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Greater Bay Area
As a bridgehead of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) has access to China’s huge domestic market and serves as an important link to the ASEAN countries, fulfilling a unique role in the nation’s “dual circulation” strategy.
GBA is an important part of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the national economic development strategy for China. Linking Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, the area will turn into an integrated economic and business hub.
Striving to become an “International science and technology innovation center” by 2025, the region is going to provide the quality of a leading class metropolis and demonstrates China’s commitment to reform and opening up. A strong foundation for an international first-class bay area and leading class city cluster is evident.
Our “Six Connects in the GBA” structure
In line with the national vision for the development of the GBA, we are dedicated to bringing our global network and rich experience in the Chinese market, integrating our talent pool and network in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau. We have set up an EY Greater Bay Area Center of Excellence with the structure of “Six Connects in the GBA” to cultivate a flexible and connected GBA Business Development Task Force, to help our clients seize the opportunities in the GBA with our international perspective and local market expertise.
The “Six Connects” are the six areas of interoperability based on the development potential of the GBA and supported by our suite of end to end professional services. In addition, our professionals in 11 cities* maintain knowledge and insights of latest government policies and plans, and systematically analyze the relevant regulations and rules for enterprises, so as to be the first to understand the latest development and measures of each GBA market for our clients.
*The 11 cities include four core cities (Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou and Shenzhen) and seven key node cities (Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing).
The interconnection of the financial markets of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau continues to deepen and open up to facilitate cross-border investments. The EY team will leverage its professional financial and risk management strengths to help meet the financing needs of enterprises in the GBA, mitigate cross-border financial risks through regulatory coordination and cooperation, manage and evaluate risks of innovative cross-border financial offerings and build diverse financial markets.
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Greater Bay Area (GBA) entrepreneurs’ main concern is how to achieve sustainable development in their family and business performances under an environment with constant emerging disruptions.
09 Sep 2022
Ivy Sun
Tax incentives in the Greater Bay Area and tax planning advice for family enterprises
How to leverage opportunities created for tax planning in order to support the development of family enterprises and wealth succession?
09 Sep 2022
Ivy Sun
Financial and Currency Connect: Development and prospect
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is one of the regions with the highest degree of openness and economic vitality in China. Only by further strengthening regional financial integration and building an integrated financial system and infrastructure, the allocation of resources can be optimized, and the ability of the GBA to provide financial services to the real economy can be enhanced.
26 May 2022
EY Greater China
ESG Connect: Current landscape and recommendations for ESG disclosure in the Greater Bay Area
The topic of ESG is gaining momentum around the globe, and without exception in the Greater Bay Area.
20 May 2022
EY Greater China
Infrastructure Connect: A joint new era for Hong Kong and Shenzhen
Transport infrastructure plays a critical role in facilitating economic development. This article explores the Government’s transport infrastructure development vision and strategies in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), focusing on Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
10 May 2022
EY Greater China
Promoting the development of the Biomedicine industry is of great significance to China’s realization of a strong technological power and a healthy China strategy.
18 Apr 2022
EY Greater China
Featured press releases
HONG KONG, 16 AUGUST 2024 — The EY Synergize GBA Forum 2024 (the Forum), organized by EY Greater China Region (EY) in collaboration with Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) and the Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation (SFIEC), concluded today in Hong Kong.
16 Aug 2024
EY Greater China
EY Greater Bay Area Center of Excellence officially activated in Qianhai of Shenzhen
HONG KONG, 26 APRIL 2023 – The activation ceremony of the EY Greater Bay Area Center of Excellence in Qianhai of Shenzhen, marks a significant milestone in EY Greater China Region's (EY) strategic determination to further deepen its business penetration in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and promote the development of Qianhai with innovation. Based on the “Six Connects in the GBA” structure, EY will continue to integrate its service advantages in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and utilize its international horizon and local market expertise to help enterprises seize the opportunities from the opening-up and economic development in the GBA. At the same time, EY will leverage Qianhai as an important hub to accelerate the development of technological innovation and R&D businesses, developing Qianhai as an open regional innovation community.
26 Apr 2023
EY Greater China
EY and ULI co-launch GBA prop-tech white paper
HONG KONG, 8 SEPTEMBER 2022 — Ernst & Young Transactions Limited (EY) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) have co-developed the “GBA prop-tech white paper” (the white paper) around the theme of technology innovation and digital transformation of the real estate industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA). This white paper addresses the current status and future opportunities of the prop-tech industry in the GBA.
08 Sep 2022
EY Greater China
EY Synergize GBA Forum inspires with thought leaders and distinguished speakers
HONG KONG, 18 AUGUST 2022 — The EY Synergize GBA Forum 2022 (the Forum), organized by EY Greater China Region (EY) and co-organized by Invest Hong Kong – a department of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) – and the Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation (SFIEC), has concluded successfully today in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
18 Aug 2022
EY Greater China
EY joins forces with InvestHK and SFIEC to host Synergize GBA Forum 2022
HONG KONG, 18 JULY 2022 — EY Greater China Region (EY) today announced that the second EY Synergize GBA Forum will be held on 18 August 2022 (Thursday). EY is honoured to have Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) – a department of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) – and the Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation (SFIEC) as co-organizers of the forum in Hong Kong and Shenzhen respectively.
18 Jul 2022
EY Greater China
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