Bauhinia Forum

The mainland has successively introduced a number of measures to benefit Hong Kong, including the establishment of new residence permits, exemption from employment permits, allowing "Hong Kong residents to pay Hong Kong tax" and the payment of housing provident funds, etc., promoting the four core cities of Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to become the core cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Regional development engine. Correspondingly, Hong Kong's political and business circles have spared no effort to promote the prospects of the Greater Bay Area. However, just like the integrated development of the two places advocated in the past, it is often "the government is hot and the people are cold". Can Hong Kong youth seize development opportunities? Over the past year, academic circles and think tanks have published many research reports and public opinion surveys on the Greater Bay Area. This article focuses on the development status of Hong Kong youth in other cities in the region. By sorting out the survey results, it analyzes their attitudes and understands the challenges they face. concerns and difficulties, in order to bring enlightenment to policy makers.

After 40 years of reform and opening up, Deng Xiaoping took the highly open Hong Kong as a model and once said that he would create several "Hong Kongs" on the mainland. When the bonded zone was established in 1990, there was a suggestion to name it a "free trade zone" with reference to international examples, revealing the original intention of pursuing free trade. After several considerations, the Chinese name was finally adopted as "Bonded Zone" with Chinese characteristics, while the English name was changed to "Free Trade Zone". Later, export processing zones, bonded logistics parks, cross-border industrial parks, bonded port areas and comprehensive bonded zones were established, a total of six special customs supervision areas to promote free trade. After many rounds of reforms, China has persisted in its determination to open its market and upgraded its free trade zone, which was dubbed an "experimental" area in recent years. The free trade port is expected to become a touchstone for a new round of opening up.