On 11 May, the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Qianhai, Shenzhen held the inauguration ceremony of the third Board of Directors, and Dr. Cai Guanshen, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Chairman of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance and Chairman of Xinhua Group, was elected as the third President of the Chamber of Commerce. Wang Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee, and Wang Shourui, member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Bao'an District Party Committee and Secretary of the Qianhai Party Working Committee, attended the inauguration ceremony.
"I will fully support the development of Hong Kong enterprises and individuals in Shenzhen, strive to promote exchanges between Hong Kong associations in the north, and promote the integration and interconnection of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Qianhai will also set up a 'Hong Kong People, Hong Kong Enterprises and Hong Kong Community Service Center' to create a one-stop platform for exchanges, integration and interconnection between Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macao, and form a systematic and professional service network to support hard connectivity, accelerate soft connectivity and promote heart-to-heart connectivity. Cai Guanshen said.
"Specialization and Characteristics Promote Two-way Exchange of Key Industries in Shenzhen and Hong Kong"
Since its establishment in 2015, the Qianhai Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce has adhered to the strategic positioning of "relying on Hong Kong, serving the Mainland, and facing the world", actively connecting the governments and enterprises of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, serving Hong Kong people, Hong Kong enterprises and Hong Kong associations for development in Shenzhen for a long time, and supporting the development of Shenzhen and Qianhai industries with practical actions.
"The Qianhai Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce has gathered a large number of well-known corporate members, has great influence in various fields, and has integrated resources to set up a number of professional committees to promote the two-way exchange and development of key industries in Shenzhen and Hong Kong with professional and characteristic services, and actively publish industry suggestions for the formulation and implementation of relevant policies." Cai Guanshen said.
Cai Guanshen
Wang Qiang gave a set of data: in 2023, Qianhai will launch a total of 805 institutional innovation achievements, 88 will be replicated and promoted across the country, and the regional GDP will reach 246.41 billion yuan, an increase of 15%. Among them, a total of 11,000 foreign-funded enterprises have been registered, and the actual use of foreign capital is 3.57 billion US dollars, and the volume continues to rank first in Shenzhen. "The Qianhai Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce is a link and a bridge for the coordinated development of Shenzhen and Hong Kong enterprises, and these achievements are inseparable from the efforts of enterprises and chambers of commerce." Wang Qiang said.
Cai Guanshen also said that the cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong is very important to the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, especially under the requirements of new quality productivity, Shenzhen and Hong Kong need to join forces to strengthen cooperation in new areas. Hong Kong's strengths are in the fields of finance, innovation and technology, and professional services, with a foundation in R&D, while Shenzhen not only has strong R&D capabilities, but also has strong industrial implementation capabilities.
"The hard connectivity in the GBA is doing a good job right now, but the soft connectivity is also very important. Hong Kong and Shenzhen are both international financial centers, with comprehensive integration in finance, technology and modern service industries. We now have the Southbound and Northbound Schemes of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and there are circulation mechanisms for stocks, bonds, wealth management, etc., and this mechanism needs to be strengthened in the future. Cai Guanshen said.
"Help more enterprises accelerate their development based on the advantages of Qianhai"
Cai Guanshen also feels that there are more and more investment opportunities in the mainland, and is particularly optimistic about Shenzhen's investment environment and development prospects. "In addition to R&D capabilities and high industrialization levels, Shenzhen has strong consumption capacity and a huge market, which is suitable for Hong Kong enterprises to invest." While expanding the internal circulation, he believes that mainland enterprises should also seize overseas opportunities to go out after eyeing the international market, "hoping that Hong Kong and Shenzhen can jointly develop and build the 'Belt and Road' market."
"There is a lot of room for Hong Kong professionals in the Greater Bay Area to develop, and the relevant living supporting policies and facilities for Hong Kong talents are very important in the future." Cai Guanshen said that the Chamber of Commerce will take the construction of platforms such as "Hong Kong People, Hong Kong Enterprises and Hong Kong Community Service Center", "Professional Committee of the Chamber of Commerce" and "Inner Harbor Connect" as the starting point, and build a high-quality communication bridge between government and enterprises by holding industry exchange meetings, organizing inspection and research activities, and carrying out various trainings, so as to help enterprises make full use of the location and policy advantages of Qianhai's 'special zone within a special zone', transform and upgrade, accelerate development, and improve the effectiveness of "going out and bringing in".
At the same time, Cai Guanshen also vigorously advocates benchmarking with the European Union, actively promoting the convergence of rules and mechanisms between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, so as to improve the overall business environment of Qianhai and even the Greater Bay Area, and take advantage of Hong Kong's unique advantages of "one country, two systems" to attract more new forces to join the chamber of commerce, build a broader platform for chambers of commerce, and strive to build the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and support Hong Kong's integration into the overall development of the country.
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At the inauguration ceremony of the third board of directors (supervisors) of the Qianhai Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, the Financial Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the Legal Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and the Engineering Construction Committee of the Chamber of Commerce under the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Qianhai also announced the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Financial "North-South Connect", the legal services "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Connect" and the "Bay Area Connect" services for engineering construction, and established the Chamber of Commerce Service Center for Hong Kong People, Hong Kong Enterprises and Hong Kong Associations.
Zhang Lijun, Chairman of the Financial Services Committee of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Qianhai and PwC China Regional Economic and Financial Industry Leader:
"Use the 'North-South Connect' to serve Hong Kong people to consume in the north and meet the needs of enterprises to go south to sea"
Zhang Lijun said that recently, "northbound consumption tourism" has become a new way of life for Hong Kong people, and innovative services integrating medical care, pension and cross-border wealth management and insurance have also emerged in the Greater Bay Area. At the same time, in order to expand the market scale and connect with international capital, the demand for enterprises to go overseas is also increasing, and many advanced manufacturing and technological innovation enterprises in the Greater Bay Area are developing through Hong Kong's international financial center.
