Leaders call young entrepreneurs to seize Greater Bay Area opportunities

They also emphasised Hong Kong’s role in the development of the area.

Young entrepreneurs from Macao, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Taiwan were urged to leverage the opportunities presented by the Greater Bay Area to foster growth and innovation.

During the 2024 Summit of young entrepreneurs from Macao, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Taiwan, John Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR, noted the role of the Pearl River Delta region for Taiwanese enterprises to expand their business in the Mainland. 

“I hope young entrepreneurs on both sides of the Taiwan Straits will seize the opportunity for achieving high-quality development through collaboration in the Greater Bay Area, work diligently, innovate boldly, and make new milestones in their careers,” he said.

Leung Chun-ying, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also hopes to engage more Mainland young entrepreneurs and encourage them to seize opportunities for national rejuvenation.

He said Hong Kong will play a vital role in the development of the Greater Bay Area as an international hub for finance, shipping, and trade.

Lin Keqing, chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Party secretary of Guangzhou, said “the Greater Bay Area has witnessed a surge of creativity, showing the vast potential of growing into a world-class bay area.” 

“Construction of the Greater Bay Area presents the country with a significant opportunity for deepening reform and opening up, serving as a source of her high-quality development,” Lin added.

He hopes young entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Guangdong, Macao, and Taiwan will seize new opportunities arising from the country's development, integrate into the latest wave of reforms and opening up, and collaborate for the future of the Greater Bay Area.

The summit was first held in 2016 to promote exchanges and cooperation amongst young entrepreneurs from the four regions.

This year’s theme was "Collaborative Innovation: Chasing Dreams in the Greater Bay Area", the "Union of Chinese Contemporaries.” It was jointly organised by the Hong Kong Guangdong Foreign Businessmen Association, the Political Consultative Conference Members Friendship Associations in Hong Kong and Guangdong, the Sun Yat-sen Foundation, the Guangdong Youth Federation, the Macau Young Entrepreneurs Association, the Macau Youth Federation, the Taiwan Straits Economic and Cultural Interchange Association, and the Taiwan Elite Association.