President Xi Jinping's December visit to the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin once again highlighted his deep concern for what is regarded as a key engine of Macao's development.
Hong Kong officials and community leaders said a recent inspection of key cooperation zones involving Hong Kong has provided the city with clearer insights into advancing major projects and contributing to the nation's high-quality development.
The GBA has not only mirrored the nation's transformation from a world factory to a smart manufacturing hub, but has also incubated 70 unicorn companies.
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.