The press conference of Guangdong Province to promote Nansha in Guangzhou and deepen the all-round cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao towards the world was held on June 28th.

Press Conference of Guangdong Province on Promoting Guangzhou Nansha to Deepen the All-round Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Facing the World was held on June 28th. Recently, the State Council issued the Overall Plan of Guangzhou Nansha to Deepen the All-round Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Facing the World (hereinafter referred to as the Nansha Plan). The blueprint has been drawn, and it is just the time. On the afternoon of June 28th, the Information Office of the People’s Government of Guangdong Province held a press conference on Guangdong Province’s promotion of Nansha in Guangzhou to deepen the all-round cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao facing the world, and introduced the relevant situation. Ai Xuefeng, director of Guangdong Development and Reform Commission and Greater Bay Area Office, said in the main release that Guangzhou Nansha is one of the major platforms for the cooperative development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and an important hub node connecting urban agglomerations on both sides of the Pearl River Estuary and Hong Kong and Macao. In recent years, Nansha has successively been granted national major platform policies such as the National Import Trade Promotion and Innovation Demonstration Zone, the Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the Special Zone for Internationalized Talents, and the High-level Opening Pilot of Cross-border Trade and Investment, forming a development pattern of overlapping implementation of multiple national strategies with the National New District and the Pilot Free Trade Zone, and the development and construction have been significantly accelerated, maintaining a good momentum of development. Nansha is an important hub connecting the urban agglomerations on both sides of the Pearl River Estuary with Hong Kong and Macao. "In the critical period of Nansha’s reform and development, the State Council issued the" Guangzhou Nansha Overall Plan for Deepening the All-round Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Facing the World ",which is another major decision-making arrangement made by the central government for the construction of Greater Bay Area from an overall and strategic perspective after the introduction of the two cooperation zones of Hengqin and Qianhai last year.It will certainly have a great and far-reaching impact on enriching the practice of "one country, two systems", promoting the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao and better integrating into the overall situation of national development, and deepening reform and opening up in the new stage of development. "Ai Xuefeng said. Ai Xuefeng said that next, Guangdong will concentrate on the implementation of the two-stage development goals and five key tasks of the Nansha Plan. First, highlight scientific and technological support and accelerate the construction of scientific and technological innovation industry cooperation bases. Guided by the construction of Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center and Comprehensive National Science Center, we will strengthen the joint innovation of science and technology in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and plan and build Nansha Science City, Pearl Science Park of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Laboratory of Southern Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangzhou) and other major scientific and technological innovation carriers at a high level. Focus on the development orientation of high-tech industries and support Nansha to vigorously develop intelligent manufacturing, digital economy and science and technology to promote the sea industry. We will make full use of favorable policies such as levying enterprise income tax at a reduced rate of 15% on encouraged industrial enterprises in the first start-up zone, and exempting Hong Kong and Macao residents working in Nansha from the part where their personal income tax burden exceeds that of Hong Kong and Macao, and vigorously promote the gathering of high-tech enterprises and talents. The second is to highlight deep integration and fully support the creation of a youth entrepreneurship and employment cooperation platform. Adhere to high-level, high-starting point and high-standard planning and construction, provide good resources and conditions, and provide better development space for young people in Hong Kong and Macao to innovate and start businesses. Promote qualified one-stop innovation and entrepreneurship platforms to enjoy preferential tax policies for technology business incubators in accordance with regulations, and accelerate the inclusion of qualified Hong Kong and Macao entrepreneurs in the scope of Nansha entrepreneurship subsidies.Vigorously improve the employment security level of young people in Hong Kong and Macao, and solve the worries of Hong Kong and Macao residents working in Nansha with their hearts and feelings. Accelerate the planning and construction of the headquarters base for youth exchange activities in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, strengthen and refine a number of brand projects featuring youth cultural exchanges, and promote extensive exchanges, comprehensive exchanges and in-depth integration among young people in the three places. The