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The Government's dedicated website on Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area) is a “one-stop” portal for disseminating information relating to the development of the Greater Bay Area to different sectors in the community, with a view to encouraging them to actively participate in the development of the Greater Bay Area.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Promotion Centre set up by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong provides information and enquiry services on the Greater Bay Area, organises different forms of exchanges and promotional activities to promote opportunities brought about by the Greater Bay Area development, and provide appropriate assistance to Hong Kong people and enterprises in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area when needed to fully support them. The Promotion Centre also encourages the Mainland talents and enterprises to make use of Hong Kong's unique advantages under "One Country, Two Systems", and come to Hong Kong to explore more opportunities for development, leveraging Hong Kong's dual roles in "going global and attracting foreign investment". The Promotion Centre is located at Flat 1510, 15/F, Citic Plaza, 233 Tian He North Road, Guangzhou. For enquiries, please contact the Promotion Centre at (8620) 3895 2200 or email to gba@gdeto.gov.hk.
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Standards - To grasp the development opportunities brought about by the GBA, the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao are dedicated to formulating GBA Standards of various products and services for relevant trades to adopt on a voluntary basis, with a view to improving product and service quality, promoting the interconnectivity and integrated development of the three places. Under the cooperation mechanism of the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the Standardization Research Center for the GBA (GBA Standardization Research Center) is responsible for the research, organization of vetting, publication and maintenance of GBA Standards and other supporting work. Information about GBA Standards is available on the GBA Standard Information Public Service Platform managed by the GBA Standardization Research Center. The Trade and Industry Department also promulgates information about GBA Standards to the trades through its thematic webpage and Commercial Information Circulars.
The GBA Standard Contract - According to the agreement framework of Memorandum of Understanding on Facilitating Cross-boundary Data Flow Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, signed by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau and the Cyberspace Administration of China in June 2023, the Standard Contract for the Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland, Hong Kong) (the GBA Standard Contract) facilitation measure was launched at the end of 2023, allowing individuals and organisations of the two places, namely the nine Mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area (i.e., Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province) and Hong Kong, to enter into a standard contract by adopting a standardised template on a voluntary basis, with a view to facilitating and streamlining the cross-boundary flow of personal information within the Greater Bay Area in a safe and orderly manner. Launched at the end of 2023, the "early and pilot implementation" arrangements of the facilitation measure on GBA Standard Contract for the banking, credit referencing and healthcare sectors has been operating smoothly and has been well received. The Chief Executive's 2024 Policy Address announced the extension of the facilitation measure on the GBA Standard Contract to all sectors, promoting more cross-boundary services to benefit the public and businesses while facilitating data flow throughout the Greater Bay Area. The related measure commenced on 1 November 2024. For details, please visit the Digital Policy Office's thematic webpage.
- Dedicated website on Greater Bay Area under HKTDC Research to provide information, analysis articles and case studies of Greater Bay Area market
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Economic and Trade Platform jointly operated by Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, HKTDC and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute to provide business information of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao
- GoGBA website and WeChat mini-programme to provide useful official information on regulations, procedures and networks
- HKTDC GBA Centre and GoGBA Business Support Centres to provide advisory services and training
Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) is a free trade agreement signed between Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong in 2003.
CEPA covers four broad areas:
(1) Trade in Goods
Products of Hong Kong that fulfil the CEPA rules of origin can enjoy zero tariff treatment upon importation into the Mainland.
(2) Trade in Services
Hong Kong service suppliers can enjoy preferential access in most service sectors in the Mainland market.
(3) Investment
Hong Kong investments and investors enjoy investment protection and facilitation in the Mainland.
(4) Economic and Technical Cooperation
The two sides have agreed to enhance cooperation in various areas and promote the cooperation in the economic and trade areas of the "Belt and Road" Initiative and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The Customs and Excise Department has been tasked with the enforcement duties of the CEPA Certification System for Trade in Goods, including inspections of factories registered with the Trade and Industry Department for certification purposes under CEPA, origin verifications and costing checks on consignments related to CEPA at factories, blitz checks at boundary exit points, and investigations into any suspected malpractices.
