Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area 9+2 city's GDP in 20 17 exceeded new york Bay Area for the first time, ranking in Tokyo Bay Area. Its comprehensive economic strength has become a new engine for the economic development of world urban agglomerations. Among them, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou are regional core cities.
As a leading city in Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong is positioned as an international super-contact, an international financial center, an international innovation center and an international shipping and trade center, vigorously developing innovative technology, cultivating emerging industries, building an international legal and dispute settlement service center in the Asia-Pacific region and building a more competitive international metropolis.
Shenzhen is a new engine of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's construction, a global innovation center of science and technology industry and a ocean centre city with global influence. The outline points out that it is necessary to focus on promoting the construction of the "Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao" science and technology innovation corridor, build a big data center and an international innovation platform in Dawan District of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and support the establishment of the "Belt and Road" life science and technology promotion alliance based on the Shenzhen National Gene Bank. As the capital of Guangdong Province, according to the Outline, Guangzhou should give full play to the leading role of a national central city and a comprehensive gateway city, comprehensively enhance the functions of an international business center and a comprehensive transportation hub, cultivate and enhance the functions of a scientific, technological, educational and cultural center, and strive to build an international metropolis.