Event held to promote Nansha-HK partnership in shipping

Scene photo of the event. [Photo/WeChat account: gz_nanshafabu]

The Consultative Committee on Guangdong-Hong Kong Cooperation (Guangzhou Nansha) held its 14th brand exchange event in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on June 12, seeking to explore cooperation between Nansha, a district in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, and Hong Kong in the shipping industry.

The meeting came as the People's Bank of China, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government jointly issued guidelines on financial support for Nansha with the aim of deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation.

The guidelines explicitly state that "developing shipping finance services to support the construction of an international shipping hub" is a crucial and effective lever for cooperation between Nansha and Hong Kong.

During the event, representatives from government and enterprises in Guangdong and Hong Kong engaged in in-depth discussions on further deepening and promoting financial openness and innovation.

Yuan Biao, deputy director of the management committee of the Nansha Economic and Technological Development Zone, highlighted the opportunities for mutual empowerment and win-win cooperation between the shipping and financial industries of the two regions. 

He emphasized the significant potential in fully unleashing new opportunities for Guangdong-Hong Kong cooperation through the joint development of shipping finance.

Cooperation between Nansha and Hong Kong in maritime logistics is deepening. More than one-third of international shipping routes in Nansha are closely linked to Hong Kong, with an annual container volume exceeding 1.2 million TEUs.