To this end, the Financial Committee of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Qianhai has integrated the service capabilities of its members and various institutions in the government, industry, academia and research fund ecosystem to officially release the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Financial North-South Connect Service Platform" to achieve a two-way journey of "northbound" and "southbound".
The so-called "going north" is based on the needs of Hong Kong people to go north to consume, and has launched a number of cross-border financial services to facilitate Hong Kong people and enterprises, covering cross-border payment, cross-border credit, cross-border wealth management, etc., and linking Shenzhen and Hong Kong insurance, medical care, and health industry institutions, etc., to further promote the construction of innovative cross-border medical insurance and pension wealth management products, financial assistance to Hong Kong and Macao residents' health centers, and elderly care communities.
"Southbound" is based on the needs of Chinese enterprises to go south and raise funds, helping mainland enterprises to connect with Hong Kong service providers with experience in multinational enterprise services, and providing a full chain of services such as overseas market assessment, overseas tax planning, and Hong Kong stock listing consulting in the process of "going global" and financing and listing. At the same time, it brings together investment institutions and platforms with different needs to assist specialized and new "little giant" enterprises to connect with more diversified capital and enrich financing channels through Hong Kong.
Shu Weidong, Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Qianhai Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce and Director of the Chinese Commercial Lam Li Li (Qianhai) Joint Venture Law Firm:
"Forming a 'four-span' service through professional superposition"
Shu Weidong said that the ten years of development of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Qianhai are also the ten years of development of Qianhai's legal professional service industry. At present, there are 72 law firms and 896 lawyers in Qianhai, including 77 lawyers from Hong Kong and Macao and 56 lawyers from the Bay Area.
"This is a new starting point for the development of the Legal Committee of the Chamber of Commerce." Shu Weidong said that in the future, the special committee will focus on two things: serving Hong Kong enterprises in Qianhai, Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area, and serving mainland enterprises and Bay Area enterprises that are "going global" with the help of the international professional ability and level of Hong Kong and Macao lawyers.
To this end, the special committee has linked up with the Legal Professional Committee of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance and the Qianhai "Belt and Road" Law Federation to launch the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Legal Service Connect", which forms cross-legal, cross-professional, cross-industry and cross-sector services through professional superposition and service superposition, and provides member services for Qianhai enterprises and Qianhai Hong Kong enterprises at a deeper level.
The core of its services includes three aspects: first, to strengthen the service capabilities of Hong Kong lawyers and lawyers in the Greater Bay Area, and provide them with more service opportunities, seek service markets, and give full play to their resources, professionalism and advantages; The second is to provide domestic enterprises with international services for overseas exit, forming a platform for Qianhai to serve the mainland and provide professional services for a wider range of regional market players; Third, in view of the various difficulties and problems faced by enterprises going overseas, the special committee will sort out typical cases of cross-border cooperation and provide special services for more enterprises.
Zhang Yi, Vice Chairman of the Engineering Construction Committee of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Qianhai and General Manager of China State Construction International Medical Industry Development Co., Ltd.:
"Promoting the Implementation of the Greater Bay Area Young Engineers Exchange Programme"
Zhang Yi said that the "Bay Area Pass" service will provide support for business cooperation and academic and technical exchanges between Shenzhen and Hong Kong construction industries.
The first is to enhance exchanges. On the one hand, through regular high-end forums, seminars, and workshops, industry leaders and government officials are invited to discuss industry trends, policy changes, and the application of new technologies. On the other hand, we will promote the implementation of the exchange programme for young engineers in the Greater Bay Area to support their on-the-spot learning and technical exchange in projects in the Greater Bay Area.
The second is to give full play to the function of the special committee as a think tank, promote the convergence of Hong Kong and Macao rules in the field of construction projects in Qianhai, and at the same time promote Hong Kong's engineering construction model, export Hong Kong's experience in project management, quality control, safety management, etc., and organize technical exchanges and training, so as to strengthen the professional ability and continuous education of personnel.
The third is to establish standards for the Bay Area. Promote the acceleration of the digital transformation of the construction industry in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, promote intelligent construction and efficient construction technology, vigorously develop new materials, advocate the development of green, low-carbon and near-zero-carbon building communities, and plan to establish cooperative relations with Hong Kong and international engineering organizations to introduce international vision and advanced technology to improve the quality standards of regional engineering construction.
Pang Fuqiang, Vice President Unit Representative of Qianhai Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce and Managing Partner, KPMG China's Guangdong-Hong Kong Greater Bay Area Strategy and Development Centre:
"To provide one-stop services for Hong Kong people's supporting services and daily necessities"
On the one hand, it is hoped that more Hong Kong people will understand the development opportunities of Qianhai, provide one-stop services for the supporting services and living needs they need, and increase the chances and opportunities for Hong Kong youths to choose the mainland to start a business.
On the other hand, we hope to create a better business environment and provide good legal, service, tax and other services for Hong Kong people and enterprises, so that they can have more confidence and obtain more operational methods to settle in Qianhai as soon as possible.
"We will hold more thematic lectures to attract Hong Kong people and enterprises to come to Qianhai to experience the environment of Qianhai first-hand, have more interaction with Shenzhen enterprises, and achieve interconnection from the perspective of business, education and talents." Peng Fuqiang said.
Southern + reporter Zhang Wei
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【Author】 Zhang Wei
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