The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is primed to become a hallway for world-class tourism and cultural exchanges, bolstered by a surge in travel driven by favorable visa-free policies, efficient transport links, and the region's emergence as a leading events hub.
Under the current context of accelerated integrated development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, more and more senior Hong Kong residents are choosing to live out their golden years in retirement on the Chinese mainland, triggering reflection on cross-border healthcare.
Since the overall plan for the zone in Hengqin was introduced four years ago, the mechanism of "joint consultation, construction, management, and sharing" between Guangdong and Macao has operated smoothly in Hengqin.
The Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and the Macao Special Administrative Region jointly held a signing ceremony for an administrative cooperation memorandum on 'Hospital-to-Hospital' cross-border transfer services.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which comprises 11 cities including (from left) the Macao Special Administrative Region, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, has seen deeper integration in recent years with measures that facilitate residents' daily lives, spanning transportation, cross-border payments, and healthcare.
The number of cross-border passengers transported by the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway witnessed a dramatic increase in the first half of this year.
The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles plan, which allows vehicles from Guangdong province heading south to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will be implemented within the year.
INNOTECH, the flagship innovation and technology carnival hosted annually by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), kicked off its third edition on June 14-15.