A forum on finance, science, technology, innovation and industrial integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area kicks off on Dec 18, 2023, in Macao Special Administrative Region, China. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

MACAO - A forum on finance, science, technology, innovation and industrial integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area opened on Monday in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).

Organized by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union, the forum pooled together government and business representatives as well as experts and scholars in the three regions to offer their advice to the industrial integration and development of the Greater Bay Area.

Zhang Xin, vice-governor of Guangdong, said the province would continue supporting the union to better leverage its platform advantages to promote the integrated development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao

Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of the Macao SAR, said in a video speech that the forum can further help the industrial world build a platform for sharing experiences and exploring frontier technologies, so as to inject new vitality into the scientific and technological industrial consolidation in the Greater Bay Area.

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Ho welcomed entrepreneurs in the Greater Bay Area to invest in Macao and the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, neighboring Zhuhai city.

HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in a video that finance, innovation, science and technology are all development priorities for Hong Kong and Macao, which boast limitless potential in promoting cooperation between the two SARs and the integration of Hong Kong into overall national development.

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Zhang Xin, vice-governor of Guangdong, said the province would continue supporting the union to better leverage its platform advantages to promote the integrated development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

The union's members include representatives of major chambers of commerce and enterprises in the three regions, covering traditional industries, high technology, high-end service industry as well as management of businesses with different sources of funding from Hong Kong, other countries and the Chinese mainland.