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Constitution and Administration
cooperation between Hong Kong and Guangdong in jointly taking forward 57 measures in eight major areas.
In November, the Chief Executive led a government delegation to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen and secured the Central Government's support for the early implementation of the 24 policy measures which had been approved in principle by the Leading Group for the Development of the GBA.
Many of the measures implemented earlier (such as tax concessions, facilitation of property purchase by Hong Kong residents in the Mainland cities of the GBA, support for young entrepreneurs, cross-boundary remittance of science and technology funding, and the pilot scheme for Hong Kong residents to open Mainland personal bank accounts in the GBA remotely by attestation) have made it easier for Hong Kong residents to live and work in the Mainland cities of the GBA. Various policy measures supporting professional services help Hong Kong's professionals in the legal, construction and insurance sectors to embrace development opportunities in the Mainland cities of the GBA.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office was formally established in November to serve as the focal point for liaison between the HKSAR Government and the Mainland authorities responsible for GBA development. The office is responsible for coordinating policy proposals within the HKSAR Government. It will also promote both locally and overseas the opportunities created by the GBA development, and enhance the community's knowledge and understanding of the GBA.
Cooperation with Other Mainland Provinces and Municipalities
The HKSAR Government cooperates with various municipal and provincial governments in areas including trade, finance, I&T, creative industries and youth exchanges. In September, the Chief Executive and government officials participated online in the 2020 PPRD Regional Cooperation Chief Executive Joint Conference in Sanya, Hainan Province, and discussed various matters with other government leaders of the PPRD provinces and regions, including promoting PPRD regional cooperation in the post-epidemic era, building a modernised transport network, and jointly creating a platform for cross-system collaboration. The HKSAR Government also participated in the China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November.
The HKSAR's Offices in the Mainland
The HKSAR Government has five offices in the Mainland: the Beijing Office and the four Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (ETOs) in Chengdu, Guangdong, Shanghai and Wuhan. It also has 11 liaison units, located in Liaoning, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Fujian, Guangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Hunan and Henan. These offices and units enhance government-to-government liaison as well as trade and commercial relations and investment promotion in the Mainland, and provide support to Hong Kong residents and enterprises in the
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The Beijing Office covers Beijing, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Tianjin and Xinjiang. The Guangdong ETO covers Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan. The Shanghai ETO covers Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai and Zhejiang. The Chengdu ETO covers Chongqing, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Tibet. The Wuhan ETO covers Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Shanxi.
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