Greater Bay Area

The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC), in collaboration with the Qianhai International Talent Hub, hosted the inaugural UK-Greater Bay Area Conference in Shenzhen on Tuesday, 21 November The event saw the participation of over 200 delegates and provided a platform for more than 40 speakers, including senior representatives from the British Government and Greater Bay Area (GBA) local governments, and senior representatives from British and Chinese companies based in the UK, …

Ahead of the UK-GBA Conference in Shenzhen on 21 November, CBBC talks to Peggy Wang, Senior Wales Affair Officer for the Welsh government about the role the Greater Bay Area could play in regional growth in the UK What are the Welsh Government’s main goals in China? We are promoting a wide range of priority sectors for Wales, including life sciences, high value manufacturing, education, food and drinks, and tourism, …

Prior to CBBC’s UK-GBA Conference, which took place in Shenzhen on 21 November 2023, Tom Pattinson spoke to Janet Coyle CBE of London and Partners about why Chinese tech companies want to invest into London The hall at London’s Battersea Power Station is packed, full of start-ups, innovators, entrepreneurs, and scale-ups, all eager to absorb insights from the expert panel of tech companies, venture capitalists, investors, and futurists gracing the …

More than four years on from the release of a major plan for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, what opportunities does one of the world’s largest economic zones offer UK businesses? The Greater Bay Area (GBA), which covers nine municipalities of Guangdong Province (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing) around the Pearl River Delta, plus the two Special Administrative Zones (SAR) of …

What subsidies, tax benefits and intellectual property protections can UK companies receive when setting up or expanding their presence in South China? Hawksford and Zhong Lun Law Firm explain Cities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which links nine cities in Guangdong with Hong Kong and Macau, already present foreign businesses with subsidies based on the size of their investment and future contribution to the local economy with specific requirements …

What is the difference between a state-level new area, a special economic zone, a development zone, a high-tech zone, and a free trade zone? Greater Bay Insights explains The Greater Bay Area (the area linking Hong Kong, Macau, and nine cities in mainland China around the Pearl River Delta including Guangdong and Shenzhen) was conceived as an integrated economic and commercial hub, designed to make doing business in the region …

One year on from the National Security Law, how well is China balancing its desire to incorporate Hong Kong fully into the Greater Bay Area (GBA) with allowing the city to remain the financial capital of Asia? Writes Joe Cash The Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) provoked considerable conversation when introduced by China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) in June 2020. Spooked by its seemingly sudden introduction, foreign business leaders …

The Greater Bay Area’s response to the need for high-quality basic research institutions is to build them, with four clusters of scientific institutions in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Cuiheng now emerging – here’s what to expect When it comes to technology, Guangdong is known for designing, building and selling things. However, there is a step before all of that in the tech industry’s value chain, and it is a step …

  Juan Du is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and a founding director of the Shenzhen Centre for Design. Her new book ‘The Shenzhen Experiment: The Story of China’s Instant City’ (Harvard University Press) emerged from her active involvement in the ongoing development and planning of the city. It’s a study of a city planned to foster innovation, business and co-operation, …

The special economic zone on the southern tip of Guangzhou is experimenting with some bold, innovative reforms. From the farmlands of Hengli Island, a new financial powerhouse is rising, writes Anthony Lawrance of Greater Bay Insights It seems like every city wants to be a World Finance Centre these days. In fact, many Chinese cities have more than one tall building with such a name on its door. In the …