On March 24, during the period of the 2019 China Development Forum, the Guangzhou roundtable themed “Opening a New Realm” was held in Beijing. Zhang Shuofu, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee as well as Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, delivered a speech.
The Global Bay Areas Cooperation and Development Forum (GBAF), an international gathering which aims to deepen cooperation between bay areas worldwide, is expected to be held in San Francisco on March 28 to 29, 2019. Preeminent leaders from renowned metropolitan and bay areas worldwide, including New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Sydney, and the Northern Germany Innovation Hub, will attend the forum to navigate new paths for the future of the global economy, as well as considering the historical times through which we are living.
The official operation of China’s 55km-long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in 2018 attracted worldwide attention, marking a major success of China’s infrastructure construction, and introducing “Chinese standards” to the world. The aeriel photo taken on July 11, 2018 shows a bird view of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, gives an exclusive interview to People’s Daily Online on March 4, 2019. (Photo by Jia Wenting from People’s Daily) The development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will inject new energy into the Hong Kong economy, and provide more and greater future opportunities for businesses and elites, especially the young people, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, chief executive of the Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR) said in an interview with People’s Daily Online on March 4.