China unveils development plan for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

China to build globally competitive modern industrial system for Greater Bay Area

China aims to build a globally competitive modern industrial system for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, says the development plan issued on Monday.

Efforts will be made to expedite the development of the advanced manufacturing industry, nurture and strengthen strategic emerging industries, expedite the development of modern service industries, and vigorously develop the marine economy, according to the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The plan says measures should be taken to deepen supply-side structural reform, nurture new industries as well as new business types and models, support the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and expedite the development of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries.

It also stresses the need to raise industries' development levels to advanced international standards, promote the complementarity, coordination and interconnected development of industries, and nurture a number of world-class industry clusters.

China to promote ecological conservation in Greater Bay Area

China plans to take forward ecological conservation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, says the development plan.

The plan stresses establishing ecological protection barriers, strengthening environmental protection and management, and adopting an innovative, green and low-carbon development model.

It vows to firmly establish and act on the belief that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, cherish the environment as we cherish our own lives, and implement the strictest possible systems for protecting the environment.

The plan promises to act on the principles of prioritizing resource conservation, environmental protection and letting nature restore itself, be led by the development of a beautiful bay area, devote efforts to improving ecological and environmental quality, develop spatial layouts, industrial structures as well as ways of work and life that help conserve resources and protect the environment, put into practice green, low-carbon and circular development, and make the Greater Bay Area a place with bluer skies, greener mountains, clearer water and a better environment.