On February 18th, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Outline of the Development Plan for the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Dawan District". This plan is a programmatic document guiding the cooperation and development of the Dawan District of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao at present and in the future. Planning for the near future to 2022, the long-term outlook to 2035.

Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau Bay Area includes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, with a total area of 56,000 square kilometers. At the end of 2017, the total population is about 70 million. It is one of the regions with the highest degree of openness and the strongest economic vitality in China, and has an important strategic position in the overall development of the country.

City positioning

The "Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Dawan District Development Plan Outline" mentioned the optimization and upgrading of the central city. Taking the four central cities of Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou and Shenzhen as the core engines of regional development, and will continue to play the comparative advantages to become better and stronger, and enhance the radiation-driven role of the development of the surrounding areas. Regarding Shenzhen, it will play a leading role as a special economic zone, a national economic center city and a national innovative city, accelerate the establishment of a modern international city, and strive to become an innovative and creative city with world influence.

Industry Planning

The Outline proposes to promote the development of a new generation of Information Technology, Biotechnology, High-end Equipment Manufacturing, New Materials, etc. as the new pillar industry. A number of major industrial projects have been cultivated in key areas such as the New Display, Next-generation Communication Technology, 5G and Mobile Internet, Protein and Other Biomedical, High-end Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Equipment, Genetic Testing, Modern Chinese Medicine, Intelligent Robots, 3D Printing, and Beidou Satellite Applications. And a number of strategic emerging industry major projects will be implemented around key areas such as Information Consumption, New Health Technologies, Offshore Engineering Equipment, High-tech Service Industries, and High-Performance Integrated Circuits. And will cultivate and expand New Energy, Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection, New Energy Vehicles and other industries, and form an industrial gathering belt with energy conservation and environmental protection technology research and development and headquarters base as the core.