Covering an area of 56,000 square kilometers, which is less than 0.6 percent of the country's total land area, the GBA generated an economic output exceeding 14 trillion yuan (about $1.95 trillion) in 2023, roughly one-ninth of the national total.
The total value of imports and exports between the mainland and Macao has accumulated to 471.43 billion yuan ($64.7 billion) from January 2000 to November 2024, according to customs data.
A ground-breaking ceremony signaled the start of construction of a new campus of the University of Macau in Hengqin, Guangdong province, on December 9.
The Huangmaohai cross-sea bridge, one of the major cross-sea projects in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is expected to open for traffic in December, official reports said.
Macau Pass - China T-Union, an mCard covering public transportation in over 300 cities in the Chinese mainland and applicable to nearly 30,000 terminal consumption scenarios in the Macao Special Administrative Region, started its official sale on Dec 4 and is available via multiple channels.
China on Sunday implemented a new policy allowing Shenzhen residents to obtain multiple-entry permits to neighboring Hong Kong, a move widely anticipated to enhance mobility within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Enhanced cooperation in the yacht industry could promote Hong Kong's cross-boundary tourism and help ease its berth shortage problem, while bringing sound management experience to mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, industry leaders said.
New cultural formats characterized by digitalization, networking and artificial intelligence, are propelling the cultural industry of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area onto a rapid growth trajectory, said industrial insiders.
On Nov 17, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) hosted a technology matchmaking event in Nansha, Guangzhou, unveiling over 240 innovations from 52 CAS institutions.
The 2024 Greater Bay Area Science Forum, hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, will take place from Nov 16 to 18, featuring thematic forums and events across the region.