Hong Kong’s Bay Area vision

This is the fifth in a series of factsheets about Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. Click here to view the other factsheets. The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October 26. You can find the newspaper at newsstands and convenience stores. For inquiries, contact [email protected]. [Image text:] HONG KONG'S Guangzhou Driven by strategic emerging industries and advanced manufacturing in vehicles, electronics and petrochemicals, Guangzhou serves as a vital BAY AREA VISION internationaltrade Shenzhen portal. Shenzhen focuses heavily on innovation Hong Kong is one of 11 Greater Bay Area cities including biotechnology, that collectively form a strategic fulcrum new materials and in the country's new development vision. next-generation information technology. The bay area will be a demonstration zone Zhaoqing of high-quality development, according Huizhou to the city's first five-year plan. It will be a hotbed of groundbreaking research and innovation and a place Dongguan for talent to work, live and play Foshan COMPARING BAY AREAS Land area Population GDP (sq km) (million) (US$billion) Hong Kong Guangdong- 88.39 Zhongshan 56,118 Hong Kong- As an international financial Macau Greater centre, Hong Kong boasts Bay Area strengths including the rule of law and a free and open economy. Jiangmen Zhuhai Tokyo 36,904 44.39 Bay Area 2,097.5 Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hong Kong Western Rail Link 25 7.59 Macau High-speed rail San Francisco 17,887 1,288.6 Bay Area Oianhaiwan directly connects Hong Kong Macau is the nation's only gaming hub and is striving to with 25 stations in seven out New York 17,312 19.50