third is to highlight the internal connection and external communication, and fully support the construction of a high-level opening-up portal. Adhere to the world vision to promote the construction of Nansha, combine the advantages of Nansha’s industry and market base with Hong Kong and Macao’s professional services and international trade networks, join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to expand two-way opening, and build a comprehensive service base for China enterprises to "go global". We will speed up the construction of major projects such as the fourth-phase automated wharf in Nansha Port Area, join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to build the Greater Bay Area Shipping Joint Trading Center, and promote the cross-border and cross-regional integration of shipping service resources. We will implement the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with high quality, take the initiative to benchmark the rules of international high-level free trade agreements, and conduct more "stress tests". We will support Nansha in organizing international theme activities such as the Global Annual Meeting of the International Finance Forum and the Greater Bay Area Science Forum, and create a new platform for international economic cooperation linking Greater Bay Area with the Belt and Road Initiative. The fourth is to highlight institutional innovation and fully support the creation of a rule-linking mechanism to dock the highlands. Adhere to the implementation of the "Bay Area Access" project, actively explore the diversified realization forms of "one thing, three places", "one policy, three places" and "one regulation, three places", support Nansha to carry out pilot reforms of market access and supervision system and mechanism, and accelerate the creation of a market-oriented international business environment ruled by law. Promote the interconnection of financial markets in an orderly manner,Promote the establishment of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Insurance Service Center. Improve the level of mutual connection between public services and social management, promote Hong Kong and Macao residents who work and live in Nansha to enjoy citizen treatment, improve the cross-border portability of social security measures for Hong Kong and Macao residents, and strengthen the traffic connection with Hong Kong and Macao. The fifth is to highlight living and working in peace and contentment and fully support the establishment of high-quality urban development benchmarks. Make overall plans for the protection and inheritance of historical culture and urban development, and do a good job in fine urban management with "embroidery". Deepen cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao in the fields of urban planning and construction, smart city management and ecological environment protection, and actively introduce professionals from Hong Kong and Macao and international talents to participate in the construction and management of Nansha. Deepen the cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in higher education, promote high-level cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao in running medical services, and build a high-quality living circle that is suitable for living, working and traveling. Talking about implementation: combing and forming three lists to promote the implementation of the plan by the whole city. The Nansha Plan puts forward two stages of development goals and five major tasks. Around this heavy document, how can Guangzhou seize the opportunity, assume the main responsibility, and promote the implementation of the plan? Lu Yixian, member of the Standing Committee of Guangzhou Municipal Committee and secretary of Nansha District Committee, said that around the implementation of Nansha Plan, Guangzhou will resolutely shoulder the main responsibility, strengthen the sense of opportunity, mobilize the whole city, participate in the whole region, and push forward with all efforts. Guangzhou has established a leading group and eight special groups headed by the main leaders of the municipal party Committee, formulated specific implementation plans, sorted out and formed three lists of major policies, major issues and major projects, and promoted the implementation of the plan with the help of the whole city.Efforts will be made to build a major strategic platform based on the Bay Area, cooperating with Hong Kong and Macao, and facing the world, and promote Guangzhou to accelerate the realization of new vitality and "four new achievements" in the old city. According to reports, in terms of implementation, Guangzhou pays attention to three aspects: First, it highlights its foothold in the Bay Area, shapes the main position of Guangzhou’s new engine for high-quality development, and plays a leading role in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area’s high-quality development. The second is to highlight cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao, build a new home for Hong Kong and Macao youth to live and work in peace and contentment, and support Hong Kong and Macao to better integrate into the overall situation of national development. Third, face the world, promote high-level institutional opening, and actively participate in international economic and trade cooperation and exchanges. Talking about the construction of the first start-up area: Concentrate on speeding up the construction. The Nansha Plan, which gives priority to industrial projects