Greater Bay Area Conference 2023, co-organized by China Daily and Hong Kong Coalition, was held on Wednesday in Hong Kong.

Themed “When GBA meets ASEAN - One Heart and One Mind”, the conference brought together government officials, industry leaders and academics to discuss emerging opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region.

Vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Leung Chun-ying and Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu attended the event, among other dignitaries, and delivered speeches

Vice-Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Leung Chun-ying delivers a keynote address at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY )

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers a keynote speech at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of China Daily Qu Yingpu gives welcoming remarks at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Acting Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Li Yongsheng delivers a speech at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Leung Chun-ying (center, front row); Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (front row, third from left); Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of China Daily Group Qu Yingpu (second from left, front row); Lu Xinning (front row, third from right), deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR; and other guests pose for a group photo at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Guests listen to a panel discussion at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY )

Zhou Li, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong Edition (right, front) leads Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (left, front) to the venue of Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The People's Republic of China to ASEAN Hou Yanqi delivers a speech via video at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Secretary of State (Deputy Minister) at Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia Pak Sokhom speaks at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

(From left) Director of Research at Hong Kong Trade Development Council Irina Fan; Managing Director of China-ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund Patrick Ip; Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Financial Officer at UOB Hong Kong Brian Lam; Regional Head of Operations for East Asia and the Pacific and Head of Office for HKSAR at International Finance Corporation Anna Ng and Managing Director of Corporate Finance at CCB International Capital Limited Calvin C Chan attend a panel discussion themed "Empowering Sustainable Development: Exploring Green Finance Market in the GBA and ASEAN" during Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

(From left) Managing Director of CR-CP Life Science Fund Liu Da; Vice-Chairman of Green Development Institute Philip Ng; founder of Tony Ip Green Architects Limited Tony Ip; Brand, Marketing, Business Development & Partnerships at DETERMINANT Stephenie Chan; and founder and CEO of Farm66 Investment Limited Gordon Tam, attend a panel discussion themed "Focusing on Green Technology Used in Basic Life Necessities: 'Clothing, Food, Housing and Transportation'" at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

(From left) Professor and Head of Department of Art and Design at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Desmond Hui; Deputy General Manager (in charge) of Cultural Tourism Product Development Center of China Travel International Investment HK Ltd Jin Ma; Director-General of Tourism Management Department of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism in Laos Darany Phommavongsa; Deputy Director of Museum Operations at Hong Kong Palace Museum Brian Yuen; and UNESCO Chair of Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO Designated Sites Zhang Chaozhi attend a panel discussion themed "Art & Culture Preservation for Sustainable Tourism: GBA-ASEAN Collaborations in Heritage Conservation" at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

A guest registers for Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A guest reads the Hong Kong edition of China Daily at Greater Bay Area Conference 2023 in Hong Kong on Nov 22, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / DAILY)