in entering into
the Greater Bay Area
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-
Macao Greater Bay Area
(“Greater Bay Area”)
The development of the Greater Bay Area is accorded the status of key strategic planning in the country‘s development blueprint, having great significance in the country‘s implementation of innovation-driven development and commitment to reform and opening-up. The objectives are to further deepen cooperation amongst Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, fully leverage the composite advantages of the three places, facilitate in-depth integration within the region, and promote coordinated regional economic development, with a view to developing an international first-class bay area ideal for living, working and travelling.
The Greater Bay Area comprises the 2 Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao, and the 9 municipalities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province. The total area is around 56,000 km2. At end 2019, the total population is over 72 million, the GDP is USD 1,679.5 billion and GDP per capita is USD 23,371.
Map of the Greater Bay Area