Relevant measures to support the construction of an international science and technology innovation center in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were released

China News Service, Guangzhou, November 1 (Reporter Wang Jian) ​​The support measures for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center jointly launched by relevant Chinese national ministries and commissions and central units were released at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Greater Bay Area Science Forum on November 1. Many of these measures support the in-depth cross-border integration of technology industries in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

In terms of strengthening original innovation sources, the newly released measures mention supporting the construction of world-class major science and technology infrastructure clusters in the Greater Bay Area; in terms of forging world-class industrial clusters, it has launched support for the construction of Hong Kong's northern metropolitan area industrial park and Macau science and technology R&D industrial park, and supports the deep cross-border integration of science and technology industries in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and forges more trillion-level emerging industry clusters in the fields of artificial intelligence, integrated circuits, communications and networks, intelligent connectivity, new energy vehicles, biomedicine, low-altitude economy, new energy, marine technology and other fields.

On November 1, the opening ceremony of the 2026 Greater Bay Area Science Forum was held in Nansha, Guangzhou. At the opening ceremony, 67 energy technology achievements from the Chinese Academy of Sciences were unveiled.

The 2026 Greater Bay Area Science Forum lasts for three days and is jointly organized by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The forum focuses on future industries and cutting-edge technologies, with an opening ceremony, main forum, 15 professional sub-forums and 10 special activities. During this period, a series of activities will be held in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Huizhou, Dongguan and other places.

At the opening ceremony, two key projects of the "15th Five-Year Plan" national key R&D plan, which Guangdong is responsible for, were launched, including the "Key Project of Advanced Biotherapeutic Technology" and the "Key Project of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center".

In addition, the opening ceremony also saw the signing of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Collaborative Innovation Joint Funding Plan and the signing of major scientific and technological cooperation projects between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangdong Province.