Interconnectivity in the Greater Bay Areaand the Shenzhen-Hong Kong integration
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) initiative is part of the national development strategy President Xi Jinping has envisioned, planned and promoted. The 2019 promulgation of the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong KongMacao Greater Bay Area set in motion a concerted effort to integrate amongst the GBA cities. Driven by the spirit of reform and innovation, the major collaborative platforms, such as Qianhai of Shenzhen, Hengqin of Zhuhai, Nansha of Guangzhou, and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Cooperation Zone, have brought forth interconnectivity in infrastructure, alignment of legal and regulatory frameworks, and sociocultural assimilation with consequential progression, ushering in an exciting new era in the GBA. During his inspection trip to Guangdong Province in April 2023, President Xi explicitly pointed out that the goal is to “make the GBA a strategic fulcrum in our new development framework, a demonstration zon