Take full play of the important role of the Free Trade Zone

On Feb 19, after the “Outline of Development Plan for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, Ma Xingrui, governor of Guangdong Province, took a special trip to the Nansha District of Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone to conduct research.

Ma Xingrui and related people investigated Guangzhou International Artificial Intelligence Industry Research Institute and Nansha District Pearl Bay Development Strategy Center. They learned more about the development of science and technology innovation industry in Qingsheng area and the construction plan of Pearl Bay Area. They listened to reports from the responsible people at the symposium.

Ma Xingrui hopes that the Nansha area will give full play to the advantages of its location, transportation and land, vigorously develop science and technology innovation industry and actively deploy national and provincial experimental platforms. Nansha will create a better ecological environment, attract more world-class enterprises to settle in, and build a comprehensive cooperation demonstration zone.

Ma stressed that the construction of the Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a national strategy. All departments must profoundly understand and accurately grasp the spirit of the central government. In accordance with the objectives set by the plan, the people should improve political positions, strengthen the awareness of opportunities, take the initiative to undertake the work, and focus on reform and innovation.

It is necessary to reorganize and decentralize a number of provincial-level management authorities in various areas of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone. The people need to actively carry out pioneering reforms and explorations, deepen the scientific and technological cooperation and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system.

We should promote the flow of information, talent, resources and capital. This will lead to us eventually building the Guangdong-Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area into a dynamic and internationally competitive first-class bay area and world-class city.

Relevant leaders participated in the investigation.