The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Business Conference was held in Macau to build a platform for cooperation among the business community

China News Service, Macau, October 22 (Reporter Zheng Jiawei) The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Development Business Conference, co-sponsored by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Macau SAR Government, was held in Macau on the 22nd to build a cooperation platform for domestic and overseas business circles to deepen exchanges and explore business opportunities.

Leung Chun-ying, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said in his opening speech that in the seven years since the "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" was released, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have worked together and forged ahead to transform the construction of the Greater Bay Area from a grand blueprint into a vivid reality step by step. It is hoped that all parties participating in the meeting will seize the rare opportunity to conduct in-depth exchanges and discussions, build broad consensus, and inject new momentum into accelerating the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Ren Hongbin, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, pointed out that in recent years, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been solidly advanced and achieved fruitful results. It is now at an important stage from "taking shape and starting momentum" to "improving quality and efficiency". Standing at a new starting point in the first year of the “15th Five-Year Plan”, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade is willing to help the business communities of various countries seize the market opportunities, investment opportunities and growth opportunities of the development of the Greater Bay Area and promote the construction of the Greater Bay Area.

The theme of this year's business conference is "Integrating the Bay Area and Connecting the World", covering plenary meetings, parallel seminars, business matching exchanges, on-site inspections and other activities. More than 1,000 representatives from government agencies and business circles from 25 countries and regions attended the event and conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as the technology industry, cultural tourism exhibitions, investment funds, and the general health industry.

The conference released the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Supply Chain Promotion Report 2026". The report shows that in the past year, the supply chain promotion system of the Greater Bay Area has been continuously improved, bringing new opportunities to the supply chain cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the coordinated development of the Greater Bay Area and surrounding provinces, and the strengthening of the Greater Bay Area’s global supply chain hub function.

In addition, the conference also announced the arbitrator sharing mechanism for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and held a signing ceremony between the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and the Macau World Trade Center Arbitration Center at the same venue.