Greater Bay Area Corner

Helen Liao, Partner at Deacons, addressed members at a roundtable luncheon on 5 November on the subject “Hiring in the GBA: What You Need to Know.” Liao outlined the complexities of mainland labour laws and shared insights into effective recruitment practices.

Li Ming, Deputy Director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, Taishan City, visited the Chamber on 28 August.

Li outlined Taishan City’s advantages in a meeting with China Committee Chairman Felix Lee. With a GDP of 54.74 billion and a total area of 3,308 sq km, it is the only city in the Greater Bay Area offering large-scale land supply.

The Daguang Bay Economic Zone, an important platform that allows Jiangmen to participate in the development of the GBA, is listed as an essential development platform for cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao after Qianhai, Hengqin, Nansha and Hetao.

A 35-member delegation led by China Committee Chairman Felix Lee and GBA Working Group Convenor Petrina Tam visited Shenzhen, Zhongshan and Jiangmen on 18-19 July to explore business opportunities in the cities along the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge.

Liang Yaobin, Secretary of the Committee of Jinwan District, Zhuhai, visited the Chamber on 9 May. In a meeting with GBA Working Group Convenor Petrina Tam and Felix Lee, China Committee Vice Chairman, Liang explained the District’s economic and trade policies and invited Hong Kong enterprises to develop their business there.

It was a pleasure to welcome Huang Zhihao, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Mayor of Zhuhai, to the Chamber on 7 May.

In a meeting with then Deputy Chairman Agnes Chan, HKGCC LegCo Representative Jeffrey Lam, China Committee Vice Chairman Felix Lee and members, Huang said the Zhuhai government was committed to accelerating the construction of industry 5.0 projects – including building low-cost, high-quality and large-scale factories over 10 million sq m to promote business development.

Zhuhai, which is set to become a medical services hub by 2025, is also constructing a dedicated street for Chinese medicine, which is expected to open in the second half of the year. The two sides also discussed trends in finance, healthcare, education, environmental protection and energy, as well as expanding cooperation between the two cities.

Members learn more about opportunities brought by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge during a recent business trip to Macao, Hengqin and Zhuhai

Zhang Jinsong, Director General of Guangdong’s Department of Commerce, gave an introduction to the latest economic situation and related policies at the “Guangdong Seminar” on 20 February. Chamber Deputy Chairman, Agnes Chan, representatives of international chambers and members also attended the event, which was organized by the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province and supported by HKGCC.

Li Lirong, Deputy Director, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Shenzhen Municipal Government, met CEO Patrick Yeung at the Chamber on 31 January. The two sides discussed ways to draw on Hong Kong’s international connections to promote cooperation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.