Macau ranks among the central cities of Greater Bay Area and builds "one center, one platform and one base".
CCTV News:The Outline of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan issued this year has given Macao a new historical mission, 49 of which are directly related to Macao, and it has been listed as one of the four central cities in Greater Bay Area’s development and construction. Macao is grasping the opportunity of the times, actively connecting with the construction of Greater Bay Area at multiple levels and integrating into the overall situation of national development.
The "Planning Outline" points out the direction for Macao’s development, and it is necessary to build a world tourism and leisure center, a business cooperation service platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, and promote moderate and diversified economic development; Create an exchange and cooperation base with Chinese culture as the mainstream and multicultural coexistence. Han Jing, Bureau of Policy Research and Regional Development of the Macao SAR Government, said that in the construction of "one center, one platform and one base", Macao’s greatest advantage is "one country, two systems".
Han Jing, Director of the Regional Development Department of the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau of the Macao SAR Government:First of all, Macao is an international free port, where people, goods, funds and information can freely enter and exit; Secondly, the operation mode of Macao’s economy is highly in line with international standards. At the same time, Macao has a low tax system, and the tax rate is even lower than that of Hong Kong. Moreover, Macao has an internationally recognized open and safe business environment. These are the irreplaceable advantages of Macao’s integration into Greater Bay Area.
CCTV reporter Zhang Hao:Greater Bay Area has provided a vast market and resources for Macao’s economic development, and Macao can also play its unique role in regional cooperation. The free port of funds with low tax rate gives Macao great potential in the field of investment and financing. Macao’s industrial and commercial circles also saw this, seized the opportunity and took the initiative to connect with Greater Bay Area’s construction.
On the 18th, Greater Bay Area Common Home Investment Co., Ltd. was established, which helped Greater Bay Area to form a new pattern of all-round opening-up and Macao’s moderate economic diversification. For young people in Macau, Greater Bay Area has built a platform for them to integrate into the development of the Mainland. Zhong Kezheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Youth Committee of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Macao, believes that the resources in the field of scientific and technological innovation in the Mainland have a unique appeal to Macao talents.