p=389"},"modified":"2022-10-26T15:17:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:17:18","slug":"plan-to-make-gba-world-class-city-cluster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/26\/plan-to-make-gba-world-class-city-cluster\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to make GBA world-class city cluster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/2022\/10\/26\/plan-to-make-gba-world-class-city-cluster\/attachment\/8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-390\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-390\" src=\"https:\/\/uclg-aspac.org\/brlc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following years of exponential growth, businesses in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area now see an even clearer path to making the region a world-class city cluster as the nation strives for high-quality development as laid down in Xi Jinping&#8217;s report at the opening session of the Communist Party of China&#8217;s 20th National Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao Chenxin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, told a news conference in Beijing that considerable progress has been made in the 11-city Greater Bay Area in the past five years in building key cooperation platforms, setting up a sci-tech innovation center, creating a modern industrial system, and boosting connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the world&#8217;s wealthiest city clusters, the Greater Bay Area has a GDP that hit 12.6 trillion yuan ($1.74 trillion) last year &#8211; 2.4 trillion yuan more than in 2017 &#8211; according to Guangdong province&#8217;s Development and Reform Commission.<\/p>\n<p>As the next step, the nation will ramp up efforts to make the Greater Bay Area an exemplary model of high-quality development, focusing on promoting technological innovation, boosting coordinated industrial development, and improving people&#8217;s livelihoods, Zhao said.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came a day after the CPC convened its 20th National Congress on Sunday, when the Party unveiled its blueprint for building a modern socialist country in all respects for the next five years and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>The event, held once every five years, is the first national congress of the CPC since the Party&#8217;s centenary in 2021, as it led the nation to achieve the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao said the country will fully support the participation of the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions in the Greater Bay Area&#8217;s construction, offering broader development space and injecting impetus into their development.<\/p>\n<p>Xi&#8217;s report, which stresses that &#8220;one country, two systems&#8221; will be upheld and improved, has drawn wide acclaim from HKSAR government officials and business leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said &#8220;one country, two systems&#8221; is an institutional advantage of the nation, as well as Hong Kong&#8217;s pillar of success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;History has proved that under the leadership of the CPC and with the staunch support of our country, Hong Kong has managed to ride out storms and rise to challenges,&#8221; Chan said in his Sunday blog.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong needs to give fuller play to its strengths and speed up development in the same direction of the county&#8217;s high-quality development trend, particularly in the face of the prevailing complex and volatile international environment, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hong Kong has to strengthen cooperation with the mainland and overseas countries, highlight the role of innovation and technology in fostering economic development, and coordinate and implement policies in a holistic manner so as to better leverage Hong Kong&#8217;s position and advantages as our country&#8217;s international financial center as well as international innovation and technology hub,&#8221; Chan said.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmaker Tan Yueheng, who is also chairman of Bank of Communications International, said the achievements of &#8220;one country, two systems&#8221; and the principles for Hong Kong&#8217;s development reiterated in Xi&#8217;s report are worthy of further study and understanding by all sectors in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing Xi&#8217;s pledge of full support for Hong Kong&#8217;s moves to ensure future prosperity and stability and resolve deep-seated problems in economic and social development, Tan said the SAR could take multipronged approaches to actively integrate into the national development plan, develop green finance, and enhance the city&#8217;s status as a world trading center and shipping hub.<\/p>\n<p>Macao officials have also welcomed Xi&#8217;s report, saying it points out a bright direction for the future development of Macao and provides fundamental guidance for promoting the successful practice of &#8220;one country, two systems&#8221; in the new era.<\/p>\n<p>The strategic deployments in Xi&#8217;s report provide infinite opportunities for Macao to leverage its advantages for better development, said Ho Teng-iat, vice-chairman of the Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese under the National Committee of the Chinese People&#8217;s Political Consultative Conference.<\/p>\n<p>She said she expects Macao to actively participate in the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Greater Bay Area and the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, to promote the moderate diversification of Macao&#8217;s economy and to depict a new chapter of the successful practice of &#8220;one country, two systems&#8221; with Macao characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>Ho said she looks forward to Macao&#8217;s deeper integration into the nation&#8217;s overall development in accordance with the direction and blueprint set by the CPC&#8217;s 20th National Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Chui Sai-cheong, deputy director of the Office of the Macao Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People&#8217;s Congress and president of the Macao Chamber of Commerce, said, &#8220;Xi&#8217;s report provides fundamental guidelines for promoting the successful practice of &#8216;one country, two systems&#8217; in the new era.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One country, two systems&#8221; must be adhered to in the long run, as well as supporting Hong Kong and Macao in developing their economies, improving people&#8217;s livelihoods, and solving deep-rooted conflicts and problems in economic and social development, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This article is retrieved from: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202210\/21\/WS63520e91a310fd2b29e7dcc7.html\">https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202210\/21\/WS63520e91a310fd2b29e7dcc7.html<\/a> on October 26th, 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