in Hong Kong and Macao, puts forward that three blocks with a total area of about 23 square kilometers, namely Nanshawan, Qingsheng Hub and Nansha Hub, are taken as the first start-up areas, and preferential policies are given to encourage industrial enterprises in the first start-up areas to collect enterprise income tax at a reduced rate of 15%. What is the current construction effect of the first start-up area? "The Qingsheng hub block will plan to build the Guangzhou-China-Zhuhai-Macao high-speed railway, which is the only area in the mainland where high-speed rail directly reaches Hong Kong and Macao at the same time, with unique location advantages." At the meeting, Lu Yixian introduced the construction of the three pioneering zones, and revealed that Guangzhou will concentrate on speeding up the transportation infrastructure, industry introduction, function upgrading and planning and construction of the pioneering zones, support Hong Kong and Macao enterprises to participate in the development and construction of the zones, and give priority to the introduction of industrial projects in Hong Kong and Macao. "Qingsheng hub block, with an area of about 8 square kilometers,Located at the intersection of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao "herringbone" corridors for scientific and technological innovation, Qingsheng Station of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway is only 35 minutes from West Kowloon, and Guangzhou-China-Zhuhai-Macao High-speed Railway will be planned in the near future. According to reports, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) under construction and the first non-profit school for children of Hong Kong people in the Mainland are scheduled to officially open in September 2022. With the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) as the core, we plan to build a Hong Kong-style international community, and introduce projects such as Nansha Incubation Base of Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, international schools and hospitals, and overseas residents’ offices in Guangdong. Lu Yixian also said that Nanshawan Block, with an area of about 5 square kilometers, is the initial place for cooperation between Nansha and Hong Kong and Macao, and it is also a livable and suitable urban area with mature supporting facilities in all aspects. In the future, it will focus on the development of scientific and technological innovation, cultural creativity, business exhibitions, shipping services, cruise yacht economy and other functions, focusing on frontier fields such as deep sea and deep ground, and promoting Nansha to become a marine science and technology innovation center in southern China. The Nansha Hub Block covers an area of about 10 square kilometers, and will focus on the development of producer services in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The Nansha Hub Station, which is under construction recently, is a kind of passenger hub, where Nansha Port Railway, Shenmao Railway, Zhongnanhu Intercity Railway, Zhaoshun South Intercity Railway and Guangzhou Metro Line 18 meet, which will be the core hub node for Greater Bay Area’s rapid direct connection in the future. Talk about linkage development: Promote the three major platforms to develop their strengths, complement each other and complement each other. The Nansha Plan is implemented. How will Nansha develop in linkage with Hengqin and Qianhai cooperation zones in the future?Zhu Wei, deputy director of Guangdong Development and Reform Commission and executive deputy director of Greater Bay Area Office of Guangdong Province, said that Hengqin, Qianhai and Nansha, as three major platforms for cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, all play an experimental and demonstrative role in deepening reform, opening wider to the outside world and promoting cooperation in the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and are important carriers for expanding the development space of Hong Kong and Macao and supporting Hong Kong and Macao to better integrate into the overall situation of national development. Nansha has a superior geographical position, a good industrial base and developed port shipping, and can achieve all-round cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao in a wider scope, in a wider field and at a deeper level. "Next, we will accelerate the all-round cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao facing the world, and promote the implementation of the two cooperation zones of Hengqin and Qianhai, and promote the positioning of the three major platforms according to their respective functions, with their respective strengths complementing each other and complementing each other." Zhu Wei said. Talking about fiscal and taxation support: The Nansha Plan, a catalogue of preferential industries for enterprise income tax, was issued as soon as possible, and a series of tax and capital support policies were put forward. How will Guangdong Province promote the implementation of these policies as soon as possible? Hu Jianbin, full-time deputy secretary of the Industry Party Committee of the Provincial Department of Finance, responded that the fiscal and taxation support policies proposed in the Nansha Plan are very high in gold content, and the focus is mainly on supporting Nansha’s "innovation, integration and development", including encouraging industrial enterprises in Nansha’s pioneering start-up area, collecting corporate income tax at a reduced rate of 15%, and