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Opportunities Hong Kong | Overview: Hong Kong has unlimited opportunities to integrate into the national development

China news agency, Hong Kong, June 16 (Reporter Zheng Jiawei) This year marks the fifth anniversary of the promulgation of the Outline of the Development Plan for the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Over the past five years, various policies and platforms have continuously added new momentum to Hong Kong. From June 13 to 15, the reporter visited all walks of life in Hong Kong with the "Opportunity Hong Kong" themed interview activity to feel the development opportunities of Hong Kong.

In three days, reporters from China News Agency visited many Hong Kong officials, experts and scholars. They believe that the deep integration of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area not only provides more access points for Hong Kong to integrate into the overall national development, but also brings infinite opportunities for Hong Kong to enhance its competitiveness.

Opportunity 1: strengthen the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements and cultivate new quality productivity

Scientific and technological innovation can give birth to new industries, new models and new driving forces, and is the core element of developing new quality productivity. The construction of an international innovation and technology center is not only one of the "eight centers" of Hong Kong in the 14th Five Year Plan, but also an integral part of Hong Kong's competitiveness.

Deng Xiwei, vice president of the School of Economics and Management of the University of Hong Kong and director of the Global Asia Institute, said that Hong Kong has world-class universities and research institutes, and its advantage lies in the basic scientific research and development from "0" to "1". However, in the past, there was a lack of transformation scenarios, and it was slightly weak in transforming scientific innovation achievements into market-oriented products.

"With the deep integration and development of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong can help high-end enterprises in the Greater Bay Area solve technological problems, promote the upgrading and restructuring of the entire supply chain from the upstream, and work together from '1' to '100', or even '100' to '1 million'." Deng Xiwei said.

Opportunity 2: help China expand its opening up and promote high-quality development of the "Belt and Road"

Data shows that Hong Kong's total import and export of goods in the first quarter was 2.2 trillion Hong Kong dollars, up 9.9% year on year. Among them, Thailand, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates and other countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" have seen a particularly significant increase.

As the Belt and Road Initiative steps into the next "golden decade", a recent research report released by a think tank in mainland China said that China has the ability and conditions to invest more than $1 trillion in the next 10 years in the co construction countries. As a "super contact", Hong Kong will also have greater achievements.

Li Jiachao, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said that in addition to traditional foreign trade and investment, China supports the eight high-quality initiatives to jointly build the "Belt and Road", and Hong Kong can play a unique role in each initiative.

For example, in terms of practical cooperation, Hong Kong professionals from various industries have been working with different countries to develop business and expand markets for a long time; There is also a way to build integrity. Hong Kong is renowned for its integrity. The Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption has recently done a lot of work, including opening the International Institute of Integrity, to contribute to the world's integrity work.

Opportunity 3: broaden the channels of non-governmental diplomacy and build a global communication bridge

At present, the increasingly tense geopolitical situation has an impact on the global economy and international trade. As an export-oriented economy, Hong Kong needs to constantly expand international ties in the "changing situation" to maintain its international advantages.

Li Cheng, director of the Center for Contemporary China and the World Studies at the University of Hong Kong, said that this is a very good era for Hong Kong, with unlimited opportunities. When official exchanges between countries encounter difficulties, the importance of non-governmental exchanges becomes increasingly prominent. Hong Kong has unique advantages in this respect. Its environment and atmosphere can attract people from all over the world to come here for exchanges, which can be used as a new hub and promote the construction of a new pattern.

Qiu Yinghua, Director of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said, "There are five universities in Hong Kong ranking among the top 100 in the world