The Second Agreement Concerning Amendment to the CEPA Agreement on Trade in Services was implemented on 1 March 2025. Details and the latest information are available on the Trade and Industry Department website and leaflet.
The "Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China" ("the National 15th Five-Year Plan") was approved by the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress on 12 March 2026, which is the blueprint and action agenda for the social and economic development of the country in the next five years (2026 – 2030). The 15th Five-Year Plan explicitly points out that the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy should be implemented with unwavering commitment; the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" should be put into practice; and the efficacy of governance in accordance with the law should be ensured to promote Hong Kong's economic and social development, and give full play to Hong Kong's unique advantages and important role of maintaining close connections with both the Mainland and the world. The 15th Five-Year Plan supports Hong Kong in consolidating and enhancing its status as an international financial, shipping and trade centre and an international aviation hub. It aims to strengthen Hong Kong's functions as a global offshore Renminbi business hub, an international asset management centre, and an international risk management centre. The National 15th Five-Year Plan also supports Hong Kong in developing into an international innovation and technology hub, while deepening its development as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre, a regional intellectual property trading centre, and the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. The 15th Five-Year Plan also further incorporates, for the first time, support for Hong Kong in establishing a commodity trading ecosystem and a high value-added supply chain service centre. It also explicitly backs Hong Kong in accelerating the development of the Northern Metropolis and building an international hub for high-calibre talents.
The 15th Five-Year Plan stated that co-operation between Hong Kong and the Mainland in the areas of economic, trade, technology and culture should be strengthened; policies and measures facilitating Hong Kong residents' development and life on the Mainland should be improved; and the mutual market access regime between Hong Kong and Mainland financial markets should be advanced in an orderly manner. The 15th Five-Year Plan also clearly proposed for the first time to deepen innovation collaboration between industry, academic and research sectors with the Mainland; to drive breakthroughs continuously in priority areas of co-operation; to promote the co-ordinated development of ports, airports and rail transit; to advance the preparatory work for the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Rail Link; and to develop major co-operation platforms including the Loop to high standards. It also called for improving mechanisms for Hong Kong to assume a greater role in the country's opening up to the world, supporting Hong Kong's deep involvement in the high-quality co-operation under the Belt and Road Initiative, leveraging its strengths in professional service to assist enterprises in going global, and harnessing Hong Kong's role as an important window for exchange and mutual learning between the Chinese and Western cultures.
The Government's dedicated website on Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area) is a “one-stop” portal for disseminating information relating to the development of the Greater Bay Area to different sectors in the community, with a view to encouraging them to actively participate in the development of the Greater Bay Area.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Promotion Centre set up by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong provides information and enquiry services on the Greater Bay Area, organises different forms of exchanges and promotional activities to promote opportunities brought about by the Greater Bay Area development, and provide appropriate assistance to Hong Kong people and enterprises in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area when needed to fully support them. The Promotion Centre also encourages the Mainland talents and enterprises to make use of Hong Kong's unique advantages under "One Country, Two Systems", and come to Hong Kong to explore more opportunities for development, leveraging Hong Kong's dual roles in "going global and attracting foreign investment". The Promotion Centre is located at Flat 1510, 15/F, Citic Plaza, 233 Tian He North Road, Guangzhou. For enquiries, please contact the Promotion Centre at (8620) 3895 2200 or email to gba@gdeto.gov.hk.
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Standards - To grasp the development opportunities brought about by the GBA, the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao are dedicated to formulating GBA Standards of various products and services for relevant trades to adopt on a voluntary basis, with a view to improving product and service quality, promoting the interconnectivity and integrated development of the three places. Under the cooperation mechanism of the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the Standardization Research Center for the GBA (GBA Standardization Research Center) is responsible for the research, organization of vetting, publication and maintenance of GBA Standards and other supporting work. Information about GBA Standards is available on the GBA Standard Information Public Service Platform managed by the GBA Standardization Research Center. The Trade and Industry Department also promulgates information about GBA Standards to the trades through its thematic webpage and Commercial Information Circulars.
