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Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: A New Model of Win-win Cooperation under the 'One Country, Two Systems' Framework

In recent years, the "One Country, Two Systems" policy has shown great vitality in the deep integration of Hong Kong and Macao with the mainland, especially in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the development of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, and coordinated scientific and technological innovation, which has become a vivid case of best practice in advancing national reunification and regional development.

Developments in Hong Kong and Macao since their return to the motherland tell us that to sustain the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao and further advance the cause of One Country, Two Systems, it is imperative to observe the following four principles. First, we should stay committed to the fundamental policy of One Country and fully deliver the benefits of Two Systems. Second, we should ensure high-standard security and pursue high-quality development.Third, we should leverage the unique strengths of Hong Kong and Macao and reinforce their connectivity with both the mainland and the world. Fourth, we should carry forward our core values and boost inclusiveness and harmony.

——Address at the Meeting Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Macao's Return to the Motherland and the Inaugural Ceremony of the Sixth-Term Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, December 20, 2024.

In 2024, Hong Kong's GDP increased by 2.5% year-on-year in real terms, and the gross income of Hong Kong resident increased by 7.5% year-on-year to HK$3,477.8 billion at current market prices.

In 2024, the total bilateral trade between the mainland and Hong Kong reached US$309.7 billion, accounting for 5.0% of the mainland's total external trade.

By the end of 2023, the cumulative amount of the mainland's direct investment in Hong Kong reached US$1,752.5 billion, accounting for 59.3% of the mainland's total outward FDI.

Macao's GDP grew from MOP 51.9 billion in 1999 to MOP 444.5 billion in 2019, maintaining an average annual growth rate of 11%, which saw a year-on-year increase of 80.5% in 2023.

Macao's per capita GDP increased from US$15,000 in 1999 to US$69,000 in 2023.

In 2024, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area progressed steadily, and the “9+2” cities in the area maintained stable economic growth, with a total economic output of 14.79 trillion yuan at the average annual exchange rate, an increase of nearly 4 trillion yuan over 2018. The GDP of the nine cities in the Pearl River Delta reached 11,536.514 billion yuan, an increase of 3.7% over the previous year.

(Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2024, Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Statistical Bulletin of FDI in China 2024, and 2023 China's Outward Direct Investment Statistical Communiqué)

Driven by the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong and Macao are better integrated into the overall development of the whole country, the practice of “One Country, Two Systems” is constantly enriched, and a top-tier bay area and world-class city clusters with great vitality and international competitiveness are growing rapidly.

（监制：蔚力；策划、文案：曹川川；翻译：刘海乐；审校：曹川川，丁素云；剪辑：张岂凡，曾雯）