06 June 2022
On 6 June 2022, the State Council issued a notice on the <General Plan for Opening-up of Guangzhou Nansha to Deepen Comprehensive Cooperation among Guangdong, Hongkong and Macao> (the "Plan"). The Plan included 7 chapters and a total of 26 articles: overall requirements, construction of scientific and technological innovation industry cooperation bases, the establishment of youth entrepreneurship and employment cooperation platforms, joint construction of high-level opening-up portals, creation of rule-based mechanisms to connect highlands, establishment of high-quality urban development benchmarks, and safeguard measures. According to the Plan, by 2035, Nansha's regional innovation and industrial transformation system will become more mature, and the ability to transfer and transform international scientific and technological achievements will be significantly improved, making it an important platform for comprehensive cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.