The GBA Standard Contract - According to the agreement framework of Memorandum of Understanding on Facilitating Cross-boundary Data Flow Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, signed by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau and the Cyberspace Administration of China in June 2023, the Standard Contract for the Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland, Hong Kong) (the GBA Standard Contract) facilitation measure was launched at the end of 2023, allowing individuals and organisations of the two places, namely the nine Mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area (i.e., Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province) and Hong Kong, to enter into a standard contract by adopting a standardised template on a voluntary basis, with a view to facilitating and streamlining the cross-boundary flow of personal information within the Greater Bay Area in a safe and orderly manner. Launched at the end of 2023, the "early and pilot implementation" arrangements of the facilitation measure on GBA Standard Contract for the banking, credit referencing and healthcare sectors has been operating smoothly and has been well received. The Chief Executive's 2024 Policy Address announced the extension of the facilitation measure on the GBA Standard Contract to all sectors, promoting more cross-boundary services to benefit the public and businesses while facilitating data flow throughout the Greater Bay Area. The related measure commenced on 1 November 2024. For details, please visit the Digital Policy Office's thematic webpage.
- Dedicated website on Greater Bay Area under HKTDC Research to provide information, analysis articles and case studies of Greater Bay Area market
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Economic and Trade Platform jointly operated by Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, HKTDC and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute to provide business information of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao
- GoGBA website and WeChat mini-programme to provide useful official information on regulations, procedures and networks
- HKTDC GBA Centre and GoGBA Business Support Centres to provide advisory services and training
Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) is a free trade agreement signed between Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong in 2003.
CEPA covers four broad areas:
(1) Trade in Goods
Products of Hong Kong that fulfil the CEPA rules of origin can enjoy zero tariff treatment upon importation into the Mainland.
(2) Trade in Services
Hong Kong service suppliers can enjoy preferential access in most service sectors in the Mainland market.
(3) Investment
Hong Kong investments and investors enjoy investment protection and facilitation in the Mainland.
(4) Economic and Technical Cooperation
The two sides have agreed to enhance cooperation in various areas and promote the cooperation in the economic and trade areas of the "Belt and Road" Initiative and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The Customs and Excise Department has been tasked with the enforcement duties of the CEPA Certification System for Trade in Goods, including inspections of factories registered with the Trade and Industry Department for certification purposes under CEPA, origin verifications and costing checks on consignments related to CEPA at factories, blitz checks at boundary exit points, and investigations into any suspected malpractices.
The Second Agreement Concerning Amendment to the CEPA Agreement on Trade in Services was implemented on 1 March 2025. Details and the latest information are available on the Trade and Industry Department website and leaflet.
The "Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China" ("the National 15th Five-Year Plan") was approved by the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress on 12 March 2026, which is the blueprint and action agenda for the social and economic development of the country in the next five years (2026 – 2030). The 15th Five-Year Plan explicitly points out that the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy should be implemented with unwavering commitment; the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" should be put into practice; and the efficacy of governance in accordance with the law should be ensured to promote Hong Kong's economic and social development, and give full play to Hong Kong's unique advantages and important role of maintaining close connections with both the Mainland and the world. The 15th Five-Year Plan supports Hong Kong in consolidating and enhancing its status as an international financial, shipping and trade centre and an international aviation hub. It aims to strengthen Hong Kong's functions as a global offshore Renminbi business hub, an international asset management centre, and an international risk management centre. The National 15th Five-Year Plan also supports Hong Kong in developing into an international innovation and technology hub, while deepening its development as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre, a regional intellectual property trading centre, and the East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. The 15th Five-Year Plan also further incorporates, for the first time, support for Hong Kong in establishing a commodity trading ecosystem and a high value-added supply chain service centre. It also explicitly backs Hong Kong in accelerating the development of the Northern Metropolis and building an international hub for high-calibre talents.