arranging the central government to increase the local government debt limit by 10 billion yuan every year. "In combination with local financial resources, debt risks and project financing needs, Guangdong Province will allocate relevant financial funds and increase the amount of local government bonds.Give oblique support to Nansha. These funds mainly focus on the five major construction tasks proposed in the Nansha Plan, support the construction and development of key areas and major projects in Nansha, and provide guarantee for the high-quality development of Nansha. "Hu Jianbin said. Hu Jianbin revealed that at present, the Provincial Department of Finance is focusing on key tasks such as building a scientific and technological innovation industrial cooperation base, and working closely with Guangzhou and Nansha District to study and put forward a catalogue of industries enjoying 15% preferential corporate income tax rate, which will be submitted to the provincial government for examination and approval, and then submitted to the relevant ministries and commissions of the Ministry of Finance for examination and approval. At the same time, the specific operating procedures for Hong Kong and Macao residents to enjoy preferential personal income tax policies will be refined to maximize the convenience for Hong Kong and Macao residents to declare and handle. Talking about financial connectivity: More than 29,000 investors participated in the Nansha Plan, a pilot project of "cross-border financial connectivity", and proposed to promote the interconnection of financial markets in an orderly manner. What measures did Guangzhou Branch of the People’s Bank of China take? "In recent years, we have explored a series of innovative cross-border investment and financing businesses, such as high-level opening pilot of cross-border trade and investment, cross-border RMB business innovation,’ cross-border wealth management’ and free trade (FT) account pilot, which have effectively improved the level of financial market interconnection between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao." Lin Ping, deputy governor of China People’s Bank Guangzhou Branch, introduced. In Nansha Free Trade Zone, Guangzhou Branch of the People’s Bank of China launched 13 reform measures, including optimizing new international trade settlement and piloting cross-border investment of private equity funds (including QFLP and QDLP), to broaden the two-way cross-border investment and financing channels for enterprises.He used a series of data to illustrate the effectiveness of the reform: since the pilot was implemented for half a year, various market entities have handled 1224 pilot businesses with a transaction amount of 1.825 billion US dollars. The first batch of QDLP pilots has a quota of 5 billion US dollars, and one enterprise has obtained the pilot qualification; In terms of QFLP, three pilot enterprises have passed the evaluation, and the pilot quota for approval has reached about 5 billion yuan. In September, 2021, the pilot business of "Cross-border Wealth Management Link" was successfully launched. By the end of May, 2022, over 29,000 investors in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area had participated in the pilot business of "Cross-border Wealth Management Link" and handled 11,000 fund transfers, amounting to 1.03 billion yuan. Talking about Youth Creation in Hong Kong and Macao: Promoting the Construction of the Pilot Zone for Entrepreneurship and Employment in Hong Kong and Macao "Nansha Plan" takes the creation of a platform for youth entrepreneurship and employment as one of its important tasks. How can Guangdong make efforts to promote entrepreneurship and employment of young people in Hong Kong and Macao and build a platform for entrepreneurship and employment cooperation? Zhou Cheng, deputy director of guangdong provincial department of human resources and social security, said that in recent years, Guangdong has firmly grasped major historical opportunities and pushed the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the provincial government to deepen strategic cooperation in human resources and social security, which has injected a strong impetus into the development of Nansha. "Focusing on entrepreneurship and employment of young people from Hong Kong and Macao, we will make efforts in terms of policies, platforms, funds and services to promote the establishment of a pilot zone for entrepreneurship and employment in Hong Kong and Macao, so that more young people from Hong Kong and Macao can enter and take root in Nansha." Zhou Cheng said that next, Guangdong will give full play to the advantages of cooperation between the ministries and provinces and fully support Nansha in deepening all-round cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.Promote the policy points supporting the list of two cooperation zones in Hengqin Qianhai to Nansha, and strive for the support of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to implement more reform pilots, especially around creating a platform for youth entrepreneurship and employment cooperation, benchmarking the highest, best and best, and striving to improve "one level" and create "three systems". He pointed out that Guangdong will improve the level of protection for inclusive sharing and suitable employment; Build a comprehensive coverage and distinctive incubation system; Improve the policy system of unified standards and factor agglomeration; Improve the one-stop and full-chain service system.