The 15th Five-Year Plan stated that co-operation between Hong Kong and the Mainland in the areas of economic, trade, technology and culture should be strengthened; policies and measures facilitating Hong Kong residents' development and life on the Mainland should be improved; and the mutual market access regime between Hong Kong and Mainland financial markets should be advanced in an orderly manner. The 15th Five-Year Plan also clearly proposed for the first time to deepen innovation collaboration between industry, academic and research sectors with the Mainland; to drive breakthroughs continuously in priority areas of co-operation; to promote the co-ordinated development of ports, airports and rail transit; to advance the preparatory work for the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Rail Link; and to develop major co-operation platforms including the Loop to high standards. It also called for improving mechanisms for Hong Kong to assume a greater role in the country's opening up to the world, supporting Hong Kong's deep involvement in the high-quality co-operation under the Belt and Road Initiative, leveraging its strengths in professional service to assist enterprises in going global, and harnessing Hong Kong's role as an important window for exchange and mutual learning between the Chinese and Western cultures.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) offers a free China Business Advisory Service to help Hong Kong and overseas SMEs with regards to information on the Mainland market, including market environment, government regulations, customs requirements, taxation and intellectual property protection.
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) established two wholly foreign owned enterprises, namely Productivity (Dongguan) Consulting Co., Ltd. and Productivity (Shenzhen) Consulting Co., Ltd., in the Pearl River Delta in 2004 to provide consultancy and training services for Hong Kong companies.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) offers a free China Business Advisory Service to help Hong Kong and overseas SMEs with regards to information on the Mainland market, including market environment, government regulations, customs requirements, taxation and intellectual property protection.
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) established two wholly foreign owned enterprises, namely Productivity (Dongguan) Consulting Co., Ltd. and Productivity (Shenzhen) Consulting Co., Ltd., in the Pearl River Delta in 2004 to provide consultancy and training services for Hong Kong companies.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) helps SMEs stay current with the latest Mainland market intelligence and create business plans and promotion strategies to seize opportunities ahead of the competition.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) updates economic and trade information on the Mainland on regular basis in its "Economic and Trade Information on China".
HKTDC's "Data and Profiles - Chinese Mainland Provinces and Cities" also provides market profiles of the Mainland provinces and cities, covering major economic indicators, industry sectors, foreign trade and foreign investment.
The "Guide to Doing Business in China" published by Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides the overview of doing business in Chinese Mainland, including application procedures for establishing foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs), import and export administration, entry-exit inspection and quarantine system, tax administration, foreign exchange administration, enterprise financial and accounting systems, staff recruitment, legal system and domestic sales.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) helps SMEs stay current with the latest Mainland market intelligence and create business plans and promotion strategies to seize opportunities ahead of the competition.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) updates economic and trade information on the Mainland on regular basis in its "Economic and Trade Information on China".
HKTDC's "Data and Profiles - Chinese Mainland Provinces and Cities" also provides market profiles of the Mainland provinces and cities, covering major economic indicators, industry sectors, foreign trade and foreign investment.
The "Guide to Doing Business in China" published by Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides the overview of doing business in Chinese Mainland, including application procedures for establishing foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs), import and export administration, entry-exit inspection and quarantine system, tax administration, foreign exchange administration, enterprise financial and accounting systems, staff recruitment, legal system and domestic sales.
SMEs can source products online from reliable China wholesalers, suppliers and manufacturers on Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Online Marketplace.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Business Matching is a customised suite of integrated matching services dedicated to helping global customers identify and screen potential Hong Kong business partners.
Hongkong Post partnered with China Post Hong Kong to launch a Douyin account. Fun and relaxed short videos will be issued through this platform. The main characters in the short videos will also be the host of live streaming for product sales to assist local SMEs in promoting Hong Kong brands to the Mainland market and advocating genuine Hong Kong products.
SMEs can source products online from reliable China wholesalers, suppliers and manufacturers on Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Online Marketplace.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Business Matching is a customised suite of integrated matching services dedicated to helping global customers identify and screen potential Hong Kong business partners.
Hongkong Post partnered with China Post Hong Kong to launch a Douyin account. Fun and relaxed short videos will be issued through this platform. The main characters in the short videos will also be the host of live streaming for product sales to assist local SMEs in promoting Hong Kong brands to the Mainland market and advocating genuine Hong Kong products.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) gives guides and resources on trade regulations of Mainland markets.
The Trade and Industry Department issues a number of Commercial Information Circulars on the Mainland's trade and economic rules and regulations.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) gives guides and resources on trade regulations of Mainland markets.
The Trade and Industry Department issues a number of Commercial Information Circulars on the Mainland's trade and economic rules and regulations.